The biggest rivalry in France: PSG gives Olympique Marseille a hostile welcome

Competition: France Ligue 1
Date: sø 17.mars
Match begins: 20:00 (UTC)
Venue: Parc des Princes

A key match in Ligue 1 as both teams are battling for the top positions. With the home team in 1st position and the visitors placed 4th, this promises to be an exciting meeting. Read on to find out more!

This match is considered the biggest rivalry in French soccer and is called Le Classique. It is also considered the most violent of the French football rivalries, with the fans frequently clashing despite a massive amount of security. The two cities Paris and Marseille are the two largest in France and the tensions between them go far beyond sport with history, culture, north vs south and social issues all part of the mix. This should be a great game! We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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PSG form and stats

PSG have been very solid at home so far, with 42 points collected from 14 matches. This has contributed greatly to their 1st position in the league table.

Happy days for PSG in their previous game, a Ligue 1 match away at Dijon that ended with a 4-0 victory. Ahead of that match, PSG lost 1-3 at home to Manchester United.

It's goals goals goals for PSG who have scored 50 goals in 27 home games. Defensively PSG have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game (5 in 27 games).

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Olympique Marseille form and stats

The supporters enjoyed Olympique Marseille's previous game versus Nice, a Ligue 1 1-0 win played at home. A home win before that, celebrating 2-0 vs Saint-Etienne.

Olympique Marseille have scored 19 goals on their travels this season, 28 away games. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Olympique Marseille have conceded 26 goals on the road.

Head 2 Head

The most recent history between these sides is the Olympique Marseille - PSG 0-2 played earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: 8 - 2 - 0 (PSG wins - draws - Olympique Marseille wins).

Top Goalscorers

K. Mbappé
25 goals / 6 assists
E. Cavani
17 goals / 4 assists
Neymar
13 goals / 6 assists

PSG missing players

Olympique Marseille missing players

Over PSG (27 played) Olympique Marseille (28 played)
Over 0.5 100% 96%
Over 1.5 85% 82%
Over 2.5 78% 54%
Over 3.5 52% 32%
Over 4.5 26% 14%
Stat PSG (27 played) Olympique Marseille (28 played)
BTTS 44% 50%
CS 56% 39%
FTS 0% 14%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 PSG 27 24 2 1 83 15 14 14 0 0 50 5 13 10 2 1 33 10 68 74
2 Lille 28 17 6 5 45 23 14 9 4 1 26 9 14 8 2 4 19 14 22 57
3 Olympique Lyonnais 28 14 8 6 47 33 14 9 3 2 26 11 14 5 5 4 21 22 14 50
4 Olympique Marseille 28 14 5 9 44 35 14 9 3 2 25 9 14 5 2 7 19 26 9 47
5 Reims 28 10 13 5 30 27 14 6 6 2 16 11 14 4 7 3 14 16 3 43
6 Saint-Étienne 28 12 7 9 36 34 14 9 2 3 24 12 14 3 5 6 12 22 2 43
7 Montpellier 28 10 12 6 38 31 14 5 6 3 22 15 14 5 6 3 16 16 7 42
8 Rennes 27 11 7 9 38 35 14 7 4 3 21 13 13 4 3 6 17 22 3 40
9 Nice 28 11 7 10 20 28 13 7 2 4 11 11 15 4 5 6 9 17 -8 40
10 Strasbourg 28 9 11 8 43 33 14 5 6 3 22 16 14 4 5 5 21 17 10 38
11 Nîmes 27 10 6 11 38 40 13 5 4 4 18 13 14 5 2 7 20 27 -2 36
12 Angers SCO 28 8 11 9 33 33 14 5 5 4 18 15 14 3 6 5 15 18 0 35
13 Bordeaux 28 8 9 11 27 30 14 6 5 3 19 15 14 2 4 8 8 15 -3 33
14 Nantes 27 8 7 12 31 34 13 5 4 4 22 15 14 3 3 8 9 19 -3 31
15 Toulouse 28 7 10 11 27 42 14 3 7 4 15 18 14 4 3 7 12 24 -15 31
16 Amiens SC 28 8 4 16 24 43 14 6 1 7 16 19 14 2 3 9 8 24 -19 28
17 Monaco 28 6 9 13 29 44 15 3 5 7 15 25 13 3 4 6 14 19 -15 27
18 Dijon 28 5 6 17 21 45 14 3 3 8 11 24 14 2 3 9 10 21 -24 21
19 Caen 28 3 11 14 23 39 14 2 5 7 12 18 14 1 6 7 11 21 -16 20
20 Guingamp 28 4 7 17 18 51 14 2 4 8 11 21 14 2 3 9 7 30 -33 19

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