Football betting preview: Olympique Marseille favourites when Metz visits

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Competition: France Ligue 1
Competition: Sat 26.September
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Orange Vélodrome (67000 seats)

It's early days in the Ligue 1 and both Olympique Marseille and Metz are still hoping for a flying start in order to set the tone for the season. Three points can make a big difference at this stage.

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!

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Olympique Marseille form and stats

Olympique Marseille have less points than they have played home games in the Ligue 1 so far. Their two previous attempts here have produced 1 point.

The spoils were shared in Olympique's previous game, also at home. Visiting Lille (placed 5th) travelled back with a draw after a 1-1 scoreline. Ahead of that match, Olympique lost 0-2 at home to Saint-Etienne.

The Olympique goalkeeper Steve Mandanda was crucial in the match against Lille last time out, making six saves. The hometeam coach L. Pina Cabral Villas-Boas made a successful contribution in the game against Lille, bringing on Valère Germain who scored the equalizer in the 1-1 draw.

Olympique Marseille has scored 1 goal so far and conceded 3 goals from 2 home games. These are numbers from the league only.

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Metz form and stats

No Ligue 1 points yet away for Metz, from their first 2 matches. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Metz are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.

Metz are travelling after their nice 2-1 home win in the Ligue 1 against Reims (placed 19th). Prior to that match, the Metz manager V. Hognon faced defeat when travelling to PSG and losing 0-1.

Metz have the goal stats of 0-2 (for/against) from 2 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.

Head 2 Head

Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: seven wins for Olympique Marseille, two draws and one win for Metz. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.

Top Goalscorers

OlympiqueD. Ćaleta-Car
D. Ćaleta-Car
2 goals
Olympique MarseilleF. Thauvin
F. Thauvin
2 goals
MetzI. Niane
I. Niane
2 goals

Olympique Marseille missing players

Metz missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Olympique Marseille Metz
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
4 2 0 Played P 1 2 4
2 0 0 Won W 0 0 1
1 1 0 Drew D 0 0 0
1 1 0 Lost L 1 2 3
5 1 0 Scored S 0 0 2
5 3 0 Conceded C 1 2 4
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
75% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 25%
25% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 25%
25% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
25% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
50% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 25%
25% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
25% 50% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 100% 75%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
4.2 2.5 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 3 1.8
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
37 24 0 Total Shots T S 7 12 42
11 4 0 Shots on Target S O 1 2 11
45% 25% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 18%
Key stats in Ligue 1 this season:
  • Metz has the fewest scored goals (0) away in Ligue 1
Olympique Marseille Last season Metz
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
28 14   Played P   14 28
16 8   Won W   3 8
8 4   Drew D   6 10
4 2   Lost L   5 10
41 21   Scored S   9 27
29 14   Conceded C   18 35
86% 93%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   86% 93%
75% 79%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   64% 71%
46% 50%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   21% 36%
29% 29%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   14% 18%
7% 0%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   7% 4%
54% 64%   BTTS BTTS   36% 46%
39% 29%   Clean Sheets C S   36% 29%
21% 14%   Failed to Score F T   43% 32%
 
0 0   Corners for (avg) C F   0 0
0 0   Corners against (avg) C A   0 0
2.4 2.2   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.9 1.6
3 3   Red cards R C   2 4
 
379 218   Total Shots T S   150 315
114 62   Shots on Target S O   52 111
36% 34%   Goal Efficiency G E   17% 24%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Saint-Etienne 4 3 1 0 8 2 2 2 0 0 4 0 2 1 1 0 4 2 6 10
2 Rennes 4 3 1 0 9 5 2 2 0 0 4 2 2 1 1 0 5 3 4 10
3 Montpellier 4 3 0 1 10 5 3 3 0 0 9 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 5 9
4 Lens 4 3 0 1 7 5 2 2 0 0 3 1 2 1 0 1 4 4 2 9
5 Lille 4 2 2 0 4 2 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 8
6 Monaco 4 2 1 1 6 5 2 1 1 0 4 3 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 7
7 Olympique Marseille 4 2 1 1 5 5 2 0 1 1 1 3 2 2 0 0 4 2 0 7
8 PSG 4 2 0 2 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 3 1 2 6
9 Brest 4 2 0 2 7 9 2 1 0 1 5 5 2 1 0 1 2 4 -2 6
10 Nice 4 2 0 2 5 7 2 1 0 1 2 4 2 1 0 1 3 3 -2 6
11 Angers SCO 4 2 0 2 3 6 2 1 0 1 1 2 2 1 0 1 2 4 -3 6
12 Olympique Lyonnais 4 1 2 1 5 3 2 1 1 0 4 1 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 5
13 Bordeaux 4 1 2 1 3 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 5
14 Nantes 4 1 2 1 5 5 2 1 1 0 4 3 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 5
15 Nimes 4 1 1 2 7 6 2 1 0 1 6 4 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 4
16 Lorient 4 1 0 3 7 9 2 1 0 1 5 4 2 0 0 2 2 5 -2 3
17 Metz 4 1 0 3 2 4 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 2 -2 3
18 Strasbourg 4 1 0 3 2 7 2 1 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 2 1 5 -5 3
19 Reims 4 0 1 3 3 6 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 1 2 3 5 -3 1
20 Dijon 4 0 0 4 1 8 2 0 0 2 0 3 2 0 0 2 1 5 -7 0
Last season 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 27 22 2 3 75 24 14 12 1 1 44 11 13 10 1 2 31 13 51 68
2 Olympique Marseille 28 16 8 4 41 29 14 8 4 2 21 14 14 8 4 2 20 15 12 56
3 Rennes 28 15 5 8 38 24 14 9 2 3 25 14 14 6 3 5 13 10 14 50
4 Lille 28 15 4 9 35 27 15 11 2 2 24 9 13 4 2 7 11 18 8 49
5 Reims 28 10 11 7 26 21 14 5 7 2 12 7 14 5 4 5 14 14 5 41
6 Nice 28 11 8 9 41 38 15 8 4 3 28 20 13 3 4 6 13 18 3 41
7 Olympique Lyonnais 28 11 7 10 42 27 13 5 4 4 17 7 15 6 3 6 25 20 15 40
8 Montpellier 28 11 7 10 35 34 14 10 2 2 26 10 14 1 5 8 9 24 1 40
9 Monaco 28 11 7 10 44 44 14 8 2 4 29 22 14 3 5 6 15 22 0 40
10 Angers SCO 28 11 6 11 28 33 15 8 3 4 20 13 13 3 3 7 8 20 -5 39
11 Strasbourg 27 11 5 11 32 32 13 7 3 3 22 14 14 4 2 8 10 18 0 38
12 Bordeaux 28 9 10 9 40 34 13 4 5 4 19 12 15 5 5 5 21 22 6 37
13 Nantes 28 11 4 13 28 31 14 6 2 6 11 11 14 5 2 7 17 20 -3 37
14 Brest 28 8 10 10 34 37 14 6 6 2 21 11 14 2 4 8 13 26 -3 34
15 Metz 28 8 10 10 27 35 14 5 4 5 18 17 14 3 6 5 9 18 -8 34
16 Dijon 28 7 9 12 27 37 14 6 6 2 20 15 14 1 3 10 7 22 -10 30
17 Saint-Etienne 28 8 6 14 29 45 14 4 6 4 15 18 14 4 0 10 14 27 -16 30
18 Nimes 28 7 6 15 29 44 14 6 2 6 17 15 14 1 4 9 12 29 -15 27
19 Amiens SC 28 4 11 13 31 50 14 3 5 6 17 23 14 1 6 7 14 27 -19 23
20 Toulouse 28 3 4 21 22 58 13 3 0 10 11 24 15 0 4 11 11 34 -36 13

Olympique Marseille:
Metz:
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 Saint-Etienne 4 3 1 0 8 2 2 2 0 0 4 0 2 1 1 0 4 2 6 10
2 Rennes 4 3 1 0 9 5 2 2 0 0 4 2 2 1 1 0 5 3 4 10
3 Montpellier 4 3 0 1 10 5 3 3 0 0 9 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 5 9
4 Lens 4 3 0 1 7 5 2 2 0 0 3 1 2 1 0 1 4 4 2 9
5 Lille 4 2 2 0 4 2 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 8
6 Monaco 4 2 1 1 6 5 2 1 1 0 4 3 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 7
7 Olympique Marseille 4 2 1 1 5 5 2 0 1 1 1 3 2 2 0 0 4 2 0 7
8 PSG 4 2 0 2 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 3 1 2 6
9 Brest 4 2 0 2 7 9 2 1 0 1 5 5 2 1 0 1 2 4 -2 6
10 Nice 4 2 0 2 5 7 2 1 0 1 2 4 2 1 0 1 3 3 -2 6
11 Angers SCO 4 2 0 2 3 6 2 1 0 1 1 2 2 1 0 1 2 4 -3 6
12 Olympique Lyonnais 4 1 2 1 5 3 2 1 1 0 4 1 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 5
13 Bordeaux 4 1 2 1 3 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 5
14 Nantes 4 1 2 1 5 5 2 1 1 0 4 3 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 5
15 Nimes 4 1 1 2 7 6 2 1 0 1 6 4 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 4
16 Lorient 4 1 0 3 7 9 2 1 0 1 5 4 2 0 0 2 2 5 -2 3
17 Metz 4 1 0 3 2 4 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 2 -2 3
18 Strasbourg 4 1 0 3 2 7 2 1 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 2 1 5 -5 3
19 Reims 4 0 1 3 3 6 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 1 2 3 5 -3 1
20 Dijon 4 0 0 4 1 8 2 0 0 2 0 3 2 0 0 2 1 5 -7 0

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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.