Soccer game preview: Home supporters with high optimism before Olympique Marseille - Auxerre

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Competition: France Ligue 1
Competition: Sun 30.April
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Parsemain (17363 seats)

Olympique Marseille greet Auxerre with expectations of taking all three points. Can they? Check our match guide!

Insights:
  • Olympique Marseille have the most points from losing position (18) in Ligue 1
  • Auxerre have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.

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.

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Olympique Marseille form and stats

The overall Ligue 1 results at home this season for Olympique Marseille are 8-4-4 (wins-draws-losses).

Olympique Marseille are returning here after visiting Olympique Lyonnais and winning with a 2-1 scoreline. Ünder scored the goal(s). A late climax in the match against Olympique Lyonnais as the winning goal came two minutes into overtime; scored by Gusto. Ünder, a striker, was the declared top player for the side in that fixture, and was presented with a rating of 7.64 (out of 10). Ünder scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.

Before that, Olympique Marseille had a home game versus Troyes which ended with a victory 3-1.

Olympique are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found 8 matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won 5, drew 3 and lost 0.

Olympique Marseille have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stade Parsemain with 29 goals in 16 league matches. On the other hand, Olympique have conceded 20 goals.

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Auxerre form and stats

There's been little loot from Auxerre's travels as they have only collected 12 points from 16 away games in the Ligue 1. Auxerre only have 3 wins to counter their 10 defeats and 3 draws.

Auxerre delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Lille (placed 5th) in their previous match. The score could easily have been worse as the opposing team were superior in expected goals made (xG): 1.42 - 3.49. Jubal, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.32. Jubal won 3 of 6 duels.

That result followed a home victory 2-1 versus Nantes.

The attacking power of Auxerre when travelling is not overwhelming with 15 goals scored from 16 league matches away. Auxerre have conceded 31 goals in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches. Auxerre has visited these top teams five times, and 4 of 5 has ended with 2 goals or more!

Head 2 Head

Olympique have avoided a loss in the last 8 games (4-4-0) versus Auxerre.

The latest head-to-head match ended Auxerre - Olympique Marseille 0-2, played this season.

Top Goalscorers

Olympique MarseilleA. Sánchez Sánchez
A. Sánchez Sánchez
12 goals
Olympique MarseilleN. Varela Tavares
N. Varela Tavares
6 goals
AuxerreN. da Costa Jóia
N. da Costa Jóia
5 goals

Olympique Marseille missing players

Auxerre missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Olympique Marseille Auxerre
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
32 16 4 Played P 5 16 32
20 8 2 Won W 0 3 8
7 4 1 Drew D 0 3 9
5 4 1 Lost L 5 10 15
59 29 8 Scored S 3 15 30
31 20 6 Conceded C 18 31 53
97% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 94%
81% 81% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 81% 75%
56% 62% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 80% 56% 47%
28% 38% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 80% 25% 25%
12% 12% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 80% 25% 19%
59% 75% 100% BTTS BTTS 40% 56% 53%
31% 12% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 12% 22%
12% 12% 0% Failed to Score F T 60% 31% 31%
 
5.4 6.1 6.8 Corners for (avg) C F 3.2 3.2 3.8
4.3 3.8 3.8 Corners against (avg) C A 5.2 6.4 5.3
1.7 1.6 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.2 1.5
4 2 2 Red cards R C 1 3 6
 
14.7 16.1 16 Shots (avg) S ( 9.6 10.3 11.5
5.1 5.2 4.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 2.5 3.2
36% 35% 42% Goal Efficiency G E 30% 38% 29%
 
12 11.2 12.2 Shots against (avg) S A 13.2 14.2 12.3
4.2 4.2 4.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.8 5.8 4.9
Key stats in Ligue 1 this season:
  • Auxerre have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Auxerre have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Auxerre haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Olympique Marseille have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Olympique Marseille have the most points from losing position (18) in Ligue 1
  • Olympique Marseille haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  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 32 24 3 5 75 31 16 12 2 2 37 19 16 12 1 3 38 12 44 75
2 Olympique Marseille 32 20 7 5 59 31 16 8 4 4 29 20 16 12 3 1 30 11 28 67
3 Lens 32 19 9 4 54 25 16 14 1 1 34 11 16 5 8 3 20 14 29 66
4 Monaco 32 18 7 7 66 46 16 9 2 5 36 27 16 9 5 2 30 19 20 61
5 Lille 32 16 8 8 57 40 16 10 4 2 33 23 16 6 4 6 24 17 17 56
6 Rennes 32 16 5 11 51 34 16 12 0 4 33 12 16 4 5 7 18 22 17 53
7 Olympique Lyonnais 32 14 8 10 50 36 16 7 5 4 24 14 16 7 3 6 26 22 14 50
8 Reims 32 11 14 7 40 34 16 7 5 4 24 18 16 4 9 3 16 16 6 47
9 Clermont 32 13 7 12 35 43 16 6 3 7 15 27 16 7 4 5 20 16 -8 46
10 Nice 32 11 12 9 39 31 16 5 6 5 19 16 16 6 6 4 20 15 8 45
11 Lorient 32 12 9 11 43 44 16 7 4 5 21 16 16 5 5 6 22 28 -1 45
12 Toulouse 32 12 5 15 48 54 16 6 4 6 26 25 16 6 1 9 22 29 -6 41
13 Montpellier 32 12 4 16 48 52 17 7 2 8 26 25 15 5 2 8 22 27 -4 40
14 Auxerre 32 8 9 15 30 53 16 5 6 5 15 22 16 3 3 10 15 31 -23 33
15 Strasbourg 32 7 11 14 43 53 16 4 6 6 21 23 16 3 5 8 22 30 -10 32
16 Nantes 32 6 14 12 35 46 16 4 8 4 19 21 16 2 6 8 16 25 -11 32
17 Brest 32 7 11 14 35 48 15 4 5 6 18 23 17 3 6 8 17 25 -13 32
18 Troyes 32 4 10 18 41 69 15 1 9 5 16 24 17 3 1 13 25 45 -28 22
19 Ajaccio 32 6 4 22 22 58 16 3 2 11 9 25 16 3 2 11 13 33 -36 22
20 Angers SCO 32 3 5 24 25 68 17 2 3 12 17 33 15 1 2 12 8 35 -43 14

Olympique Marseille:
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 32 24 3 5 75 31 16 12 2 2 37 19 16 12 1 3 38 12 44 75
2 Olympique Marseille 32 20 7 5 59 31 16 8 4 4 29 20 16 12 3 1 30 11 28 67
3 Lens 32 19 9 4 54 25 16 14 1 1 34 11 16 5 8 3 20 14 29 66
4 Monaco 32 18 7 7 66 46 16 9 2 5 36 27 16 9 5 2 30 19 20 61
5 Lille 32 16 8 8 57 40 16 10 4 2 33 23 16 6 4 6 24 17 17 56
6 Rennes 32 16 5 11 51 34 16 12 0 4 33 12 16 4 5 7 18 22 17 53
7 Olympique Lyonnais 32 14 8 10 50 36 16 7 5 4 24 14 16 7 3 6 26 22 14 50
8 Reims 32 11 14 7 40 34 16 7 5 4 24 18 16 4 9 3 16 16 6 47
9 Clermont 32 13 7 12 35 43 16 6 3 7 15 27 16 7 4 5 20 16 -8 46
10 Nice 32 11 12 9 39 31 16 5 6 5 19 16 16 6 6 4 20 15 8 45
11 Lorient 32 12 9 11 43 44 16 7 4 5 21 16 16 5 5 6 22 28 -1 45
12 Toulouse 32 12 5 15 48 54 16 6 4 6 26 25 16 6 1 9 22 29 -6 41
13 Montpellier 32 12 4 16 48 52 17 7 2 8 26 25 15 5 2 8 22 27 -4 40
14 Auxerre 32 8 9 15 30 53 16 5 6 5 15 22 16 3 3 10 15 31 -23 33
15 Strasbourg 32 7 11 14 43 53 16 4 6 6 21 23 16 3 5 8 22 30 -10 32
16 Nantes 32 6 14 12 35 46 16 4 8 4 19 21 16 2 6 8 16 25 -11 32
17 Brest 32 7 11 14 35 48 15 4 5 6 18 23 17 3 6 8 17 25 -13 32
18 Troyes 32 4 10 18 41 69 15 1 9 5 16 24 17 3 1 13 25 45 -28 22
19 Ajaccio 32 6 4 22 22 58 16 3 2 11 9 25 16 3 2 11 13 33 -36 22
20 Angers SCO 32 3 5 24 25 68 17 2 3 12 17 33 15 1 2 12 8 35 -43 14

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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.