FC Metz vs Olympique de Marseille, Ligue 1 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Ligue 1 · 2023-24

FC Metz

2 – 2

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Olympique de Marseille

Fri 18 Aug 2023 · 19:00 UTC Stade Saint Symphorien 26,661 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 14' Emran Soglo

Cheikh Sabaly 65' 1–1

Georges Mikautadze 71' 2–1

2–2 82' Vitinha

Kevin N'Doram 9' Y

Y 49' Renan Lodi

Ababacar Lo 59' R

Y 85' Jordan Veretout

Malick Mbaye 90' Y

Alexandre Oukidja 90' Y

Overview

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

FC Metz 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Olympique de Marseille 5 games · 3 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Jerome Brisard
Assistant 1
Assistant 2 Cedric Favre

3 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 8.7 goals/game

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

FC Metz 9 games · Avg 2.4 goals Olympique de Marseille

Last 5 meetings

2023-08-18 FC Metz 2–2 Olympique de Marseille 2022-02-13 FC Metz 1–2 Olympique de Marseille 2021-11-07 Olympique de Marseille 0–0 FC Metz 2021-05-23 FC Metz 1–1 Olympique de Marseille 2020-09-26 Olympique de Marseille 1–1 FC Metz

Recent Form

FC Metz

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Aug	Olympique de Marseille	H	2–2	D
13 Aug	Stade Rennais FC 1901	A	1–5	L
02 Jun	SC Bastia	H	3–2	W
26 May	FC Sochaux-Montbéliard	A	1–0	W
20 May	En Avant Guingamp	A	1–1	D
13 May	Grenoble Foot 38	H	1–0	W

Olympique de Marseille

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Aug	FC Metz	A	2–2	D
15 Aug	Panathinaikos AO	H	3–5	L
12 Aug	Stade de Reims	H	2–1	W
09 Aug	Panathinaikos AO	A	0–1	L
03 Jun	AC Ajaccio	A	0–1	L
27 May	Stade Brestois 29	H	1–2	L

Key Stats

78% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)

44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Olympique de Marseille this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Olympique de Marseille

0-15

1/2

16-30

–/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

2/2

61-75

2/2

76+

2/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Olympique de Marseille

Amine Gouiri	4 G	1 A
Pierre Emile Hojbjerg	1 G
Keyliane Abdallah	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' KICK OFF: Olympique de Marseille gets underway.
5' Youssef Maziz needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
9' Kevin N'Doram has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 9.
14' A goal from the England international Emran Soglo! He fires home on 14 to make it 0-1!
19' 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.
24' Olympique de Marseille fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
29' Maxime Colin is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Olympique de Marseille so far.
34' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
39' Ismaila Sarr has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 4 goals to his name this season.
44' FC Metz are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Olympique de Marseille backline.
49' Olympique de Marseille player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
52' Valentin Rongier has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 52 minutes.
56' The supporters are chanting for Jordan Veretout. He replaces Geoffrey Kondogbia on 56 minute.
59' FC Metz player sees a Red card in front of him.
62' Lamine Camara is replacing Youssef Maziz for the FC Metz side.
65' Magnificent from Cheikh Sabaly! That is 18 goals in 438 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
67' Another substitution for Olympique de Marseille to replace Emran Soglo by Amine Harit on 67 minute.
71' Georges Mikautadze has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 71 minutes.
75' A tactical swap from Olympique de Marseille — Vitinha on, Leonardo Balerdi off on 75 minutes.
76' Francois Regis Mughe is replacing Iliman Ndiaye for the Olympique de Marseille side.
81' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both FC Metz and Olympique de Marseille are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
82' Goal! Vitinha scores his 8 goal in 430 matches.
84' Fresh legs for FC Metz! Benjamin Tetteh comes on to replace Georges Mikautadze.
85' Jordan Veretout is having his name booked by the referee on 85.
90' That is a Yellow card for FC Metz. Malick Mbaye will be fuming at that decision.
90' Time for substitution for FC Metz. Malick Mbaye is replaced by Koffi Kouao.
2-2 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

FC Metz Lineups

4-1-4-1

Starting XI

2
Maxime Colin
6
Kevin N'Doram
16
Alexandre Oukidja
8
Ismael Traore
5
Fali Cande
10
Youssef Maziz ↓ Lamine Camara 62'
9
Georges Mikautadze ↓ Benjamin Tetteh 84'
27
Danley Jean Jacques
15
Ababacar Lo
26
Malick Mbaye ↓ Koffi Franck Kouao 90'
14
Cheikh Sabaly ↓ Habib Maiga 84'

Bench

Coach Laszlo Boloni

Olympique de Marseille Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

29
Iliman Ndiaye ↓ Francois Regis Mughe 76'
12
Renan Lodi
10
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
23
Ismaila Sarr
21
Valentin Rongier
7
Jonathan Clauss
19
Geoffrey Kondogbia ↓ Jordan Veretout 56'
16
Pau Lopez
99
Chancel Mbemba
5
Leonardo Balerdi ↓ Vitinha 75'
37
Emran Soglo ↓ Amine Harit 67'

Bench

Coach Marcelino

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Arkadiusz Milik	2
Matthieu Udol	1
Ibrahima Niane	1
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang	1
Hamed Traore	1
Farid Boulaya	1
Igor Paixao	1
Cedric Bakambu	1

Head to Head

FC Metz Form

2023-08-18 FC Metz 2–2 Olympique de Marseille D 2023-08-13 Stade Rennais FC 1901 5–1 FC Metz L 2023-06-02 FC Metz 3–2 SC Bastia W 2023-05-26 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 0–1 FC Metz W 2023-05-20 En Avant Guingamp 1–1 FC Metz D 2023-05-13 FC Metz 1–0 Grenoble Foot 38 W

Olympique de Marseille Form

2023-08-18 FC Metz 2–2 Olympique de Marseille D 2023-08-15 Olympique de Marseille 3–5 Panathinaikos AO L 2023-08-12 Olympique de Marseille 2–1 Stade de Reims W 2023-08-09 Panathinaikos AO 1–0 Olympique de Marseille L 2023-06-03 AC Ajaccio 1–0 Olympique de Marseille L 2023-05-27 Olympique de Marseille 1–2 Stade Brestois 29 L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.42 FC Metz xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.17 Olympique de Marseille xG

I would bet for: FC Metz or Olympique de Marseille 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

FC Metz44% Draw28% Olympique de Marseille28%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes53% 0% No47%

Avg goals/match: 2.59

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	73%	27%
± 2.5	47%	53%
± 3.5	26%	74%
± 4.5	13%	87%

Double Chance

FC Metz or Draw

72%

Draw or Olympique de Marseille

56%

FC Metz or Olympique de Marseille

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

FC Metz30% Draw48% Olympique de Marseille22%

Actual: Olympique de Marseille win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.4%

1 – 0

9.7%

0 – 0

9.6%

2 – 1

8.5%

0 – 1

7.7%

2 – 0

7.4%

1 – 2

2 – 2

Actual

0 – 2

3 – 1

4.1%

3 – 0

3.5%

1 – 3

2.7%

Asian Handicap — FC Metz

Handicap	FC Metz covers	Push	Olympique de Marseille covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	13%	80%
-1.5	20%	—	80%
-1	20%	21%	59%
-0.5	41%	—	59%
+0.5	70%	—	30%
+1	70%	17%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

FC Metz keeps clean sheet

32% ✓

Olympique de Marseille keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

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