Marseille v Lyon: top-four push meets top-three grip | OneFootball

Marseille host Lyon in Ligue 1 on Sunday, 1 March 2026 at the Vélodrome, with third playing fourth in a match that could shape the race for Champions League places.

Marseille trail their visitors by five points, and Lyon won the reverse fixture 1-0 in August 2025.

Les Olympiens are winless in their last four league matches since beating Lens, drawing two and losing two, while Les Gones strung together four Ligue 1 wins before a setback at Strasbourg.

Les Phocéens have Mason Greenwood leading the league scoring chart with 14 goals, and they list defender Leonardo Balerdi as injured. Les Gones are without Pavel Sulc, Afonso Moreira, Ernest Nuamah and Malick Fofana, so Endrick's five goals since January could carry added weight.

Les Phocéens have scored 48 league goals at 2.1 per game with 58% possession and 89.06% passing accuracy, so they may look to control the ball and work openings. Les Gones have conceded only 23 and kept 12 clean sheets, which suggests a compact base with scope to release Endrick in transition.

A home win would lift Les Phocéens to 43 points and strengthen their top-four bid. Victory for Les Gones would take them to 48 points and could consolidate third in the Champions League places.