This promises to be an action-packed encounter for Olympique Marseille at Orange Vélodrome when the Europa League tournament arrives in town and Lokomotiv Moskva with it. Read all about the Group Stage match here!
Olympique Marseille and Lokomotiv Moskva should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Lokomotiv Moskva have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 3200 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Olympique Marseille form and stats
Olympique participated in Champions League the last season, where they reached the group stage.When playing at home in the Ligue 1, Olympique Marseille have managed 4 wins, 3 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 9 games. 0W-4D-1L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the Europa League for Olympique Marseille.
The Olympique Marseille crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-2 to Brest here at Orange Vélodrome in a Ligue 1 match. The forward Dimitri Payet edged out all others in that match and managed a match rating of 7.44 out of 10. Payet served one assist, hit four key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 51 successful passes (of 62 total).
A strong away win before that one, visiting Nantes and winning 1-0.There will be little rest for Olympique after this match as they are travelling to Strasbourg for a Ligue 1 game in only three days.
A decent goal production from Olympique in their home games so far, with 15 goals from 9 league matches. Olympique Marseille's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 9 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Lokomotiv Moskva form and stats
Lokomotiv was sent out of Champions League in the group stage last season.The story so far for the visiting team on their Premier League travels is 2 wins, 6 draws and 1 defeat. Total Europa League statistics for Lokomotiv Moskva: 0 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses. Recent form does not give Lokomotiv much hope, as the visitors have lost three games in a row. Olympique Marseille will be a tough nut to crack.
Lokomotiv Moskva might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Ural proved too strong as Lokomotiv Moskva slumped to a 0-1 defeat in front of their own fans at RZD Arena. Lokomotiv had apparently made the football gods angry before the game against Ural, losing the match after hitting the woodwork three times. Midfield player Dmitriy Barinov was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.84/10. Barinov hit four key passes and had 75 successful passes (of 79 total).
It was a Premier League defeat before that one as the away game against Arsenal Tula wasn't a success with a 1-3 loss.A new game in only three days for Lokomotiv Moskva, the Premier League home match versus Ufa. Busy days.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Lokomotiv have scored 10 goals in 9 league games away. As opposed to that, Lokomotiv have seen the ball go into their own net 10 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The participants have played each other before in this season, with the result Lokomotiv Moskva - Olympique 1-1 logged in the official records.Top Goalscorers
  F. Smolov 7 goals |   D. Payet 6 goals |  R. Zhemaletdinov 5 goals |
Olympique Marseille missing players
Lokomotiv Moskva missing players
| Olympique Marseille | Lokomotiv Moskva | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Won | W | 3 | 7 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Drew | D | 7 | 9 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 3 | 9 | ||
| 34 | 19 | Scored | S | 13 | 27 | ||
| 25 | 12 | Conceded | C | 17 | 33 | ||
| 80% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 85% | 92% | ||
| 68% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 85% | 84% | ||
| 40% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 46% | 52% | ||
| 28% | 42% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 15% | 12% | ||
| 16% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 56% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 69% | 68% | ||
| 40% | 42% | Clean Sheets | C S | 15% | 12% | ||
| 24% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 31% | 28% | ||
| 5.2 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 5.3 | ||
| 4 | 4.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 6 | ||
| 1.9 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.2 | 3.1 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 4 | 7 | ||
| 13.3 | 14.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.4 | 11.5 | ||
| 4.2 | 3.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3.6 | ||
| 33% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 30% | ||
| 8.6 | 9.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.6 | 13.9 | ||
| 3 | 3.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 4.1 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Galatasaray | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 |
| 2 | Lazio | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 3 | Olympique Marseille | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 4 |
| 4 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -6 | 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 | Paris Saint Germain | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 36 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 20 | 42 |
| 2 | Olympique Marseille | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 29 |
| 3 | Rennes | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 28 |
| 4 | Nice | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 27 |
| 5 | Lens | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 30 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 27 |
| 6 | Brest | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 24 |
| 7 | Lille | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | -1 | 24 |
| 8 | Strasbourg | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 23 |
| 9 | Monaco | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 23 |
| 10 | Angers SCO | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 22 |
| 11 | Montpellier | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 22 |
| 12 | Olympique Lyonnais | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 22 |
| 13 | Nantes | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -1 | 19 |
| 14 | Reims | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 11 | -1 | 19 |
| 15 | Troyes | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 16 | -9 | 16 |
| 16 | Lorient | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 18 | -12 | 15 |
| 17 | Clermont | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 20 | -12 | 14 |
| 18 | Bordeaux | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 37 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 22 | -13 | 13 |
| 19 | Metz | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 33 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | -15 | 12 |
| 20 | Saint-Etienne | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 32 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 17 | -15 | 12 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Zenit | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 43 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 24 | 37 |
| 2 | Dinamo Moskva | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 30 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 32 |
| 3 | Sochi | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 28 |
| 4 | CSKA Moskva | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 27 |
| 5 | Krasnodar | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 25 |
| 6 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 25 |
| 7 | Krylya Sovetov | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 24 |
| 8 | Akhmat Grozny | 17 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 20 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 15 | -3 | 24 |
| 9 | Spartak Moskva | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -3 | 23 |
| 10 | Rubin Kazan | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -1 | 22 |
| 11 | Rostov | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 16 | -2 | 18 |
| 12 | Ufa | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -5 | 16 |
| 13 | Ural | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | -9 | 16 |
| 14 | Arsenal Tula | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 32 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 21 | -13 | 16 |
| 15 | Olimpiyets | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | -13 | 15 |
| 16 | Khimki | 16 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 16 | -11 | 14 |