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FC Metz vs Olympique de Marseille, Ligue 1 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 1 · 2019-20
FC Metz
1 – 1
Full Time
Olympique de Marseille
Sat 14 Dec 2019 · 16:30 UTC Stade Saint-Symphorien HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 25' Bouna Sarr
Habib Maiga 45' Y
John Boye 85' Y
Matthieu Udol 90' Y
Mamadou Fofana 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

FC Metz vs Olympique de Marseille — Ligue 1 at Stade Saint-Symphorien.

Match Details

  • Referee Willy Delajod
  • Referee Philippe Jeanne
  • Referee Mickael Leleu
  • Referee Erwan Finjean
  • Referee Stephanie Frappart
5 games this season 🟨 0.6/game ⚽ 4.6 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Nantes 34 24
2 FC Metz 34 17
3 Paris Saint-Germain FC 0 0
4 Racing Club de Lens 0 0
5 Lille OSC 0 0
6 Olympique Lyonnais 0 0
7 Olympique de Marseille 0 0
8 Stade Rennais FC 1901 0 0
9 AS Monaco FC 0 0
10 RC Strasbourg Alsace 0 0
11 Toulouse FC 0 0
12 FC Lorient 0 0
13 Paris FC 0 0
14 Stade Brestois 29 0 0
15 ES Troyes AC 0 0
16 Angers SCO 0 0
17 Le Mans FC 0 0
18 Le Havre AC 0 0
19 AJ Auxerre 0 0
20 OGC Nice 0 0

Head-to-Head

6
3
FC Metz 9 games · Avg 2.4 goals Olympique de Marseille
Last 5 meetings
2019-12-14 FC Metz 1–1 Olympique de Marseille

Recent Form

FC Metz
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Dec Olympique de Marseille H 1–1 D
07 Dec OGC Nice A 1–4 L
04 Dec Stade Rennais FC 1901 H 0–1 L
30 Nov Nimes Olympique A 1–1 D
23 Nov Stade de Reims H 1–1 D
09 Nov Lille OSC A 0–0 D
Olympique de Marseille
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Dec FC Metz A 1–1 D
08 Dec FC Girondins de Bordeaux H 3–1 W
03 Dec Angers SCO A 2–0 W
29 Nov Stade Brestois 29 H 2–1 W
24 Nov Toulouse FC A 2–0 W
10 Nov Olympique Lyonnais H 2–1 W

Season Stats

FC Metz Olympique de Marseille
#2 Position #7
17 Points 0
34 Played 0
3 / 8 / 23 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
32 Scored 0
76 Conceded 0
-44 GD +0
0.50 PPG –
9% Win % –

Key Stats

78% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)
44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

FC Metz are 2nd (17 pts). Olympique de Marseille are 7th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and FC Metz launch into their encounter with Olympique de Marseille.
  • 5' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Metz and Olympique de Marseille are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 10' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 15' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 20' It’s high time Andre Villas-Boas made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 25' The referee shows Olympique de Marseille player a Yellow card on 25.
  • 30' FC Metz are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Olympique de Marseille backline.
  • 31' Yohann Pele gets the nod from Olympique de Marseille. He replaces Steve Mandanda and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 36' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FC Metz side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 40' Assisted by Fabien Centonze with the perfectly-timed delivery and Opa Nguette makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 45' A moment of madness from Habib Maiga on 45 minutes earns him a Yellow card. FC Metz will be frustrated.
  • 46' Another substitution for Olympique de Marseille to replace Bouna Sarr by Nemanja Radonjic on 46 minute.
  • 51' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 56' FC Metz is showing some good football. However, FC Metz are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 58' Adama Traore makes way for Marvin Gakpa at the 58 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Metz.
  • 63' Bouna Sarr has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 8 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 68' A tactical swap from Olympique de Marseille — Valere Germain on, Kevin Strootman off on 68 minutes.
  • 70' What composure from Nemanja Radonjic! The Serbia international strokes it home. 1-1.
  • 75' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FC Metz and Olympique de Marseille are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 76' FC Metz ring the changes. Habib Diallo has done his job and it is now time for Ibrahima Niane to step up.
  • 81' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Metz needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 85' John Boye is having his name booked by the referee on 85.
  • 90' Matthieu Udol picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • The final score is 1-1.

Lineups

FC Metz Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Vincent Hognon

Olympique de Marseille Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Andre Villas-Boas

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Arkadiusz Milik 2
Morgan Sanson 1
Matthieu Udol 1
Ibrahima Niane 1
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 1
Hamed Traore 1
Farid Boulaya 1
Igor Paixao 1

Head to Head

2019-12-14 FC Metz 1–1 Olympique de Marseille

FC Metz Form

2019-12-14 FC Metz 1–1 Olympique de Marseille D 2019-12-07 OGC Nice 4–1 FC Metz L 2019-12-04 FC Metz 0–1 Stade Rennais FC 1901 L 2019-11-30 Nimes Olympique 1–1 FC Metz D 2019-11-23 FC Metz 1–1 Stade de Reims D 2019-11-09 Lille OSC 0–0 FC Metz D

Olympique de Marseille Form

2019-12-14 FC Metz 1–1 Olympique de Marseille D 2019-12-08 Olympique de Marseille 3–1 FC Girondins de Bordeaux W 2019-12-03 Angers SCO 0–2 Olympique de Marseille W 2019-11-29 Olympique de Marseille 2–1 Stade Brestois 29 W 2019-11-24 Toulouse FC 0–2 Olympique de Marseille W 2019-11-10 Olympique de Marseille 2–1 Olympique Lyonnais W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.38 FC Metz xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.61 Olympique de Marseille xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 91% + Under — clean sheet likely 83%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Metz22% Draw44% Olympique de Marseille34%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes17% 0% No83%
Avg goals/match: 0.99
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 60%
40%
± 1.5 27%
73%
± 2.5 9%
91%
± 3.5 2%
98%
± 4.5 1%
99%

Double Chance

FC Metz or Draw
67%
Draw or Olympique de Marseille
78%
FC Metz or Olympique de Marseille
56%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Metz9% Draw73% Olympique de Marseille18%
Actual: FC Metz win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
40.1%
0 – 1
20.8%
1 – 0
12.1%
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 2
6.2%
1 – 2
3%
2 – 0
2.2%
2 – 1
1.8%
0 – 3
1.2%
2 – 2
0.7%
1 – 3
0.7%
3 – 0
0.3%

Asian Handicap — FC Metz

Handicap FC Metz covers Push Olympique de Marseille covers
-2.5 0% — 100%
-2 0% 2% 97%
-1.5 3% — 97%
-1 3% 14% 83%
-0.5 17% — 83%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 24% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 7% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

FC Metz keeps clean sheet
55% ✗
Olympique de Marseille keeps clean sheet
69% ✗

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