Andre Ayew scored only the second hat-trick of his career as Marseille saw off bottom club Ajaccio 3-1 at Stade Velodrome last Friday while his younger brother, Jordan also scored his second in the season, as he scored in Sochaux’s 2-2 against Bastia.
Having failed to win in seven games, the Marseille fans were in no mood for mediocrity and the Ghana international wasted no time in putting his fans at ease with a goal inside the opening minute before adding a second on the hour mark.
Ajaccio's Junior Tallo offered hope with his fifth of the season moments later, but Ayew put any chance of a comeback to bed with little under quarter of an hour to play.
Defeat for the visitors, a repeat scoreline of the reverse fixture in Corsica, leaves them 15 points adrift of safety at the foot of Ligue 1 with just 18 left to play for.
Marseille had not scored a first-half goal in their last seven outings, but Jose Anigo's men soon ended that unwanted record when they raced into a first minute lead.
Jordan Ayew came close to scoring on a couple of occasions in the first 30 minutes but he was denied by the Bastia keeper.
However, in the 45th minute, he scored the opening goal for Herve Renard's side and registered his second goal of the season.
It was a neat header from a Julien Faussurier cross from the right. Sébastien Corchia scored the second in a quick-session for Sochaux to hand them a 2-0 but the home side came from the break and equalised all two goals.
