Olympique de Marseille vs Brighton & Hove Albion FC, Europe 2023-24 GROUP STAGE
Overview
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Olympique de Marseille vs Brighton & Hove Albion FC — Europe at Orange Velodrome.
- Olympique de Marseille 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
- Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Mikola Balakin (Ukraine)
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olympique Lyonnais | 8 | 21 |
| 2 | Aston Villa FC | 8 | 21 |
| 3 | FC Midtjylland | 8 | 19 |
| 4 | Real Betis Balompié | 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 | Ferencvárosi TC | 8 | 15 |
| 13 | Nottingham Forest FC | 8 | 14 |
| 14 | FC Viktoria Plzeň | 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 | Fenerbahçe 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
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 Oct | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | H | 2–2 | D |
| 30 Sep | AS Monaco FC | A | 2–3 | L |
| 24 Sep | Paris Saint-Germain FC | A | 0–4 | L |
| 21 Sep | AFC Ajax | A | 3–3 | D |
| 17 Sep | Toulouse FC | H | 0–0 | D |
| 01 Sep | FC Nantes | A | 1–1 | D |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 Oct | Olympique de Marseille | A | 2–2 | D |
| 30 Sep | Aston Villa FC | A | 1–6 | L |
| 24 Sep | AFC Bournemouth | H | 3–1 | W |
| 21 Sep | PAE AEK | H | 2–3 | L |
| 16 Sep | Manchester United FC | A | 3–1 | W |
| 02 Sep | Newcastle United FC | H | 3–1 | W |
Key Stats
50%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
H2H (2 games)
50%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
25%
Clean Sheets
Olympique de Marseille this season
Olympique de Marseille this season
Goal Timing (This Season)
Olympique de Marseille
0-15
–/2
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/1
46-60
–/2
61-75
–/–
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Olympique de Marseille
| Keyliane Abdallah | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' What a night it is going to be! Olympique de Marseille welcome Brighton & Hove Albion FC for this crunch clash at Orange Velodrome.
- 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Olympique de Marseille that had 475 games and scored 530 goals.
- 10' Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is a natural forward and has been asked to do a very specific job for Olympique de Marseille tonight.
- 15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ansu Fati made 525 appearances and scored 34 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 19' What composure from Chancel Mbemba! The Congo DR international strokes it home. 1-0.
- 20' GOAL! Jordan Veretout scores on 20. Assisted by Amine Harit
- 25' Brighton & Hove Albion FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
- 30' It looks surprising Brighton & Hove Albion FC does not make any changes. Billy Gilmour has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 35' Danny Welbeck has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 14 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 40' Brighton & Hove Albion FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 45' Olympique de Marseille are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Brighton & Hove Albion FC's shape.
- 50' Azzedine Ounahi is replacing Jordan Veretout for the Olympique de Marseille side.
- 54' GOAL! Pascal Gross scores on 54. Assisted by Kaoru Mitoma
- 56' Pascal Gross picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 61' Ireland international Evan Ferguson has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
- 62' The supporters are chanting for Ismaila Sarr. He replaces Joaquin Correa on 62 minute.
- 67' The Brighton & Hove Albion FC manager makes a substitution. Mahmoud Dahoud departs to be replaced by Billy Gilmour.
- 72' Over 72 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
- 77' A tactical swap from Brighton & Hove Albion FC — Evan Ferguson on, Danny Welbeck off on 77 minutes.
- 79' A change in the Olympique de Marseille ranks — Iliman Ndiaye exits the field as Renan Lodi enters on 79.
- 84' That looks like a foul for a card for Lewis Dunk.
- 86' It’s a booking for Olympique de Marseille player. Jonathan Clauss gets a card.
- 88' What composure from Joao Pedro! The Brazil international strokes it home. 2-2.
- 89' Poor challenge from Leonardo Balerdi. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
- 90' The referee shows Brighton & Hove Albion FC player a card on 90.
- will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.
Lineups
Olympique de Marseille Lineups
Starting XI
-
29
Iliman Ndiaye ↓ Renan Lodi 79'
- 10
- 21
- 11
- 7
- 16
- 27
-
20
Joaquin Correa ↓ Ismaila Sarr 62'
- 99
- 5
- 62
Bench
-
12
Renan Lodi ↑ 79'
-
23
Ismaila Sarr ↑ 62'
- 36
- 1
-
8
Azzedine Ounahi ↑ 50'
- 34
-
9
Vitinha ↑ 62'
- 18
- 37
Coach
Gennaro Gattuso
Brighton & Hove Albion FC Lineups
Starting XI
-
18
Danny Welbeck ↓ Evan Ferguson 77'
- 23
- 5
- 13
- 34
-
8
Mahmoud Dahoud ↓ Billy Gilmour 67'
- 29
-
31
Ansu Fati ↓ Joao Pedro 67'
- 22
- 2
-
7
Solly March ↓ Simon Adingra 77'
Bench
- 4
-
9
Joao Pedro ↑ 67'
- 3
-
11
Billy Gilmour ↑ 67'
- 1
- 38
-
24
Simon Adingra ↑ 77'
-
28
Evan Ferguson ↑ 77'
- 20
- 40
- 41
Coach
Roberto De Zerbi
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Joao Pedro | 2 |
| Pascal Gross | 1 |
| Jordan Veretout | 1 |
| Chancel Mbemba | 1 |
Olympique de Marseille Form
2023-10-05
Olympique de Marseille
2–2
Brighton & Hove Albion FC
D
2023-09-30
AS Monaco FC
3–2
Olympique de Marseille
L
2023-09-24
Paris Saint-Germain FC
4–0
Olympique de Marseille
L
2023-09-21
AFC Ajax
3–3
Olympique de Marseille
D
2023-09-17
Olympique de Marseille
0–0
Toulouse FC
D
2023-09-01
FC Nantes
1–1
Olympique de Marseille
D
Brighton & Hove Albion FC Form
2023-10-05
Olympique de Marseille
2–2
Brighton & Hove Albion FC
D
2023-09-30
Aston Villa FC
6–1
Brighton & Hove Albion FC
L
2023-09-24
Brighton & Hove Albion FC
3–1
AFC Bournemouth
W
2023-09-21
Brighton & Hove Albion FC
2–3
PAE AEK
L
2023-09-16
Manchester United FC
1–3
Brighton & Hove Albion FC
W
2023-09-02
Brighton & Hove Albion FC
3–1
Newcastle United FC
W
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.77
Olympique de Marseille xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.43
Brighton & Hove Albion FC xG
I would bet for:
Olympique de Marseille or Brighton & Hove Albion FC 74% + Both teams to score 63%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 3.2
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 94% |
|
6% |
| ± 1.5 | 83% |
|
17% |
| ± 2.5 | 61% |
|
39% |
| ± 3.5 | 40% |
|
60% |
| ± 4.5 | 22% |
|
78% |
Double Chance
Olympique de Marseille or Draw
70%
Draw or Brighton & Hove Albion FC
56%
Olympique de Marseille or Brighton & Hove Albion FC
74%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Olympique de Marseille win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.2%
2 – 1
8.8%
1 – 2
7.1%
1 – 0
6.5%
2 – 0
6.3%
2 – 2
Actual
0 – 0
5.7%
3 – 1
5.2%
0 – 1
5.1%
0 – 2
4.2%
3 – 2
3.7%
3 – 0
3.7%
Asian Handicap — Olympique de Marseille
| Handicap | Olympique de Marseille covers | Push | Brighton & Hove Albion FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 11% | — | 89% |
| -2 | 11% | 14% | 76% |
| -1.5 | 24% | — | 76% |
| -1 | 24% | 20% | 56% |
| -0.5 | 44% | — | 56% |
| +0.5 | 70% | — | 30% |
| +1 | 70% | 16% | 14% |
| +1.5 | 86% | — | 14% |
| +2 | 86% | 9% | 5% |
| +2.5 | 95% | — | 5% |
Clean Sheet
Olympique de Marseille keeps clean sheet
25%
✓
Brighton & Hove Albion FC keeps clean sheet
18%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

