Neutral parties would believe there's a pronounced gap in performance between these sides based on the matches played so far, with Olympique Marseille ahead of Metz by 15 points.
- Olympique Marseille have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Metz have the most conceded goals (27) in Ligue 1
Not a lot of time to rest for the host team, as they featured in a Europa League fixture only three days back. This match was also played here at Orange Vélodrome. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Metz have had more rest.
Olympique Marseille form and stats
The Ligue 1 statistics at home this season for Olympique Marseille are 3-2-1 (wins-draws-losses).
Olympique drew their last game, also a home match. Lazio was the opponent, 2-2 the score. Dimitri Payet, a forward, was the declared top performer for the side in that match, collecting a rating of 8.35 (out of 10). Payet scored one goal, hit the woodwork once, hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 48 successful passes (of 56 total).
In the game before, an away victory in the Ligue 1 match versus Clermont with a 1-0 scoreline.Goals decide football matches and Olympique are scoring many of them at home; 13 on target from 6 league matches. On the other hand, Olympique have conceded 7 goals.
Metz form and stats
Metz have only collected 4 points from their away games in the Ligue 1, after 1-1-4 (6 played). Metz has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
There were no winners in Metz's previous match, a Ligue 1 home game that ended 1-1 vs Saint-Etienne (placed 20th). The attacker Farid Boulaya got a match rating of 7.72 in that game. Boulaya scored one goal, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Lens wasn't a success with a 1-4 loss.Metz have scored 7 goals on their travels this season, from 6 away games in the league. The opposition has been scoring high and low on Metz's goalkeeper in away games this season, as they have let in 15 goals in 6 travels.
Head 2 Head
Previous ten meetings involving these participants: Olympique won six, Metz triumphed in one and we saw three draws. four games with more than 2,5 goals, six matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  D. Payet 6 goals |  C. Ünder 4 goals |  C. Dieng 3 goals |
Olympique Marseille missing players
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| Olympique Marseille | Metz | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 20 | 13 | 5 | Scored | S | 1 | 7 | 13 |
| 12 | 7 | 3 | Conceded | C | 4 | 15 | 27 |
| 83% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 75% | 83% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 42% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 83% | 67% |
| 42% | 67% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 50% | 33% |
| 25% | 33% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 33% | 25% |
| 50% | 67% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 67% | 67% |
| 42% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 25% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 33% |
| 4.7 | 4.8 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 4.5 | 4.2 |
| 4.8 | 5.2 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 6 | 5.9 |
| 1.7 | 1 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.3 | 2.5 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12.9 | 14.7 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 9.7 | 9.7 |
| 4 | 4.2 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.2 | 3.5 |
| 42% | 52% | 62% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 28% | 31% |
| 10.5 | 11.7 | 8.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12 | 13 | 14.1 |
| 3.3 | 4.3 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 5 | 5.4 |
- All of Metz's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Metz have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Metz have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Metz have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Metz have the fewest scored goals in the second half (3) in Ligue 1
- Metz have the most conceded goals (27) in Ligue 1
- Metz have the most conceded goals in the first half (14) in Ligue 1
- Metz haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- 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 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 15 | 31 |
| 2 | Nice | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 23 |
| 3 | Olympique Marseille | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 22 |
| 4 | Lens | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 21 |
| 5 | Rennes | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 19 |
| 6 | Olympique Lyonnais | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 19 |
| 7 | Strasbourg | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 17 |
| 8 | Angers SCO | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
| 9 | Nantes | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 17 |
| 10 | Monaco | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 17 |
| 11 | Montpellier | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 16 |
| 12 | Lille | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 15 |
| 13 | Lorient | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 | -6 | 15 |
| 14 | Troyes | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -4 | 13 |
| 15 | Clermont | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 16 | -9 | 13 |
| 16 | Bordeaux | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 14 | -8 | 12 |
| 17 | Reims | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -3 | 11 |
| 18 | Brest | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -6 | 9 |
| 19 | Metz | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 15 | -14 | 7 |
| 20 | Saint-Etienne | 12 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 16 | -14 | 6 |