Porto and Olympique Marseille get a break from their league challenge to fight for a possible trophy in this Champions League Group Stage fixture.
Porto have less rest than Olympique Marseille in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Primeira Liga game only four days ago. That game was an away game at Pacos de Ferreira, so at least Porto are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Olympique Marseille have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1500 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Porto form and stats
Porto was eliminated in the 3rd qualifying round last season in the Champions League.Porto must be fairly happy with 6 points from their first three Primeira Liga games here at Estádio Do Dragão.
Porto are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 2-3 away versus Pacos de Ferreira. Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against Olympiakos Piraeus.
The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Porto have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found six games) they have won three times, drawn one and lost two.
Porto can score goals in their home matches. After 3 league matches they have found the net 6 times. 4 goals have been conceded.
Olympique Marseille form and stats
Last season their Europa League adventure ended in the group stage.3 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses. That’s the product of Olympique Marseille playing as the away team in the Ligue 1 this season. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the PSG game have they lost an away game, meaning Olympique has taken points from twelve away matches in a row.
Home advantage was not enough for Olympique Marseille in their previous game, as they lost their Champions League-match, hosting Manchester City, 0-3. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Lorient at their stadium, the result 1-0.
We have checked recent matches where Olympique Marseille have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those five games were one victory, zero draws and four defeats.
Olympique has another fixture away, a Ligue 1 game, against Strasbourg in just three days. A tough schedule for the visitors!
Olympique has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 6 goals from 4 games. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (3 so far).
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last two matches): Porto one win, one draw and Olympique Marseille zero victories. As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one game had two or less.Porto missing players
Olympique Marseille missing players
| Porto | Olympique Marseille | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 16 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 9 | Won | W | 9 | 12 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 5 | 8 | ||
| 52 | 29 | Scored | S | 26 | 40 | ||
| 26 | 9 | Conceded | C | 14 | 28 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 94% | 96% | ||
| 80% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 64% | ||
| 64% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 38% | 44% | ||
| 44% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 32% | ||
| 20% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 20% | ||
| 56% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 44% | 52% | ||
| 44% | 58% | Clean Sheets | C S | 31% | 24% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 31% | 28% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.6 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 2.2 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 3 | ||
| 336 | 196 | Total Shots | T S | 141 | 227 | ||
| 126 | 69 | Shots on Target | S O | 56 | 79 | ||
| 41% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 46% | 44% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Manchester City | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 2 | Porto | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Olympiakos Piraeus | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 4 | Olympique Marseille | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Benfica | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 15 |
| 2 | Sporting CP | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 13 |
| 3 | Porto | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 10 |
| 4 | Sporting Braga | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 5 | Moreirense | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 6 | Pacos de Ferreira | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 8 |
| 7 | Santa Clara | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 8 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 9 | Nacional | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 10 | Maritimo | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 6 |
| 11 | Rio Ave | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -2 | 6 |
| 12 | Famalicao | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | -3 | 6 |
| 13 | Gil Vicente | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 5 |
| 14 | Belenenses | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 5 |
| 15 | Tondela | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -4 | 5 |
| 16 | Portimonense | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 4 |
| 17 | Boavista | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | -6 | 3 |
| 18 | Farense | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -5 | 1 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | PSG | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 17 | 18 |
| 2 | Lille | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 18 |
| 3 | Rennes | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 15 |
| 4 | Olympique Marseille | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 15 |
| 5 | Nice | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 14 |
| 6 | Olympique Lyonnais | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 13 |
| 7 | Lens | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 13 |
| 8 | Angers SCO | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 11 | -6 | 13 |
| 9 | Bordeaux | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 12 |
| 10 | Metz | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| 11 | Montpellier | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 11 |
| 12 | Monaco | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -2 | 11 |
| 13 | Saint-Etienne | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -3 | 10 |
| 14 | Brest | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -7 | 9 |
| 15 | Nantes | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -1 | 8 |
| 16 | Nimes | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 8 |
| 17 | Lorient | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 7 |
| 18 | Strasbourg | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -7 | 6 |
| 19 | Reims | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | -3 | 5 |
| 20 | Dijon | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 | -14 | 2 |