Olympique Marseille journey to Olympique Lyonnais and Groupama OL Academy Décines-Charpieu packed with hope and confidence, but the hosting team is no pushover. More news on the match here!
- Olympique Lyonnais have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Olympique Marseille have the most points from losing position (18) in Ligue 1
This looks to be an entertaining fixture with lots of action and excitement as both participants are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Get ready!
Olympique Lyonnais form and stats
The story so far in the Ligue 1 for Olympique Lyonnais at their home stadium (Groupama OL Academy Décines-Charpieu) is 7 wins, 5 draws and 3 defeats.
A strong away win for Olympique Lyonnais against Toulouse the last match, as Lacazette were on target. The attacking player Cherki was named "man of the match" for Lyon with the rating of 8.85/10. Cherki hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 8 of 10 times and had 47 successful passes (of 54 total).
Before that game, the 3-1 home victory against Rennes.This is expected to be a close game, with Olympique Lyonnais perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Olympique Lyonnais as a small favourite), we find 4 games. Olympique Lyonnais has won 2 of these, drawn 1 and lost 1.
Some goal stats: A review of the 10 most recent league matches shows that 8 of them had at least one goal from each team.
A decent goal production from Olympique Lyonnais in their home games so far, with 23 goals from 15 league matches. Lyon are not conceding a lot of goals here at Groupama OL Academy Décines-Charpieu in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 12 from 15 matches.
Olympique Marseille form and stats
Olympique Marseille's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Olympique Marseille collect 36 points from their 15 away matches in the Ligue 1. 11 victories and 3 draws have created these points (and only 1 defeat). Olympique Marseille are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played ten in a row without losing.
Olympique Marseille had fun at their own home (Groupama OL Academy Décines-Charpieu) last time out, beating Troyes 3-1. Ünder and Vitinha (2) scored. Attacker Ünder got a player rating of 8.65 in the game. "Man of the match" Ünder scored one goal, hit five key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.
A 0-0 draw at Lorient's stadium before that.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Olympique Marseille playing away and similar expectations, we found 5 relevant matches. Results were 4 Olympique wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat.
The travelling fans enjoy Olympique Marseille's attacking play in away games, having scored 28 goals in 15 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Olympique are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 10 times in 15 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
The teams have met each other previously this season, with the result Olympique Marseille - Olympique Lyonnais 1-0 registered in the official records. Olympique Lyonnais-Olympique Marseille H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Lyon six wins, Olympique Marseille two wins, two draws. six of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5). The matches between these sides have sometimes been a bit rough, having seen 5 sending-offs from the last ten encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Lacazette 19 goals |   A. Sánchez Sánchez 12 goals |  N. Varela Tavares 6 goals |
Olympique Lyonnais missing players
Olympique Marseille missing players
| Olympique Lyonnais | Olympique Marseille | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 31 | 15 | 4 | Played | P | 6 | 15 | 31 |
| 14 | 7 | 3 | Won | W | 5 | 11 | 19 |
| 8 | 5 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 9 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 49 | 23 | 6 | Scored | S | 12 | 28 | 57 |
| 34 | 12 | 3 | Conceded | C | 4 | 10 | 30 |
| 90% | 87% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 93% | 97% |
| 71% | 67% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 80% | 81% |
| 55% | 47% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 47% | 55% |
| 29% | 20% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 20% | 29% |
| 16% | 13% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 13% | 13% |
| 65% | 60% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 40% | 58% |
| 23% | 27% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 53% | 32% |
| 23% | 27% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 13% | 13% |
| 5.1 | 6.6 | 3.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 4.8 | 5.5 |
| 4.2 | 3.9 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.3 |
| 1.6 | 1 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 1.9 | 1.7 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 13.5 | 15.7 | 10.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.3 | 13.2 | 14.7 |
| 5.4 | 5.6 | 3.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.7 | 5 |
| 30% | 27% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 39% | 37% |
| 11 | 10.1 | 14.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.2 | 13.3 | 12.2 |
| 4.1 | 3.6 | 5.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.3 |
- Olympique Lyonnais have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Olympique Marseille have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
- Olympique Marseille have the fewest conceded goals (10) away in Ligue 1
- Olympique Marseille have the most points (36) away in Ligue 1
- Olympique Marseille have the most points from losing position (18) in Ligue 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 | 31 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 73 | 30 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 36 | 11 | 43 | 72 |
| 2 | Olympique Marseille | 31 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 57 | 30 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 10 | 27 | 64 |
| 3 | Lens | 31 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 51 | 25 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 26 | 63 |
| 4 | Monaco | 31 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 66 | 43 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 36 | 27 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 30 | 16 | 23 | 61 |
| 5 | Lille | 31 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 56 | 39 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 33 | 23 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 16 | 17 | 55 |
| 6 | Rennes | 31 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 51 | 33 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 33 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 53 |
| 7 | Olympique Lyonnais | 31 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 49 | 34 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 22 | 15 | 50 |
| 8 | Reims | 31 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 40 | 32 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 47 |
| 9 | Nice | 31 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 38 | 29 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 9 | 45 |
| 10 | Lorient | 31 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 43 | 43 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 0 | 45 |
| 11 | Clermont | 31 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 33 | 42 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 27 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 15 | -9 | 43 |
| 12 | Toulouse | 31 | 11 | 5 | 15 | 47 | 54 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 25 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 21 | 29 | -7 | 38 |
| 13 | Montpellier | 31 | 11 | 4 | 16 | 47 | 52 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 25 | 25 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 27 | -5 | 37 |
| 14 | Auxerre | 31 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 29 | 52 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 31 | -23 | 32 |
| 15 | Nantes | 31 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 33 | 44 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 25 | -11 | 31 |
| 16 | Brest | 31 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 35 | 48 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 23 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 25 | -13 | 31 |
| 17 | Strasbourg | 31 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 41 | 53 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 23 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 30 | -12 | 29 |
| 18 | Troyes | 31 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 39 | 67 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 24 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 23 | 43 | -28 | 21 |
| 19 | Ajaccio | 31 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 22 | 58 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 25 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 33 | -36 | 21 |
| 20 | Angers SCO | 31 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 24 | 66 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 31 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 35 | -42 | 14 |
