Marseille vs Lyon Preview

Marseille vs Lyon

Competition – France Ligue 1

Stadium: Stade Vélodrome

Date: 1st March 2026

Kick-off time – 19:45 GMT

Marseille host Lyon at the Stade Vélodrome on Sunday evening for a 19:45 GMT kick-off in one of French football’s most fiercely contested rivalries. The hosts arrive in poor form, with their most recent result a 0-2 away defeat at Brest on 20th February. Prior to that, they drew 2-2 at home to Strasbourg on 14th February. Earlier in the sequence, they suffered a 0-5 away loss to Paris Saint-Germain on 8th February, one of the heaviest defeats of their season. Their only win in the last five came via a 3-0 home victory over Stade Rennais in the Coupe de France on 3rd February, with an away draw at Paris FC rounding out a five-game spell that has included two losses and two draws in the league. Marseille’s season stats remain solid — 48 goals scored and a goal difference of +17 — but their consistency has been a recurring issue and the Vélodrome faithful will demand an improvement on Sunday.

Lyon head to Marseille having lost their most recent outing, a 1-3 away defeat at Strasbourg on 22nd February. Before that, however, Les Gones had strung together four consecutive wins — a 2-0 home win over Nice on 15th February, a 1-0 away win at Nantes on 7th February, a 2-0 home cup win over Stade Laval and a 1-0 home victory over Lille on 1st February. Despite the Strasbourg blip, Lyon’s form over the broader five-game stretch has been impressive, and their defensive record of just 23 goals conceded — compared to Marseille’s 31 — reflects a team that is difficult to break down. With 37 goals scored to Marseille’s 48, Les Gones are the lower scorers but their defensive solidity could be decisive in a tight Vélodrome encounter.

The head-to-head record narrowly favours Marseille in the last five meetings, who have won three to Lyon’s two with no draws. Most recently, Lyon won 1-0 at home on 31st August 2025. Marseille won 3-2 at home  on 2nd February 2025 and also won 3-2 away at Lyon on 22nd September 2024. The fixture is consistently close and frequently high-scoring.

Supporters in France can watch on Ligue1+ or DAZN France, while fans in the United Kingdom can follow on Ligue1+ or Amazon Prime Video. Viewers in the USA can stream on Fanatiz USA, beIN Sports or fuboTV, and German supporters can tune in on DAZN Germany.


Marseille — Last Five Games

Result Home Team Score Away Team Competition Date
L Brest 2-0 Marseille French Ligue 1 Feb 20, 2026
D Marseille 2-2 Strasbourg French Ligue 1 Feb 14, 2026
L Paris Saint-Germain 5-0 Marseille French Ligue 1 Feb 8, 2026
W Marseille 3-0 Stade Rennais Coupe de France Feb 3, 2026
D Paris FC 2-2 Marseille French Ligue 1 Jan 31, 2026

Lyon — Last Five Games

Result Home Team Score Away Team Competition Date
L Strasbourg 3-1 Lyon French Ligue 1 Feb 22, 2026
W Lyon 2-0 Nice French Ligue 1 Feb 15, 2026
W Nantes 0-1 Lyon French Ligue 1 Feb 7, 2026
W Lyon 2-0 Stade Laval Coupe de France Feb 4, 2026
W Lyon 1-0 Lille French Ligue 1 Feb 1, 2026

Head To Head — Last Five Meetings

Home Team Score Away Team Competition Date
Lyon 1-0 Marseille French Ligue 1 Aug 31, 2025
Marseille 3-2 Lyon French Ligue 1 Feb 2, 2025
Lyon 2-3 Marseille French Ligue 1 Sep 22, 2024
Lyon 1-0 Marseille French Ligue 1 Feb 4, 2024
Marseille 3-0 Lyon French Ligue 1 Dec 6, 2023

TV Listings / Streaming

Country Channel(s)
France Ligue1+, DAZN France, Molotov
United Kingdom Ligue1+, Amazon Prime Video
Ireland Ligue1+, Amazon Prime Video
USA Fanatiz USA, beIN Sports, beIN Sports en Español, fuboTV
Canada beIN Sports Canada, beIN Sports CONNECT Canada, fuboTV Canada
Germany DAZN Germany
Australia
Netherlands Viaplay Netherlands
Italy Ligue1+, Sky Sport Uno
Spain

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