Only a win will satisfy the Olympique Marseille supporters in this Orange Vélodrome clash with Nantes, having a healthy lead on the opposition in the Ligue 1 table.
- Olympique Marseille has the fewest matches over the total-line (2) in Ligue 1
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Olympique and Nantes.
These teams have little in common geographically as Nantes have to travel 900 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Olympique Marseille form and stats
The story so far in the Ligue 1 for Olympique Marseille at their home stadium (Orange Vélodrome) is 1 win, 2 draws and 1 defeat.
Nothing to worry about in defence for Olympique, as their goalkeeper Steve Mandanda has completely shut out the opponents for 187 minutes in the Ligue 1.
Olympique's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-2 versus Porto. In the game before, an away victory in the Ligue 1 match versus Strasbourg with a 1-0 scoreline.
The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Olympique handle that role? We have found eleven games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are five wins, four draws and two defeats.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Champions League game versus Olympiakos Piraeus in only three days. This game is also played here at Orange Vélodrome.
Olympique are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 5 goals in 4 games. On the other hand, Olympique have conceded 5 goals.
Nantes form and stats
There's been little loot from Nantes's travels as they have only collected 5 points from 6 away games in the Ligue 1. Nantes only have 1 win to counter their 3 defeats and 2 draws.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Lens (placed 8th) in their previous outing. The Ligue 1 match ended in a draw 1-1. Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against Metz.
Nantes are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is three wins, one draw and six defeats. From a total of ten matches.
The attacking power of Nantes when travelling is not overwhelming with 5 goals scored from 6 league matches away. As opposed to that, Nantes have seen the ball go into their own net 7 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Olympique Marseille won three games, three matches ended with a draw and Nantes has four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / fourTop Goalscorers
  F. Thauvin 3 goals |   L. Blas 3 goals |  D. Ćaleta-Car 2 goals |
Olympique Marseille missing players
Nantes missing players
| Olympique Marseille | Nantes | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 12 | 5 | 0 | Scored | S | 1 | 5 | 13 |
| 8 | 5 | 2 | Conceded | C | 4 | 7 | 15 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 83% | 91% |
| 67% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 83% | 91% |
| 22% | 25% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 33% | 55% |
| 22% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 18% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 56% | 75% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 64% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 18% |
| 11% | 25% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 33% | 27% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3.1 | 2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.7 | 2 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8.2 | 11 | 13 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 10.5 | 10.6 |
| 2.3 | 2.2 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3 | 3.1 |
| 57% | 56% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 12% | 28% | 38% |
- All of Olympique Marseille's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Olympique Marseille has the fewest matches over the total-line (2) in Ligue 1
- Olympique Marseille have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Olympique Marseille have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Olympique Marseille haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 22 | 24 |
| 2 | Lille | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 22 |
| 3 | Olympique Lyonnais | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 20 |
| 4 | Monaco | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 20 |
| 5 | Montpellier | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 20 |
| 6 | Olympique Marseille | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 18 |
| 7 | Rennes | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 18 |
| 8 | Lens | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 18 |
| 9 | Nice | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 17 |
| 10 | Metz | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 16 |
| 11 | Angers SCO | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 12 | -6 | 16 |
| 12 | Bordeaux | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -1 | 15 |
| 13 | Brest | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -4 | 15 |
| 14 | Nantes | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 13 |
| 15 | Nimes | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -8 | 11 |
| 16 | Saint-Etienne | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -8 | 10 |
| 17 | Reims | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | -3 | 9 |
| 18 | Lorient | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -9 | 8 |
| 19 | Strasbourg | 11 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 14 | -10 | 6 |
| 20 | Dijon | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 13 | -15 | 4 |