Olympique Marseille and Olympique Lyonnais spectators can't wait for Ligue 1 clash at Orange Vélodrome

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Competition: France Ligue 1
Competition: Sun 28.February
Match begins: 20:00 (UTC)
Venue: Orange Vélodrome (67000 seats)

The Olympique Marseille & Olympique Lyonnais managers N. Larguet and R. Garcia are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the Ligue 1 league table.

Insights:
  • Olympique Marseille have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Olympique Lyonnais has the most scored goals in the first half (31) in Ligue 1

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Olympique Marseille form and stats

Overall Ligue 1 stats at home this season for Olympique Marseille are 5-3-4 (wins-draw-losses).

An away draw last time out for Olympique, facing Nantes in a game that ended 1-1. Before that, Olympique had a home game versus Nice which ended with a victory 3-2.

The manager N. Larguet will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Lille in only three days.

The Olympique fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 18 goals in 12 league matches. Olympique have conceded 16 in these home matches.

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Olympique Lyonnais form and stats

Olympique Lyonnais's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Olympique Lyonnais, who have the most points (28) away in Ligue 1, collect 28 points from their 13 away matches in the Ligue 1. 8 victories and 4 draws have created these points (and only 1 defeat). The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Montpellier game have they lost an away game, meaning Olympique has taken points from eleven away matches in a row.

Olympique play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 3-2 victory visiting Brest (placed 12th). The game before that, was lost at home, a 1-2 defeat against Montpellier.

After this away game Olympique Lyonnais return home for a Ligue 1 game against Rennes. That game is only three sleeps after this.

With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Olympique are regular goalscorers on their travels. It's not easy to score on Olympique Lyonnais as they have only conceded 12 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Olympique Lyonnais - Olympique 1-1 entered in the official records. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Olympique Marseille two wins, two draws and Olympique Lyonnais six victories. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Olympique LyonnaisM. Depay
M. Depay
14 goals
Olympique LyonnaisK. Toko Ekambi
K. Toko Ekambi
11 goals
Olympique LyonnaisT. Kadewere
T. Kadewere
9 goals

Olympique Marseille missing players

Olympique Lyonnais missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Olympique Marseille Olympique Lyonnais
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
25 12 3 Played P 3 13 26
10 5 1 Won W 1 8 16
8 3 1 Drew D 2 4 7
7 4 1 Lost L 0 1 3
33 18 3 Scored S 4 26 54
29 16 4 Conceded C 3 12 24
92% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 92%
76% 92% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 69% 77%
44% 50% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 54% 65%
28% 33% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 46% 38%
8% 8% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 31% 27%
64% 75% 67% BTTS BTTS 67% 62% 62%
24% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 33% 38% 35%
20% 25% 33% Failed to Score F T 0% 8% 12%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.8 2.2 2.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.6 1.8
8 1 1 Red cards R C 2 4 5
 
9.4 11.2 10.3 Shots (avg) S ( 8 14.5 16
3.3 4 2.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 5.6 5.6
40% 38% 43% Goal Efficiency G E 44% 36% 37%
Key stats in Ligue 1 this season:
  • Olympique Lyonnais has the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in Ligue 1
  • Olympique Lyonnais has the most points (28) away in Ligue 1
  • Olympique Lyonnais has the most scored goals (26) away in Ligue 1
  • Olympique Lyonnais has the most scored goals in the first half (31) in Ligue 1
  • Olympique Lyonnais have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • 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 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 Olympique Lyonnais 26 16 7 3 54 24 13 8 3 2 28 12 13 8 4 1 26 12 30 55
2 Lille 25 16 7 2 42 15 13 8 4 1 21 7 12 8 3 1 21 8 27 55
3 PSG 25 17 3 5 57 15 13 10 1 2 34 6 12 7 2 3 23 9 42 54
4 Monaco 25 15 4 6 52 37 13 8 4 1 30 17 12 7 0 5 22 20 15 49
5 Rennes 24 10 8 6 31 26 13 5 3 5 15 17 11 5 5 1 16 9 5 38
6 Olympique Marseille 25 10 8 7 33 29 12 5 3 4 18 16 13 5 5 3 15 13 4 38
7 Lens 25 10 7 8 35 34 12 4 4 4 17 17 13 6 3 4 18 17 1 37
8 Metz 25 9 8 8 29 24 13 5 4 4 16 13 12 4 4 4 13 11 5 35
9 Montpellier 25 10 5 10 41 45 13 5 1 7 24 27 12 5 4 3 17 18 -4 35
10 Angers SCO 25 10 4 11 30 40 12 5 1 6 13 17 13 5 3 5 17 23 -10 34
11 Bordeaux 25 9 6 10 27 29 13 5 4 4 12 12 12 4 2 6 15 17 -2 33
12 Brest 26 9 4 13 39 47 13 7 1 5 26 24 13 2 3 8 13 23 -8 31
13 Reims 26 7 9 10 32 34 12 4 4 4 11 12 14 3 5 6 21 22 -2 30
14 Saint-Etienne 26 7 9 10 26 37 13 3 6 4 12 18 13 4 3 6 14 19 -11 30
15 Nice 25 8 5 12 30 36 12 3 2 7 13 22 13 5 3 5 17 14 -6 29
16 Strasbourg 25 8 4 13 34 40 12 3 3 6 14 17 13 5 1 7 20 23 -6 28
17 Lorient 24 6 5 13 30 45 12 5 1 6 18 21 12 1 4 7 12 24 -15 23
18 Nantes 26 4 11 11 26 41 13 2 7 4 13 20 13 2 4 7 13 21 -15 23
19 Nimes 24 5 3 16 22 51 11 1 1 9 12 27 13 4 2 7 10 24 -29 18
20 Dijon 25 2 9 14 17 38 13 0 6 7 4 14 12 2 3 7 13 24 -21 15

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  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Olympique Lyonnais 26 16 7 3 54 24 13 8 3 2 28 12 13 8 4 1 26 12 30 55
2 Lille 25 16 7 2 42 15 13 8 4 1 21 7 12 8 3 1 21 8 27 55
3 PSG 25 17 3 5 57 15 13 10 1 2 34 6 12 7 2 3 23 9 42 54
4 Monaco 25 15 4 6 52 37 13 8 4 1 30 17 12 7 0 5 22 20 15 49
5 Rennes 24 10 8 6 31 26 13 5 3 5 15 17 11 5 5 1 16 9 5 38
6 Olympique Marseille 25 10 8 7 33 29 12 5 3 4 18 16 13 5 5 3 15 13 4 38
7 Lens 25 10 7 8 35 34 12 4 4 4 17 17 13 6 3 4 18 17 1 37
8 Metz 25 9 8 8 29 24 13 5 4 4 16 13 12 4 4 4 13 11 5 35
9 Montpellier 25 10 5 10 41 45 13 5 1 7 24 27 12 5 4 3 17 18 -4 35
10 Angers SCO 25 10 4 11 30 40 12 5 1 6 13 17 13 5 3 5 17 23 -10 34
11 Bordeaux 25 9 6 10 27 29 13 5 4 4 12 12 12 4 2 6 15 17 -2 33
12 Brest 26 9 4 13 39 47 13 7 1 5 26 24 13 2 3 8 13 23 -8 31
13 Reims 26 7 9 10 32 34 12 4 4 4 11 12 14 3 5 6 21 22 -2 30
14 Saint-Etienne 26 7 9 10 26 37 13 3 6 4 12 18 13 4 3 6 14 19 -11 30
15 Nice 25 8 5 12 30 36 12 3 2 7 13 22 13 5 3 5 17 14 -6 29
16 Strasbourg 25 8 4 13 34 40 12 3 3 6 14 17 13 5 1 7 20 23 -6 28
17 Lorient 24 6 5 13 30 45 12 5 1 6 18 21 12 1 4 7 12 24 -15 23
18 Nantes 26 4 11 11 26 41 13 2 7 4 13 20 13 2 4 7 13 21 -15 23
19 Nimes 24 5 3 16 22 51 11 1 1 9 12 27 13 4 2 7 10 24 -29 18
20 Dijon 25 2 9 14 17 38 13 0 6 7 4 14 12 2 3 7 13 24 -21 15

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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.