Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Olympique de Marseille vs FC Metz, Ligue 1 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 1 · 2025-26
Olympique de Marseille
3 – 1
Full Time
FC Metz
Fri 10 Apr 2026 · 19:05 UTC Orange Velodrome 63,923 HT 45' · FT 45'
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 13' 1–0
Igor Paixao 48' 2–0
2–1 49' Georgiy Tsitaishvili
Hamed Traore 90+3' 3–1
Facundo Medina 45' Y
Y 56' Maxime Colin
Y 84' Koffi Franck Kouao

Overview

Match Preview

Olympique de Marseille vs FC Metz — Ligue 1 at Orange Velodrome.

Match Details

  • Referee Stephanie Frappart
  • Assistant 1 Mikael Berchebru
  • Assistant 2 Cedric Favre
8 games this season 🟨 2.1/game ⚽ 8.9 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

3
6
Olympique de Marseille 9 games · Avg 2.4 goals FC Metz
Last 5 meetings
2026-04-10 Olympique de Marseille 3–1 FC Metz 2025-10-04 FC Metz 0–3 Olympique de Marseille 2024-02-09 Olympique de Marseille 1–1 FC Metz 2023-08-18 FC Metz 2–2 Olympique de Marseille 2022-02-13 FC Metz 1–2 Olympique de Marseille

Recent Form

Olympique de Marseille
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Apr FC Metz H 3–1 W
05 Apr AS Monaco FC A 1–2 L
22 Mar Lille OSC H 1–2 L
13 Mar AJ Auxerre H 1–0 W
07 Mar Toulouse FC A 1–0 W
01 Mar Olympique Lyonnais H 3–2 W
FC Metz
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Apr Olympique de Marseille A 1–3 L
05 Apr FC Nantes H 0–0 D
22 Mar Stade Rennais FC 1901 A 0–0 D
15 Mar Toulouse FC H 3–4 L
08 Mar Racing Club de Lens A 0–3 L
01 Mar Stade Brestois 29 H 0–1 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' The game is set. FC Metz kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Habib Diallo needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 10' A quiet spell here at Orange Velodrome. FC Metz seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 13' What composure from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang! The Gabon international strokes it home. 1-0.
  • 18' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Olympique de Marseille and FC Metz are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 23' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Olympique de Marseille side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 28' 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.
  • 33' Sadibou Sane has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 441 appearances.
  • 38' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Olympique de Marseille and FC Metz are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 43' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 45' Facundo Medina has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 45.
  • 48' Igor Paixao has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 48 minutes.
  • 49' Georgiy Tsitaishvili has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 49 minutes.
  • 54' The energy levels are beginning to show. Benoit Tavenot might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 56' Maxime Colin was booked on 56.
  • 61' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 66' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 71' FC Metz seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 72' It is a substitution in Olympique de Marseille team. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is replaced by Arthur Vermeeren on 72 minute.
  • 77' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 81' A change in the FC Metz ranks — Jessy Deminguet exits the field as Nathan Mbala enters on 81.
  • 82' Fode Ballo-Toure gets the nod from FC Metz. He replaces Maxime Colin and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 84' A moment of madness from Koffi Franck Kouao on 84 minutes earns him a card. FC Metz will be frustrated.
  • 87' Alpha Toure makes way for Lucas Michal at the 87 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Metz.
  • 90' Time for substitution for Olympique de Marseille. Igor Paixao is replaced by Himad Abdelli.
  • 3-1 the final result. FC Metz will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Olympique de Marseille Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Habib Beye

FC Metz Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Benoit Tavenot

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

2026-04-10 Olympique de Marseille 3–1 FC Metz 2025-10-04 FC Metz 0–3 Olympique de Marseille 2024-02-09 Olympique de Marseille 1–1 FC Metz 2023-08-18 FC Metz 2–2 Olympique de Marseille 2022-02-13 FC Metz 1–2 Olympique de Marseille

Olympique de Marseille Form

2026-04-10 Olympique de Marseille 3–1 FC Metz W 2026-04-05 AS Monaco FC 2–1 Olympique de Marseille L 2026-03-22 Olympique de Marseille 1–2 Lille OSC L 2026-03-13 Olympique de Marseille 1–0 AJ Auxerre W 2026-03-07 Toulouse FC 0–1 Olympique de Marseille W 2026-03-01 Olympique de Marseille 3–2 Olympique Lyonnais W

FC Metz Form

2026-04-10 Olympique de Marseille 3–1 FC Metz L 2026-04-05 FC Metz 0–0 FC Nantes D 2026-03-22 Stade Rennais FC 1901 0–0 FC Metz D 2026-03-15 FC Metz 3–4 Toulouse FC L 2026-03-08 Racing Club de Lens 3–0 FC Metz L 2026-03-01 FC Metz 0–1 Stade Brestois 29 L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.74 Olympique de Marseille xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.99 FC Metz xG
I would bet for: Olympique de Marseille to win 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Olympique de Marseille57% Draw24% FC Metz19%
Actual: Olympique de Marseille win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.73
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 51%
49%
± 3.5 29%
71%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Olympique de Marseille or Draw
81%
Draw or FC Metz
43%
Olympique de Marseille or FC Metz
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Olympique de Marseille38% Draw45% FC Metz17%
Actual: Olympique de Marseille win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.1%
1 – 0
10.5%
2 – 0
9.7%
2 – 1
9.4%
0 – 0
8.4%
0 – 1
5.5%
3 – 0
5.5%
3 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
5.3%
2 – 2
4.7%
0 – 2
3.1%
3 – 2
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Olympique de Marseille

Handicap Olympique de Marseille covers Push FC Metz covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 17% 70%
-1.5 30% — 70%
-1 30% 23% 47%
-0.5 53% — 47%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 13% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Olympique de Marseille keeps clean sheet
38% ✓
FC Metz keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

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