Ligue 1: Olympique Marseille anticipated to overpower Clermont

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Competition: France Ligue 1
Competition: Sun 20.February
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: Orange Vélodrome (67000 seats)

A good game and three points is the only event that will be enough for the Olympique Marseille club members in this Orange Vélodrome clash with Clermont, as they have a solid lead on the away team in the Ligue 1 table.

Insights:
  • Olympique Marseille have the most clean sheets (11) in Ligue 1
  • Clermont have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.

Not a lot of time to rest for the team playing at home, as they had a Europa Conference League fixture only three days ago. This match was also played here at Orange Vélodrome. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Clermont have had more rest.

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Olympique Marseille form and stats

When playing at home in the Ligue 1, Olympique Marseille have managed 5 wins, 5 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 12 games.

Midfielder Gueye was the best player on the team with a rating of 8.64 (out of ten) in that game. Gueye served one assist, hit four key passes and had 37 successful passes (of 41 total).

In the game before, an away victory in the Ligue 1 match versus Metz with a 2-1 scoreline.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Olympique Marseille as they are travelling to their away game against Qarabag in the Europa Conference League. That match is four days after this one.

The Olympique fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 22 goals in 12 league matches. 13 goals have been conceded.

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Clermont form and stats

There's been little loot from Clermont's travels as they have only collected 11 points from 12 away games in the Ligue 1. Clermont only have 3 wins to counter their 7 defeats and 2 draws.

Clermont failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Saint-Etienne (placed 18th) that ended with defeat 1-2. Hountondji was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.21. The defender Hountondji scored one goal and won 7 of 9 duels.

Prior to that result Clermont won their away game at Nice. The scoreline was 1-0.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Clermont as they have only managed to score 11 times from 12 away games in the league. Clermont have conceded 25 goals in these games. Clermont has visited these top teams four times, and 3 of 4 has ended with 2 goals or more!

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have battled earlier this season: Clermont - Olympique Marseille 0-1. Olympique Marseille-Clermont H2H statistics last two meetings regardless of arena: Olympique Marseille two wins, Clermont zero wins, zero draws. one of these two matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

ClermontM. Bayo
M. Bayo
9 goals
Olympique MarseilleD. Payet
D. Payet
8 goals
Olympique MarseilleC. Ünder
C. Ünder
7 goals

Olympique Marseille missing players

Clermont missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Olympique Marseille Clermont
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
24 12 6 Played P 4 12 24
13 5 3 Won W 1 3 6
7 5 3 Drew D 0 2 6
4 2 0 Lost L 3 7 12
38 22 11 Scored S 1 11 24
21 13 5 Conceded C 14 25 41
88% 83% 83% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 96%
71% 75% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 67% 71%
38% 50% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 50% 50%
25% 42% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 75% 42% 33%
17% 25% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 25% 12%
50% 67% 67% BTTS BTTS 0% 33% 46%
46% 33% 33% Clean Sheets C S 25% 25% 25%
17% 17% 17% Failed to Score F T 75% 42% 33%
 
5.9 6.5 6.2 Corners for (avg) C F 3.8 4.1 4.7
4.4 4.1 4.3 Corners against (avg) C A 5 4.8 4.3
1.5 1.2 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.2 1.5
3 2 2 Red cards R C 0 1 4
 
13.4 15.1 13.2 Shots (avg) S ( 9.8 11 11.9
4.2 4.4 3.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.5 3.2 3.8
38% 42% 48% Goal Efficiency G E 10% 28% 27%
 
9.2 9.4 9.2 Shots against (avg) S A 14 12.9 11
3.1 3.8 3.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.8 4.6 4
Key stats in Ligue 1 this season:
  • Clermont have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Clermont 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 clean sheets (11) in Ligue 1
  • Olympique Marseille have the most matches under the total-line (14) 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 24 18 5 1 52 19 12 11 1 0 28 6 12 7 4 1 24 13 33 59
2 Olympique Marseille 24 13 7 4 38 21 12 5 5 2 22 13 12 8 2 2 16 8 17 46
3 Nice 24 13 4 7 36 21 12 5 3 4 16 14 12 8 1 3 20 7 15 42
4 Strasbourg 24 12 5 7 46 29 12 7 2 3 27 13 12 5 3 4 19 16 17 41
5 Rennes 24 11 4 9 43 22 12 8 1 3 27 8 12 3 3 6 16 14 21 37
6 Monaco 24 10 7 7 37 26 13 7 4 2 25 11 11 3 3 5 12 15 11 37
7 Olympique Lyonnais 24 10 8 6 33 30 13 7 5 1 23 13 11 3 3 5 10 17 3 37
8 Lens 24 10 6 8 39 35 12 6 4 2 22 13 12 4 2 6 17 22 4 36
9 Nantes 24 10 5 9 31 28 12 7 2 3 19 12 12 3 3 6 12 16 3 35
10 Lille 24 9 8 7 32 35 11 5 4 2 15 16 13 4 4 5 17 19 -3 35
11 Montpellier 24 10 4 10 38 34 13 7 2 4 22 14 11 3 2 6 16 20 4 34
12 Brest 24 8 7 9 33 36 12 5 3 4 20 17 12 3 4 5 13 19 -3 31
13 Angers SCO 24 7 8 9 30 35 12 5 1 6 14 15 12 2 7 3 16 20 -5 29
14 Reims 24 6 9 9 27 28 11 4 3 4 16 11 13 2 6 5 11 17 -1 27
15 Clermont 24 6 6 12 24 41 12 3 4 5 13 16 12 3 2 7 11 25 -17 24
16 Troyes 24 5 6 13 21 36 12 2 5 5 11 13 12 3 1 8 10 23 -15 21
17 Lorient 24 4 9 11 20 38 11 4 4 3 10 9 13 0 5 8 10 29 -18 21
18 Saint-Etienne 24 5 6 13 24 45 12 2 4 6 14 24 12 3 2 7 10 21 -21 21
19 Metz 24 4 8 12 25 45 12 1 4 7 15 25 12 3 4 5 10 20 -20 20
20 Bordeaux 24 4 8 12 36 61 12 2 4 6 19 24 12 2 4 6 17 37 -25 20

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 PSG 24 18 5 1 52 19 12 11 1 0 28 6 12 7 4 1 24 13 33 59
2 Olympique Marseille 24 13 7 4 38 21 12 5 5 2 22 13 12 8 2 2 16 8 17 46
3 Nice 24 13 4 7 36 21 12 5 3 4 16 14 12 8 1 3 20 7 15 42
4 Strasbourg 24 12 5 7 46 29 12 7 2 3 27 13 12 5 3 4 19 16 17 41
5 Rennes 24 11 4 9 43 22 12 8 1 3 27 8 12 3 3 6 16 14 21 37
6 Monaco 24 10 7 7 37 26 13 7 4 2 25 11 11 3 3 5 12 15 11 37
7 Olympique Lyonnais 24 10 8 6 33 30 13 7 5 1 23 13 11 3 3 5 10 17 3 37
8 Lens 24 10 6 8 39 35 12 6 4 2 22 13 12 4 2 6 17 22 4 36
9 Nantes 24 10 5 9 31 28 12 7 2 3 19 12 12 3 3 6 12 16 3 35
10 Lille 24 9 8 7 32 35 11 5 4 2 15 16 13 4 4 5 17 19 -3 35
11 Montpellier 24 10 4 10 38 34 13 7 2 4 22 14 11 3 2 6 16 20 4 34
12 Brest 24 8 7 9 33 36 12 5 3 4 20 17 12 3 4 5 13 19 -3 31
13 Angers SCO 24 7 8 9 30 35 12 5 1 6 14 15 12 2 7 3 16 20 -5 29
14 Reims 24 6 9 9 27 28 11 4 3 4 16 11 13 2 6 5 11 17 -1 27
15 Clermont 24 6 6 12 24 41 12 3 4 5 13 16 12 3 2 7 11 25 -17 24
16 Troyes 24 5 6 13 21 36 12 2 5 5 11 13 12 3 1 8 10 23 -15 21
17 Lorient 24 4 9 11 20 38 11 4 4 3 10 9 13 0 5 8 10 29 -18 21
18 Saint-Etienne 24 5 6 13 24 45 12 2 4 6 14 24 12 3 2 7 10 21 -21 21
19 Metz 24 4 8 12 25 45 12 1 4 7 15 25 12 3 4 5 10 20 -20 20
20 Bordeaux 24 4 8 12 36 61 12 2 4 6 19 24 12 2 4 6 17 37 -25 20

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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.