Champions League match preview: Tottenham Hotspur versus Olympique Marseille

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Competition: Europe Champions League
Competition: Wed 07.September
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium (62000 seats)

Tottenham Hotspur and Olympique Marseille get a break from their league challenge to fight for a possible trophy in this Champions League Group Stage fixture.

It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Olympique Marseille, who are travelling more than 1200 kilometers to play this game.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Tottenham Hotspur and Olympique Marseille.

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Tottenham Hotspur form and stats

Last season, Spurs's Europa League journey ended in the 8th finals against Dinamo Zagreb.

Perfect Premier League season at home so far for Tottenham Hotspur 3 wins from 3 appearances.

A nice win for Tottenham Hotspur last time playing, versus Fulham. That was also a home game and the match ended 2-1 with Højbjerg and Kane scoring for the victors. The forward Richarlison was declared "man of the match" for Tottenham Hotspur with a rating of 8.04/10. Richarlison hit the woodwork once, served one assist and hit four key passes.

A 1-1 draw away in the Premier League before that, with West Ham United the opponent.

Spurs are traveling soon after this match as the Premier League match at Manchester City awaits in three days.

With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (7 in 3 games), Tottenham Hotspur's attacking play is working. From these home matches, Tottenham Hotspur have conceded only 2 goals.

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Olympique Marseille form and stats

Last season their Europa League adventure ended in the group stage.

Olympique Marseille are happy with their away performances in the Ligue 1 so far, having secured two victories and one draw from their first three travels.

282 minutes! That's how long the Olympique goalkeeper and his defense have shut out their league opponents.

Olympique Marseille play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-0 victory visiting Auxerre. Defender Mbemba was the best team player with a rating of 7.85. Mbemba won 8 of 10 duels.

A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs Clermont.

A quick return to home after this game, as Olympique Marseille are hosting Lille in the Ligue 1 only three days away.

Olympique are tight as a drum on their travels, having allowed the opposition only 1 goal away.

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

Tottenham HotspurH. Kane
H. Kane
5 goals
Olympique MarseilleN. Varela Tavares
N. Varela Tavares
3 goals
Olympique MarseilleA. Sánchez
A. Sánchez
3 goals

Tottenham Hotspur missing players

Olympique Marseille missing players

Tottenham Hotspur Olympique Marseille
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 13   Played P   12 25
16 10   Won W   6 15
5 1   Drew D   2 3
4 2   Lost L   4 7
59 34   Scored S   19 43
20 11   Conceded C   13 28
96% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 96%
76% 69%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   83% 84%
56% 62%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   42% 56%
44% 46%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   17% 24%
24% 31%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   17% 20%
48% 54%   BTTS BTTS   42% 44%
40% 31%   Clean Sheets C S   42% 36%
16% 15%   Failed to Score F T   17% 24%
 
4.9 5.1   Corners for (avg) C F   4.8 5.1
4.7 3.2   Corners against (avg) C A   4.4 4
1.8 1.8   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.3 1.8
0 0   Red cards R C   0 3
 
13.5 14.7   Shots (avg) S (   10.3 11.5
5.3 5.4   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.2 4.5
41% 43%   Goal Efficiency G E   38% 38%
 
11.8 9.1   Shots against (avg) S A   11 9.4
2.5 2.2   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.5 3.3

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Eintracht Frankfurt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Olympique Marseille 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Sporting CP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Tottenham Hotspur 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 Arsenal 5 5 0 0 13 4 3 3 0 0 8 4 2 2 0 0 5 0 9 15
2 Manchester City 6 4 2 0 20 6 3 3 0 0 14 2 3 1 2 0 6 4 14 14
3 Tottenham Hotspur 6 4 2 0 12 5 3 3 0 0 7 2 3 1 2 0 5 3 7 14
4 Brighton & Hove Albion 5 3 1 1 6 3 2 1 1 0 1 0 3 2 0 1 5 3 3 10
5 Chelsea 6 3 1 2 8 9 3 2 1 0 6 4 3 1 0 2 2 5 -1 10
6 Liverpool 6 2 3 1 15 6 3 2 1 0 12 2 3 0 2 1 3 4 9 9
7 Brentford 6 2 3 1 15 9 3 2 1 0 10 3 3 0 2 1 5 6 6 9
8 Manchester United 5 3 0 2 5 7 2 1 0 1 3 3 3 2 0 1 2 4 -2 9
9 Leeds United 6 2 2 2 10 10 3 2 1 0 6 2 3 0 1 2 4 8 0 8
10 Fulham 6 2 2 2 9 9 3 2 1 0 7 5 3 0 1 2 2 4 0 8
11 Newcastle United 6 1 4 1 7 6 3 1 2 0 5 3 3 0 2 1 2 3 1 7
12 Southampton 6 2 1 3 7 10 3 1 1 1 4 4 3 1 0 2 3 6 -3 7
13 AFC Bournemouth 6 2 1 3 5 18 3 1 1 1 2 3 3 1 0 2 3 15 -13 7
14 Wolverhampton Wanderers 6 1 3 2 3 4 3 1 2 0 2 1 3 0 1 2 1 3 -1 6
15 Crystal Palace 6 1 3 2 7 9 3 1 1 1 4 4 3 0 2 1 3 5 -2 6
16 Everton 6 0 4 2 4 6 3 0 2 1 1 2 3 0 2 1 3 4 -2 4
17 Aston Villa 6 1 1 4 5 10 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 0 0 3 2 7 -5 4
18 West Ham United 6 1 1 4 3 8 3 0 1 2 1 5 3 1 0 2 2 3 -5 4
19 Nottingham Forest 6 1 1 4 4 14 3 1 0 2 3 5 3 0 1 2 1 9 -10 4
20 Leicester City 5 0 1 4 6 11 3 0 1 2 3 5 2 0 0 2 3 6 -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 Paris Saint Germain 6 5 1 0 24 4 2 1 1 0 6 3 4 4 0 0 18 1 20 16
2 Olympique Marseille 6 5 1 0 13 3 3 3 0 0 7 2 3 2 1 0 6 1 10 16
3 Olympique Lyonnais 5 4 1 0 14 4 4 4 0 0 13 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 10 13
4 Lens 5 4 1 0 14 6 3 3 0 0 10 5 2 1 1 0 4 1 8 13
5 Montpellier 5 3 0 2 15 9 3 2 0 1 6 4 2 1 0 1 9 5 6 9
6 Rennes 5 2 1 2 7 6 3 2 0 1 5 3 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 7
7 Lorient 4 2 1 1 7 8 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 1 1 1 5 7 -1 7
8 Lille 5 2 1 2 10 12 3 1 0 2 6 10 2 1 1 0 4 2 -2 7
9 Auxerre 6 2 1 3 7 11 3 1 1 1 3 4 3 1 0 2 4 7 -4 7
10 Nantes 6 1 3 2 6 8 3 1 1 1 4 5 3 0 2 1 2 3 -2 6
11 Troyes 5 2 0 3 10 13 2 1 0 1 3 4 3 1 0 2 7 9 -3 6
12 Clermont 5 2 0 3 6 10 2 1 0 1 1 5 3 1 0 2 5 5 -4 6
13 Toulouse 5 1 2 2 7 9 3 0 2 1 3 6 2 1 0 1 4 3 -2 5
14 Reims 5 1 2 2 9 12 2 0 1 1 3 5 3 1 1 1 6 7 -3 5
15 Nice 5 1 2 2 4 7 2 0 1 1 1 4 3 1 1 1 3 3 -3 5
16 Monaco 5 1 2 2 7 11 3 0 1 2 4 9 2 1 1 0 3 2 -4 5
17 Brest 5 1 1 3 7 15 2 0 1 1 1 8 3 1 0 2 6 7 -8 4
18 Strasbourg 5 0 3 2 4 6 3 0 2 1 3 4 2 0 1 1 1 2 -2 3
19 Angers SCO 6 0 2 4 6 17 3 0 1 2 3 7 3 0 1 2 3 10 -11 2
20 Ajaccio 5 0 1 4 3 9 2 0 1 1 1 3 3 0 0 3 2 6 -6 1

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The UEFA Champions League is the major international club football tournament in Europe. The competition begins already in late June and lasts for almost a year, ending with the final played in late May or early June. After several qualifying rounds the group stage is where the “true” Champions League begins for many viewers. Eight groups with four teams each battle through six rounds to qualify for the knock-out phase. Then a round of 16, quarterfinals and then semifinals needs to be won before a place in the final is secured.