In the match of the 25th round of the French championship Marseille will host Lance at home. Not so long ago, these rivals fought for places in the Champions League. Now they are fighting at different levels. Marseille are second in Ligue 1, 13 points behind PSG and three points ahead of Nice. Its main task is to defend its position against the encroachment of its pursuers. Lance are in ninth place, tied on points with Toulouse and Brest, four points behind Strasbourg and six points ahead of Lyon. To lose points "blood-golden" can not be more to claim at least a place in the Conference League.

But since the end of January, Lance have been in an obvious slump. After beating Montpellier (2:0), he lost consecutively to Nice (0:2), Strasbourg (0:2), Nantes (1:3) and Le Havre (3:4). It can be seen that Lance is trying to solve the problem by increasing the pressure in attack, but the reliability in defence suffers, which affects the number of goals conceded. Interestingly, Lance has not scored in away games in the current season in only two matches. So Marseille will give Marseille a fight.

The Provençals are also in a stern mood. After the scandal with the referees, caused by the defeat from Auxerre (0:3), Marseille defeated Nantes at home (2:0). This victory was the fourth in the last five matches. Marseille have scored 12 goals in that stretch and created even more chances as they possess one of the best attacks in Ligue 1. In the first round, by the way, the Provençals beat Lance 3-1 away.