Strasbourg will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 18 points behind Olympique Marseille.
Strasbourg form and stats
The story so far in the Ligue 1 for Strasbourg at their home stadium (Stade de la Meinau) is 7 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats.
K. Zohi was the last player to score a league goal for Strasbourg and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Strasbourg haven't scored in 228 minutes.
The fans are hoping that Strasbourg will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-3 away loss in the Ligue 1 game against Montpellier (placed 8th). In the match before that, Strasbourg hosted Amiens SC and drew the game 0-0.
Strasbourg's goalkeeper Matz Sels was extremely busy against Montpellier, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning eight saves.
The Strasbourg fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 22 goals in 13 league matches. Strasbourg have conceded 14 in these home matches.
Olympique Marseille form and stats
Olympique Marseille have an excellent away record in the Ligue 1 so far with 8-4-2 from 14 games. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Paris Saint Germain game have they lost an away game, meaning Olympique has taken points from eight away matches in a row.
Olympique's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Amiens SC that finished 2-2. Preceding that game was the away victory against Nîmes with the score of 3-2.
It looked so good for Olympique vs Amiens SC, but the job was not completed and victory was lost as a 2-0 lead was turned into a 2-2 draw.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Olympique Marseille have scored 20 goals in 14 league games away. Olympique have conceded 15 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Olympique Marseille - Strasbourg 2-0. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: zero - five - five (Strasbourg wins - draws - Olympique Marseille wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  D. Benedetto 11 goals |  D. Payet 9 goals |   L. Ajorque 8 goals |
Strasbourg missing players
Olympique Marseille missing players
| Strasbourg | Olympique Marseille | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 27 | 13 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 14 | 28 |
| 11 | 7 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 11 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 32 | 22 | 5 | Scored | S | 6 | 20 | 41 |
| 32 | 14 | 4 | Conceded | C | 3 | 15 | 29 |
| 93% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 79% | 86% |
| 63% | 77% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 71% | 75% |
| 44% | 62% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 43% | 46% |
| 22% | 23% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 29% | 29% |
| 11% | 15% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 14% | 7% |
| 37% | 62% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 43% | 54% |
| 30% | 31% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 75% | 50% | 39% |
| 41% | 15% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 29% | 21% |
| 4.8 | 4.3 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 4.6 | 5.4 |
| 4.2 | 4.5 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4 |
| 1.7 | 2.1 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.6 | 2.4 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 327 | 188 | 66 | Total Shots | T S | 47 | 161 | 379 |
| 107 | 56 | 17 | Shots on Target | S O | 15 | 52 | 114 |
| 30% | 39% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 38% | 36% |
- Olympique Marseille has the fewest dropped points from leading position (2)
- Strasbourg have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
| 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 | 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-Étienne | 28 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 29 | 45 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 27 | -16 | 30 |
| 18 | Nîmes | 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 |