Olympique Marseille and Brighton & Hove Albion get a break from their league challenge to fight for a possible trophy in this Europa League Group Stage fixture.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Olympique Marseille form and stats
Olympique Marseille participated in Champions League the last season, where they reached the group stage.Olympique Marseille have collected seven points from their first three Ligue 1 games here at Stade Vélodrome, a promising start.
Olympique are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 2-3 away versus Monaco. The attacking player Ndiaye was announced as "man of the match" for Olympique Marseille with a rating of 7.83/10. Ndiaye scored one goal, served one assist and hit one key pass.
Heartbreak before that as Olympique lost 0-4 at Paris Saint Germain's place.The match schedule is unforgiving for Olympique Marseille as they have a new game in only three days, a Ligue 1 match thankfully also at home. Le Havre are visiting.
Olympique Marseille are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 4 goals in 3 games. Defensively Olympique have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (1 in 3 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Brighton & Hove Albion form and stats
Brighton & Hove Albion have six points from their first three away games in the Premier League, meaning two victories and a loss.
There might be some fixture complaints from Brighton & Hove Albion as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous game, 1-6 against Aston Villa. As you can see from the result above, the defeat against Aston Villa was particularly ugly (1-6). The humiliation is still top of mind. Attacker Pedro got a player rating of 7.43 in the game. "Man of the match" Pedro served one assist, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 3 of 4 times and had 21 successful passes (of 24 total).
A defeat, in the Carabao Cup away at Chelsea, earlier.
A new game in only three days for Brighton & Hove Albion, the Premier League home match versus Liverpool. Busy days.
Brighton create on average more than 2,5 goals per away game (in the league) all by themselves, having scored 8 goals in 3 travels. The opposition has been scoring high and low on Brighton & Hove Albion's goalkeeper in away games this season, as they have let in 8 goals in 3 travels.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  E. Ferguson 4 goals |  S. March 3 goals |  K. Mitoma 3 goals |
Olympique Marseille missing players
Brighton & Hove Albion missing players
| Olympique Marseille | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 7 | Won | W | 5 | 11 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | ||
| 9 | 2 | Lost | L | 7 | 11 | ||
| 34 | 19 | Scored | S | 22 | 49 | ||
| 32 | 10 | Conceded | C | 25 | 44 | ||
| 92% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 76% | 91% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 88% | ||
| 60% | 64% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 83% | 76% | ||
| 24% | 18% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 56% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 32% | ||
| 64% | 73% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 76% | ||
| 20% | 27% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 20% | ||
| 24% | 9% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 8% | ||
| 6 | 7.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 5.9 | ||
| 4 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 3.8 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.3 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 14.8 | 17.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.8 | 17 | ||
| 4.7 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 6.2 | ||
| 29% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 31% | ||
| 9.6 | 9.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.1 | 11.8 | ||
| 3.3 | 3.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.9 | 4.7 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | AEK Athens | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Olympique Marseille | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Ajax | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 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 | Monaco | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 14 |
| 2 | Brest | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 |
| 3 | Nice | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| 4 | Paris Saint Germain | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 12 |
| 5 | Reims | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 10 |
| 6 | Strasbourg | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -2 | 10 |
| 7 | Le Havre | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 8 | Olympique Marseille | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | -2 | 9 |
| 9 | Rennes | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 10 | Lille | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -1 | 8 |
| 11 | Metz | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -3 | 8 |
| 12 | Nantes | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 13 | Lens | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 7 |
| 14 | Montpellier | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 15 | Lorient | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -2 | 6 |
| 16 | Toulouse | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 6 |
| 17 | Clermont | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -7 | 2 |
| 18 | Olympique Lyonnais | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -8 | 2 |
| 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 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 18 |
| 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 17 |
| 3 | Arsenal | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 17 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 16 |
| 5 | Aston Villa | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 15 |
| 6 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 15 |
| 7 | West Ham United | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 13 |
| 8 | Newcastle United | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 12 |
| 9 | Crystal Palace | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 11 |
| 10 | Manchester United | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -4 | 9 |
| 11 | Fulham | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -5 | 8 |
| 12 | Nottingham Forest | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -2 | 7 |
| 13 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -5 | 7 |
| 14 | Brentford | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 15 | Chelsea | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 5 |
| 16 | Everton | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | -6 | 4 |
| 17 | Luton Town | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -7 | 4 |
| 18 | AFC Bournemouth | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -10 | 3 |
| 19 | Burnley | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -11 | 1 |
| 20 | Sheffield United | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -14 | 1 |
