Thursday , 2 July 2026

Brighton & Hove Albion FC vs Olympique de Marseille, Europe 2023-24 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Europa League · 2023-24
Brighton & Hove Albion FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Olympique de Marseille
Thu 14 Dec 2023 · 20:00 UTC Amex Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 75' Chancel Mbemba
Adam Lallana 79' Y
Y 79' Azzedine Ounahi
Kaoru Mitoma 84' Y
Joao Pedro 89' Y
Y 90' Ismaila Sarr
Jason Steele 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Brighton & Hove Albion FC vs Olympique de Marseille — Europe at Amex Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Jose Sanchez Martinez (Spain)
9 games this season 🟨 0.6/game ⚽ 3.3 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Olympique Lyonnais 8 21
2 Aston Villa FC 8 21
3 FC Midtjylland 8 19
4 Real Betis Balompie 8 17
5 FC Porto 8 17
6 Sporting Clube de Braga 8 17
7 SC Freiburg 8 17
8 AS Roma 8 16
9 KRC Genk 8 16
10 Bologna FC 1909 8 15
11 VfB Stuttgart 8 15
12 Ferencvarosi TC 8 15
13 Nottingham Forest FC 8 14
14 FC Viktoria Plzen 8 14
15 FK Crvena Zvezda 8 14
16 RC Celta de Vigo 8 13
17 PAOK Thessaloniki FC 8 12
18 Lille OSC 8 12
19 Fenerbahce SK 8 12
20 Panathinaikos AO 8 12
21 Celtic FC 8 11
22 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 8 10
23 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 8 10
24 SK Brann 8 9
25 BSC Young Boys 8 9
26 SK Sturm Graz 8 7
27 FCSB Bukarest 8 7
28 Go Ahead Eagles 8 7
29 Feyenoord Rotterdam 8 6
30 FC Basel 1893 8 6
31 FC Red Bull Salzburg 8 6
32 Rangers FC 8 4
33 OGC Nice 8 3
34 FC Utrecht 8 1
35 Malmo FF 8 1
36 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC 8 1

Head-to-Head

1
1
Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2 games · Avg 2.5 goals Olympique de Marseille
Last 5 meetings
2023-12-14 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–0 Olympique de Marseille 2023-10-05 Olympique de Marseille 2–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Recent Form

Brighton & Hove Albion FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Dec Olympique de Marseille H 1–0 W
09 Dec Burnley FC H 1–1 D
06 Dec Brentford FC H 2–1 W
03 Dec Chelsea FC A 2–3 L
30 Nov PAE AEK A 1–0 W
25 Nov Nottingham Forest FC A 3–2 W
Olympique de Marseille
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Dec Brighton & Hove Albion FC A 0–1 L
10 Dec FC Lorient A 4–2 W
06 Dec Olympique Lyonnais H 3–0 W
03 Dec Stade Rennais FC 1901 H 2–0 W
30 Nov AFC Ajax H 4–3 W
25 Nov RC Strasbourg Alsace A 1–1 D

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Brighton & Hove Albion FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 15' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Olympique de Marseille needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 20' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 25' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 30' It looks surprising Brighton & Hove Albion FC does not make any changes. Simon Adingra has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 35' It looks like no one’s ball. Brighton & Hove Albion FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 40' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 45' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Kaoru Mitoma suffering a number of foals already.
  • 50' Michael Murillo needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 52' Olympique de Marseille manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Iliman Ndiaye is hanging Vitinha on the field on 52 minute.
  • 55' Olympique de Marseille manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Michael Murillo is hanging Renan Lodi on the field on 55 minute.
  • 60' Olympique de Marseille started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 60.
  • 64' Evan Ferguson has so much to prove this time. He replaces Simon Adingra on 64 minute.
  • 69' Igor Julio has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 15 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 74' The Brighton & Hove Albion FC manager makes a substitution. Facundo Buonanotte departs to be replaced by Adam Lallana.
  • 75' It’s gonna be a card for Chancel Mbemba.
  • 75' Another substitution for Brighton & Hove Albion FC to replace Jack Hinshelwood by James Milner on 75 minute.
  • 78' It is a substitution in Olympique de Marseille team. Amine Harit is replaced by Ismaila Sarr on 78 minute.
  • 79' Brighton & Hove Albion FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 84' Kaoru Mitoma is having his name booked by the referee on 84.
  • 88' Brighton & Hove Albion FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Joao Pedro on 88.
  • 89' Joao Pedro was booked on 89.
  • 90' The referee shows Olympique de Marseille player a card on 90.
  • 90' Carlos Baleba has so much to prove this time. He replaces Billy Gilmour on 90 minute.
  • With this win, Brighton & Hove Albion FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Roberto De Zerbi

Olympique de Marseille Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gennaro Gattuso

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Joao Pedro 2
Pascal Gross 1
Jordan Veretout 1
Chancel Mbemba 1

Head to Head

2023-12-14 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–0 Olympique de Marseille 2023-10-05 Olympique de Marseille 2–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Form

2023-12-14 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–0 Olympique de Marseille W 2023-12-09 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–1 Burnley FC D 2023-12-06 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2–1 Brentford FC W 2023-12-03 Chelsea FC 3–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L 2023-11-30 PAE AEK 0–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2023-11-25 Nottingham Forest FC 2–3 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W

Olympique de Marseille Form

2023-12-14 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–0 Olympique de Marseille L 2023-12-10 FC Lorient 2–4 Olympique de Marseille W 2023-12-06 Olympique de Marseille 3–0 Olympique Lyonnais W 2023-12-03 Olympique de Marseille 2–0 Stade Rennais FC 1901 W 2023-11-30 Olympique de Marseille 4–3 AFC Ajax W 2023-11-25 RC Strasbourg Alsace 1–1 Olympique de Marseille D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.37 Brighton & Hove Albion FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.09 Olympique de Marseille xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Brighton & Hove Albion FC45% Draw28% Olympique de Marseille27%
Actual: Brighton & Hove Albion FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.46
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 44%
56%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Brighton & Hove Albion FC or Draw
73%
Draw or Olympique de Marseille
55%
Brighton & Hove Albion FC or Olympique de Marseille
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Brighton & Hove Albion FC30% Draw49% Olympique de Marseille21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.7%
0 – 0
10.6%
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
8.4%
0 – 1
8.2%
2 – 0
7.8%
1 – 2
6.7%
0 – 2
4.9%
2 – 2
4.7%
3 – 1
3.9%
3 – 0
3.5%
1 – 3
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Handicap Brighton & Hove Albion FC covers Push Olympique de Marseille covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 13% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 22% 58%
-0.5 42% — 58%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 17% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Brighton & Hove Albion FC keeps clean sheet
34% ✗
Olympique de Marseille keeps clean sheet
26% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.