The manager André Villas-Boas looks to inspire Olympique Marseille win against Bordeaux

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Competition: France Ligue 1
Date: Sun 08.December
Match begins: 20:00 (UTC)
Venue: Orange Velodrome (67000 seats)

The managers André Villas-Boas and Paulo Sousa are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the Ligue 1 league table.

It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only zero days ago in the Ligue 1. That game, against Olympique Marseille, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Bordeaux.

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Olympique Marseille form and stats

Olympique Marseille are steadily winning Ligue 1 games and points here at Orange Velodrome. 5 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 8 games. The team is able to perform also as the away side, as they are nurturing a very healthy winning streak of five straight victories regardless of arena. Ever since the Rennes game Olympique Marseille has been unbeatable here at Orange Velodrome producing four straight wins.

A good away victory last time out for Olympique Marseille, who won 2-0 against Angers SCO (placed 10th). Previous to that game, a home match hosting Brest in a game that was won 2-1.

The Olympique Marseille fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 11 in 8 matches. Olympique Marseille are not conceding a lot of goals here at Orange Velodrome in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 7 from 8 matches.

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Bordeaux form and stats

As the visiting team in Ligue 1 matches, Bordeaux have produced an overall stat of 3-3-2 so far.

Two away games in a row for Bordeaux, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-2 versus Olympique Marseille in the Ligue 1. A home win before that, celebrating 6-0 vs Nimes.

The travelling fans enjoy Bordeaux's attacking play in away games, having scored 12 goals in 8 league matches away. 11 goals have been conceded by Bordeaux in these games.

Head 2 Head

Olympique Marseille-Bordeaux H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Olympique Marseille 3 wins, Bordeaux 2 wins, 5 draws. 1 of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Olympique MarseilleD. Benedetto
D. Benedetto
6 goals
Olympique MarseilleD. Payet
D. Payet
5 goals
BordeauxN. de Préville
N. de Préville
5 goals

Olympique Marseille missing players

Bordeaux missing players

Olympique Marseille Bordeaux
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
16 8 3 Played P 2 9 17
9 5 2 Won W 0 3 7
4 2 1 Drew D 1 3 5
3 1 0 Lost L 1 3 5
22 11 5 Scored S 1 13 28
18 7 3 Conceded C 4 13 19
88% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
81% 88% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 88%
44% 38% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 56% 47%
19% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 33% 29%
6% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 6%
50% 62% 100% BTTS BTTS 50% 78% 59%
38% 25% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 11% 24%
25% 12% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 11% 18%
 
5.4 6.9 5.7 Corners For (avg) C F 4 3.4 3.6
4.3 4 5 Corners Against (avg) C A 3.5 5.2 6.4
2.4 2.6 2.7 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 2.5 1.8 1.9
3 3 1 Red Cards R C 0 0 0
 
222 128 38 Total Shots T S 23 81 185
67 34 10 Shots on Target S O 7 30 74
33% 32% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 14% 43% 38%
Key stats in Ligue 1 this season:
  • All of Bordeaux's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Bordeaux have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Bordeaux haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Olympique Marseille has the fewest dropped points from leading position (0)
  • Olympique Marseille have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • 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 16 13 0 3 35 9 8 7 0 1 20 2 8 6 0 2 15 7 26 39
2 Olympique Marseille 16 9 4 3 22 18 8 5 2 1 11 7 8 4 2 2 11 11 4 31
3 Lille 17 8 4 5 21 15 9 7 2 0 16 4 8 1 2 5 5 11 6 28
4 Rennes 16 8 3 5 22 17 8 5 1 2 14 10 8 3 2 3 8 7 5 27
5 Bordeaux 16 7 5 4 27 17 8 4 2 2 15 6 8 3 3 2 12 11 10 26
6 Olympique Lyonnais 17 7 4 6 28 16 8 3 2 3 11 5 9 4 2 3 17 11 12 25
7 Saint-Étienne 16 7 4 5 20 20 8 3 4 1 11 7 8 4 0 4 9 13 0 25
8 Montpellier 17 6 6 5 21 17 9 6 1 2 15 8 8 0 5 3 6 9 4 24
9 Monaco 16 7 3 6 26 25 8 5 1 2 19 13 8 2 2 4 7 12 1 24
10 Angers SCO 17 7 3 7 20 23 9 6 1 2 15 6 8 1 2 5 5 17 -3 24
11 Nice 17 7 2 8 25 27 9 5 2 2 17 12 8 2 0 6 8 15 -2 23
12 Nantes 16 7 2 7 14 16 8 5 1 2 8 5 8 2 1 5 6 11 -2 23
13 Reims 15 5 6 4 11 8 8 2 5 1 5 3 7 3 1 3 6 5 3 21
14 Brest 17 5 6 6 21 20 9 4 4 1 15 6 8 1 2 5 6 14 1 21
15 Strasbourg 17 6 3 8 20 23 9 5 2 2 16 11 8 1 1 6 4 12 -3 21
16 Dijon 16 4 4 8 11 18 8 3 3 2 8 8 8 1 1 6 3 10 -7 16
17 Amiens SC 16 4 4 8 19 31 7 3 1 3 9 12 9 1 3 5 10 19 -12 16
18 Metz 17 3 6 8 14 25 8 2 3 3 10 10 9 1 3 5 4 15 -11 15
19 Toulouse 17 3 3 11 19 35 8 3 0 5 9 13 9 0 3 6 10 22 -16 12
20 Nimes 16 2 6 8 12 28 7 2 2 3 7 9 9 0 4 5 5 19 -16 12

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Read more about Ligue 1

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.