Ligue 1: Paris Saint Germain expected to overpower Olympique Marseille

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Competition: France Ligue 1
Competition: Sun 17.April
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: Parc des Princes (47929 seats)

The two teams are happy with a fine season so far and occasions like this could be influential. Here's the preview for Paris Saint Germain - Olympique Marseille!

Insights:
  • Paris Saint Germain have the most scored goals (70) in Ligue 1
  • Olympique Marseille have the most points (33) away in Ligue 1

The visiting Olympique Marseille played their last game only three days ago, a Europa Conference League match. That game was also an away game, at PAOK. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.

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Paris Saint Germain form and stats

Paris Saint Germain have been very solid at home in the Ligue 1 so far, with 43 points collected from 15 matches (14-1-0). This has contributed greatly to their 1st position in the table. Ever since the Nice game PSG has been unbeatable here at Parc des Princes producing seven straight wins.

Paris Saint Germain enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Clermont's place. The match ended 6-1 with Neymar (3) and Mbappé (3) scoring. As indicated by the result mentioned above, Paris Saint Germain played a great game against Clermont and beat them comfortably. Expectations are high for this one. What a game it was for Mbappé when beating Clermont, applying the finishing touch to three goals! Neymar, who usually features in attack, was the highest rated player for the side in that game, scoring a rating of 10.0 (out of 10). Neymar scored three goals, served one assist, hit four key passes and had 66 successful passes (of 75 total).

Before that game, the 5-1 home victory against Lorient.

Paris Saint Germain are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found ten matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won nine, drew one and lost zero.

There will be little rest for PSG after this match as they are travelling to Angers SCO for a Ligue 1 game in only three days.

Paris Saint Germain are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at Parc des Princes in their league games, having scored an impressive 39 goals in 15 matches. PSG are not conceding a lot of goals here at Parc des Princes in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 8 from 15 matches.

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Olympique Marseille form and stats

Olympique Marseille have an excellent away record in the Ligue 1 so far with 10-3-2 from 15 games. The fact that Olympique Marseille have won four matches in a row should scare the hosts and makes this contest more interesting.

Two trips in a row for Olympique, whose manager Moya could celebrate last time after the Europa Conference League win against PAOK. Mandanda (goalkeeper) was the best performer with a rating of 8.44. Mandanda topped it up with a clean sheet.

Before that, Olympique Marseille secured a home win against Montpellier with the score 2-0.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Nantes in just three days.

Olympique Marseille are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 25 times in 15 away games so far. Olympique Marseille are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 12 times in 15 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The teams have faced each other previously this season, with the match result Olympique Marseille - PSG 0-0 written in the official records. Head-to-head numbers (for the prior ten meetings): Paris Saint Germain won seven games, two matches ended with a tie and Olympique Marseille managed one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / four The matches between these teams have had a tendency to be ill-tempered, having seen 9 sending-offs from the last ten encounters.

Top Goalscorers

Paris Saint GermainK. Mbappé Lottin
K. Mbappé Lottin
20 goals
Paris Saint GermainN. da Silva Santos Junior
N. da Silva Santos Junior
10 goals
Olympique MarseilleD. Payet
D. Payet
10 goals

Paris Saint Germain missing players

Olympique Marseille missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Paris Saint Germain Olympique Marseille
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
31 15 4 Played P 3 15 31
22 14 3 Won W 2 10 17
5 1 1 Drew D 1 3 8
4 0 0 Lost L 0 2 6
70 39 7 Scored S 5 25 51
29 8 2 Conceded C 1 12 29
94% 93% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 93% 90%
87% 87% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 73% 74%
61% 67% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 33% 39%
39% 40% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 20% 26%
19% 13% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 20% 19%
58% 47% 25% BTTS BTTS 33% 47% 52%
32% 53% 75% Clean Sheets C S 67% 47% 39%
16% 7% 25% Failed to Score F T 0% 13% 19%
 
5.5 5.9 4 Corners for (avg) C F 3.3 5.6 5.9
4.4 4 4.5 Corners against (avg) C A 5.7 4.2 4.1
1.9 1.5 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.3 2 1.6
3 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 3
 
15 15.8 14 Shots (avg) S ( 8.3 11.9 13.3
5.6 5.8 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 4.5 4.4
40% 45% 44% Goal Efficiency G E 56% 37% 38%
 
11.8 10.9 10.5 Shots against (avg) S A 7 8.9 8.7
4.2 3.5 2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 1.3 2.6 3.1
Key stats in Ligue 1 this season:
  • Olympique Marseille have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
  • Olympique Marseille have the most points (33) away in Ligue 1
  • Olympique Marseille have the the best goal difference (+13) away in Ligue 1
  • Paris Saint Germain have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Paris Saint Germain have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Paris Saint Germain have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Paris Saint Germain have the fewest conceded goals (8) at home in Ligue 1
  • Paris Saint Germain have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (13) in Ligue 1
  • Paris Saint Germain have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Ligue 1
  • Paris Saint Germain have the most points (43) at home in Ligue 1
  • Paris Saint Germain have the most points from losing position (21) in Ligue 1
  • Paris Saint Germain have the most scored goals (70) in Ligue 1
  • Paris Saint Germain have the most scored goals in the second half (41) in Ligue 1
  • Paris Saint Germain have the the best goal difference (+31) at home in Ligue 1
  • Paris Saint Germain have the the best goal difference (+41) 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 Paris Saint Germain 31 22 5 4 70 29 15 14 1 0 39 8 16 8 4 4 31 21 41 71
2 Olympique Marseille 31 17 8 6 51 29 16 7 5 4 26 17 15 10 3 2 25 12 22 59
3 Rennes 31 17 5 9 67 31 15 11 1 3 39 10 16 6 4 6 28 21 36 56
4 Strasbourg 31 14 10 7 52 33 16 9 4 3 30 14 15 5 6 4 22 19 19 52
5 Nice 31 15 7 9 40 27 15 7 4 4 19 15 16 8 3 5 21 12 13 51
6 Monaco 31 14 8 9 47 32 16 9 4 3 31 14 15 5 4 6 16 18 15 50
7 Lille 31 12 12 7 39 36 15 6 7 2 19 16 16 6 5 5 20 20 3 48
8 Lens 31 13 8 10 48 40 16 8 5 3 29 16 15 5 3 7 19 24 8 47
9 Nantes 31 13 7 11 40 34 15 9 2 4 24 14 16 4 5 7 16 20 6 46
10 Olympique Lyonnais 31 12 11 8 44 40 16 8 5 3 28 20 15 4 6 5 16 20 4 46
11 Montpellier 31 12 5 14 44 44 16 7 3 6 25 20 15 5 2 8 19 24 0 41
12 Brest 31 10 9 12 39 45 15 5 4 6 22 23 16 5 5 6 17 22 -6 39
13 Reims 31 8 12 11 34 35 15 4 6 5 20 16 16 4 6 6 14 19 -1 36
14 Angers SCO 31 8 9 14 35 45 16 6 2 8 17 19 15 2 7 6 18 26 -10 33
15 Troyes 31 8 8 15 29 44 15 4 6 5 14 14 16 4 2 10 15 30 -15 32
16 Lorient 31 7 10 14 31 50 15 5 5 5 17 16 16 2 5 9 14 34 -19 31
17 Clermont 31 7 7 17 31 60 16 3 5 8 17 28 15 4 2 9 14 32 -29 28
18 Saint-Etienne 31 6 9 16 33 61 16 3 6 7 20 31 15 3 3 9 13 30 -28 27
19 Bordeaux 31 5 11 15 41 71 16 3 5 8 23 30 15 2 6 7 18 41 -30 26
20 Metz 31 4 11 16 28 57 15 1 6 8 16 27 16 3 5 8 12 30 -29 23

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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 Paris Saint Germain 31 22 5 4 70 29 15 14 1 0 39 8 16 8 4 4 31 21 41 71
2 Olympique Marseille 31 17 8 6 51 29 16 7 5 4 26 17 15 10 3 2 25 12 22 59
3 Rennes 31 17 5 9 67 31 15 11 1 3 39 10 16 6 4 6 28 21 36 56
4 Strasbourg 31 14 10 7 52 33 16 9 4 3 30 14 15 5 6 4 22 19 19 52
5 Nice 31 15 7 9 40 27 15 7 4 4 19 15 16 8 3 5 21 12 13 51
6 Monaco 31 14 8 9 47 32 16 9 4 3 31 14 15 5 4 6 16 18 15 50
7 Lille 31 12 12 7 39 36 15 6 7 2 19 16 16 6 5 5 20 20 3 48
8 Lens 31 13 8 10 48 40 16 8 5 3 29 16 15 5 3 7 19 24 8 47
9 Nantes 31 13 7 11 40 34 15 9 2 4 24 14 16 4 5 7 16 20 6 46
10 Olympique Lyonnais 31 12 11 8 44 40 16 8 5 3 28 20 15 4 6 5 16 20 4 46
11 Montpellier 31 12 5 14 44 44 16 7 3 6 25 20 15 5 2 8 19 24 0 41
12 Brest 31 10 9 12 39 45 15 5 4 6 22 23 16 5 5 6 17 22 -6 39
13 Reims 31 8 12 11 34 35 15 4 6 5 20 16 16 4 6 6 14 19 -1 36
14 Angers SCO 31 8 9 14 35 45 16 6 2 8 17 19 15 2 7 6 18 26 -10 33
15 Troyes 31 8 8 15 29 44 15 4 6 5 14 14 16 4 2 10 15 30 -15 32
16 Lorient 31 7 10 14 31 50 15 5 5 5 17 16 16 2 5 9 14 34 -19 31
17 Clermont 31 7 7 17 31 60 16 3 5 8 17 28 15 4 2 9 14 32 -29 28
18 Saint-Etienne 31 6 9 16 33 61 16 3 6 7 20 31 15 3 3 9 13 30 -28 27
19 Bordeaux 31 5 11 15 41 71 16 3 5 8 23 30 15 2 6 7 18 41 -30 26
20 Metz 31 4 11 16 28 57 15 1 6 8 16 27 16 3 5 8 12 30 -29 23

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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.