Ligue 1 match prediction: Little separates Bordeaux and Olympique Marseille in quality

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Competition: France Ligue 1
Competition: Sun 14.February
Match begins: 20:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Matmut-Atlantique (42115 seats)

Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Bordeaux in 10th and Olympique Marseille in 9th place.

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 Bordeaux and Olympique Marseille.

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Bordeaux form and stats

The story so far in the Ligue 1 for Bordeaux at their home stadium (Stade Matmut-Atlantique) is 5 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Bordeaux to get some points in this home game.

The Bordeaux crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-2 to Toulouse here at Stade Matmut-Atlantique in a Coupe de France match. A Ligue 1 defeat was the result before that one, 1-2 away at Brest.

Bordeaux's goalkeeper Gaetan Poussin was extremely busy against Toulouse, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning six saves.

The Bordeaux fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 12 in 12 matches. Bordeaux have conceded 12 in these home matches.

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Olympique Marseille form and stats

5-3-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Olympique Marseille in their Ligue 1 matches away.

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. A 0-2 loss hosting Paris Saint Germain before that.

Olympique goalie Yohann Pelé was high and low in the Auxerre game, contributing six saves towards the victory.

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

Olympique are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 14 away goals from 11 games (in the league). 12 goals have been conceded by Olympique in these games.

Head 2 Head

The most recent history between these sides is the Olympique Marseille - Bordeaux 3-1 played earlier this season. Bordeaux-Olympique Marseille H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Bordeaux one win, Olympique Marseille five wins, four draws. three of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Olympique MarseilleF. Thauvin
F. Thauvin
7 goals
BordeauxU. Hwang
U. Hwang
6 goals
BordeauxT. Bašić
T. Bašić
4 goals

Bordeaux missing players

Olympique Marseille missing players

Bordeaux Olympique Marseille
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
24 12 4 Played P 2 11 22
9 5 2 Won W 1 5 9
5 3 1 Drew D 0 3 6
10 4 1 Lost L 1 3 7
27 12 3 Scored S 4 14 29
29 12 3 Conceded C 4 12 26
83% 75% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 91% 95%
75% 67% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 64% 77%
58% 50% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 45% 45%
17% 8% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 27% 27%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 9% 5%
42% 33% 25% BTTS BTTS 100% 55% 64%
46% 50% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 45% 23%
29% 42% 50% Failed to Score F T 0% 9% 18%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2 1.8 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4 3.7 3
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 4 5
 
10.2 11.8 12.2 Shots (avg) S ( 8 7.8 9.6
3.6 3.6 3.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.5 2.6 3.3
31% 28% 23% Goal Efficiency G E 57% 48% 40%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Lille 24 16 6 2 42 15 12 8 3 1 21 7 12 8 3 1 21 8 27 54
2 Olympique Lyonnais 24 15 7 2 50 20 12 8 3 1 27 10 12 7 4 1 23 10 30 52
3 Paris Saint Germain 24 16 3 5 55 14 12 9 1 2 32 5 12 7 2 3 23 9 41 51
4 Monaco 24 15 3 6 50 35 12 8 3 1 28 15 12 7 0 5 22 20 15 48
5 Rennes 23 10 8 5 31 24 12 5 3 4 15 15 11 5 5 1 16 9 7 38
6 Lens 24 10 6 8 34 33 12 4 4 4 17 17 12 6 2 4 17 16 1 36
7 Metz 24 9 8 7 28 22 12 5 4 3 15 11 12 4 4 4 13 11 6 35
8 Angers SCO 24 10 4 10 29 37 11 5 1 5 12 14 13 5 3 5 17 23 -8 34
9 Olympique Marseille 22 9 6 7 29 26 11 4 3 4 15 14 11 5 3 3 14 12 3 33
10 Bordeaux 24 9 5 10 27 29 12 5 3 4 12 12 12 4 2 6 15 17 -2 32
11 Montpellier 24 9 5 10 39 44 13 5 1 7 24 27 11 4 4 3 15 17 -5 32
12 Brest 24 9 3 12 37 44 12 7 1 4 24 21 12 2 2 8 13 23 -7 30
13 Nice 23 8 5 10 27 31 12 3 2 7 13 22 11 5 3 3 14 9 -4 29
14 Reims 24 7 7 10 30 32 11 4 3 4 10 11 13 3 4 6 20 21 -2 28
15 Saint-Etienne 24 6 8 10 23 36 12 3 5 4 11 17 12 3 3 6 12 19 -13 26
16 Strasbourg 24 7 4 13 32 39 12 3 3 6 14 17 12 4 1 7 18 22 -7 25
17 Lorient 23 6 4 13 28 43 12 5 1 6 18 21 11 1 3 7 10 22 -15 22
18 Nantes 24 3 10 11 22 39 12 2 6 4 12 19 12 1 4 7 10 20 -17 19
19 Dijon 24 2 9 13 17 36 12 0 6 6 4 12 12 2 3 7 13 24 -19 15
20 Nîmes 23 4 3 16 20 51 11 1 1 9 12 27 12 3 2 7 8 24 -31 15

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Ligue 1 is the top league in the French football league system. Seasons run from August to May with 20 teams playing a total of 380 fixtures. The team topping the league table after the final game is the champion of France, receiving the trophy L’Hexagoal. Ligue 1 is one of the top five European leagues.