Olympique Marseille welcomes Amiens SC as clear favourites: Big betting preview

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Competition: France Ligue 1
Competition: Fri 06.March
Match begins: 20:00 (UTC)
Venue: Orange Vélodrome (67000 seats)

The league table in Ligue 1 tells a story about these teams so far, with Olympique Marseille leading Amiens SC by 33 points. Match preview to follow:

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 900 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

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Olympique Marseille form and stats

Olympique Marseille have performed here at Orange Vélodrome this season with 8 wins from 13 Ligue 1 matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 3 games and lost 2.

A strong away win for Olympique Marseille against Nîmes the last match, as Darío Benedetto (3) were on target. Preceding that match was a defeat to Nantes (1-3).

Darío Benedetto was absolutely essential when Olympique Marseille beat Nîmes 3-2, scoring three goals.

The Olympique Marseille fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 19 in 13 matches. Olympique Marseille have only conceded 12 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Amiens SC form and stats

Amiens SC have only collected 8 points from their away games in the Ligue 1, after 1-5-7 (13 played). The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Amiens SC have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone ten consecutive matches without winning on the road. The last time three points were secured away was the Metz game. The sun doesn’t shine and the birds do not sing for Amiens SC, who have now gone 15 games without a victory. The Brest game was their last win and it’s been a dry spell since.

The attacking players of Amiens SC have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 180 minutes.

Home advantage was not enough for Amiens SC in their previous game, as they lost their Ligue 1-match, hosting Metz, 0-1. Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to Strasbourg.

The visitors have scored 12 goals from 13 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Amiens SC have conceded 25 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Amiens SC - Olympique Marseille 3-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last five matches): Olympique Marseille four wins, zero draws and Amiens SC one victory. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Olympique Marseille
D. Benedetto
11 goals
Olympique MarseilleD. Payet
D. Payet
8 goals
Amiens SCS. Guirassy
S. Guirassy
8 goals

Olympique Marseille missing players

Amiens SC missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Olympique Marseille Amiens SC
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
27 13 4 Played P 4 13 27
16 8 4 Won W 0 1 4
7 3 0 Drew D 1 5 10
4 2 0 Lost L 3 7 13
39 19 7 Scored S 4 12 29
27 12 2 Conceded C 11 25 48
85% 92% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 85% 89%
74% 77% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 85% 78%
44% 46% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 62% 59%
26% 23% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 75% 31% 33%
7% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 15% 11%
52% 62% 50% BTTS BTTS 75% 69% 67%
41% 31% 50% Clean Sheets C S 25% 15% 19%
22% 15% 0% Failed to Score F T 25% 31% 26%
 
5.4 6.3 6.2 Corners for (avg) C F 2.8 4.1 3.9
4 3.4 3.8 Corners against (avg) C A 5.2 5.2 5.1
2.4 2.2 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 2.4 2.1
3 3 0 Red cards R C 1 2 4
 
368 207 72 Total Shots T S 34 111 225
110 58 23 Shots on Target S O 12 40 81
35% 33% 30% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 30% 36%
Key stats in Ligue 1 this season:
  • Amiens SC have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Amiens SC have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Olympique Marseille has the fewest dropped points from leading position (0)
  • Olympique Marseille have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.

  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 27 22 2 3 75 24 14 12 1 1 44 11 13 10 1 2 31 13 51 68
2 Olympique Marseille 27 16 7 4 39 27 13 8 3 2 19 12 14 8 4 2 20 15 12 55
3 Rennes 27 14 5 8 33 24 13 8 2 3 20 14 14 6 3 5 13 10 9 47
4 Lille 27 14 4 9 34 27 14 10 2 2 23 9 13 4 2 7 11 18 7 46
5 Olympique Lyonnais 27 11 7 9 42 26 13 5 4 4 17 7 14 6 3 5 25 19 16 40
6 Montpellier 27 11 7 9 35 29 14 10 2 2 26 10 13 1 5 7 9 19 6 40
7 Monaco 27 11 7 9 43 42 14 8 2 4 29 22 13 3 5 5 14 20 1 40
8 Reims 27 9 11 7 25 21 13 4 7 2 11 7 14 5 4 5 14 14 4 38
9 Nice 27 10 8 9 39 37 14 7 4 3 26 19 13 3 4 6 13 18 2 38
10 Strasbourg 27 11 5 11 32 32 13 7 3 3 22 14 14 4 2 8 10 18 0 38
11 Nantes 27 11 4 12 28 29 14 6 2 6 11 11 13 5 2 6 17 18 -1 37
12 Bordeaux 27 9 9 9 39 33 13 4 5 4 19 12 14 5 4 5 20 21 6 36
13 Angers SCO 27 10 6 11 26 33 14 7 3 4 18 13 13 3 3 7 8 20 -7 36
14 Brest 27 8 10 9 34 36 14 6 6 2 21 11 13 2 4 7 13 25 -2 34
15 Metz 27 7 10 10 25 34 13 4 4 5 16 16 14 3 6 5 9 18 -9 31
16 Saint-Étienne 27 8 5 14 28 44 13 4 5 4 14 17 14 4 0 10 14 27 -16 29
17 Dijon 27 6 9 12 25 36 13 5 6 2 18 14 14 1 3 10 7 22 -11 27
18 Nîmes 27 7 6 14 28 42 14 6 2 6 17 15 13 1 4 8 11 27 -14 27
19 Amiens SC 27 4 10 13 29 48 14 3 5 6 17 23 13 1 5 7 12 25 -19 22
20 Toulouse 27 3 4 20 21 56 13 3 0 10 11 24 14 0 4 10 10 32 -35 13

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Table
  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 27 22 2 3 75 24 14 12 1 1 44 11 13 10 1 2 31 13 51 68
2 Olympique Marseille 27 16 7 4 39 27 13 8 3 2 19 12 14 8 4 2 20 15 12 55
3 Rennes 27 14 5 8 33 24 13 8 2 3 20 14 14 6 3 5 13 10 9 47
4 Lille 27 14 4 9 34 27 14 10 2 2 23 9 13 4 2 7 11 18 7 46
5 Olympique Lyonnais 27 11 7 9 42 26 13 5 4 4 17 7 14 6 3 5 25 19 16 40
6 Montpellier 27 11 7 9 35 29 14 10 2 2 26 10 13 1 5 7 9 19 6 40
7 Monaco 27 11 7 9 43 42 14 8 2 4 29 22 13 3 5 5 14 20 1 40
8 Reims 27 9 11 7 25 21 13 4 7 2 11 7 14 5 4 5 14 14 4 38
9 Nice 27 10 8 9 39 37 14 7 4 3 26 19 13 3 4 6 13 18 2 38
10 Strasbourg 27 11 5 11 32 32 13 7 3 3 22 14 14 4 2 8 10 18 0 38
11 Nantes 27 11 4 12 28 29 14 6 2 6 11 11 13 5 2 6 17 18 -1 37
12 Bordeaux 27 9 9 9 39 33 13 4 5 4 19 12 14 5 4 5 20 21 6 36
13 Angers SCO 27 10 6 11 26 33 14 7 3 4 18 13 13 3 3 7 8 20 -7 36
14 Brest 27 8 10 9 34 36 14 6 6 2 21 11 13 2 4 7 13 25 -2 34
15 Metz 27 7 10 10 25 34 13 4 4 5 16 16 14 3 6 5 9 18 -9 31
16 Saint-Étienne 27 8 5 14 28 44 13 4 5 4 14 17 14 4 0 10 14 27 -16 29
17 Dijon 27 6 9 12 25 36 13 5 6 2 18 14 14 1 3 10 7 22 -11 27
18 Nîmes 27 7 6 14 28 42 14 6 2 6 17 15 13 1 4 8 11 27 -14 27
19 Amiens SC 27 4 10 13 29 48 14 3 5 6 17 23 13 1 5 7 12 25 -19 22
20 Toulouse 27 3 4 20 21 56 13 3 0 10 11 24 14 0 4 10 10 32 -35 13

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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.