Olympique de Marseille vs FC Metz, Ligue 1 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Olympique de Marseille vs FC Metz — Ligue 1 at Orange Velodrome.
- Olympique de Marseille 34 games · 59 pts (2025/26)
- FC Metz 34 games · 17 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Stephanie Frappart
- Assistant 1 Mikael Berchebru
- Assistant 2 Cedric Favre
24 games this season 🟨 1.1/game ⚽ 6.7 goals/gameStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Paris Saint-Germain FC 34 76 2 Racing Club de Lens 34 70 3 Lille OSC 34 61 4 Olympique Lyonnais 34 60 5 Olympique de Marseille 34 59 6 Stade Rennais FC 1901 34 59 7 AS Monaco FC 34 54 8 RC Strasbourg Alsace 34 53 9 FC Lorient 34 45 10 Toulouse FC 33 44 11 Paris FC 34 44 12 Stade Brestois 29 34 39 13 Angers SCO 34 36 14 Le Havre AC 34 35 15 AJ Auxerre 34 34 16 OGC Nice 34 32 17 FC Nantes 33 23 18 FC Metz 34 17 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 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 Date Opponent H/A Score Result 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 Season Stats
Olympique de Marseille FC Metz #5 Position #18 59 Points 17 34 Played 34 18 / 5 / 11 W / D / L 3 / 8 / 23 63 Scored 32 45 Conceded 76 +18 GD -44 1.74 PPG 0.50 53% Win % 9% Key Stats
78% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history27% Clean Sheets
Olympique de Marseille this season21% Clean Sheets
FC Metz this seasonOlympique de Marseille are 5th (59 pts). FC Metz are 18th (17 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Olympique de Marseille0-153/–16-30–/131-45–/–46-603/661-751/176+2/2■ Scored ■ ConcededFC Metz0-151/316-30–/231-452/–46-603/261-75–/376+1/6■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Olympique de Marseille to score. At the same time, FC Metz does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 5' The travelling FC Metz supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 10' 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.
- 13' What a strike from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang! The score is 1-0.
- 18' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Metz is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 23' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 28' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 28 minutes.
- 33' 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 Himad Abdelli suffering a number of foals already.
- 38' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Olympique de Marseille that had 454 games and scored 418 goals.
- 43' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Pape Sy made 431 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 45' Facundo Medina is having his name booked by the referee on 45.
- 48' Goal! Igor Paixao scores his 20 goal in 127 matches.
- 49' Goal! Georgiy Tsitaishvili scores his 8 goal in 247 matches.
- 54' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 56' FC Metz player sees a card in front of him.
- 61' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 66' Olympique de Marseille is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 71' It’s high time Benoit Tavenot made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 72' Olympique de Marseille manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Arthur Vermeeren is hanging Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang on the field on 72 minute.
- 77' 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.
- 81' The whistle greets Jessy Deminguet as he departs to be replaced by Nathan Mbala.
- 82' The FC Metz manager makes a substitution. Maxime Colin departs to be replaced by Fode Ballo-Toure.
- 84' It’s a booking for FC Metz player. Koffi Franck Kouao gets a card.
- 87' Lucas Michal has so much to prove this time. He replaces Alpha Toure on 87 minute.
- 90' It is a substitution in Olympique de Marseille team. Igor Paixao is replaced by Himad Abdelli on 90 minute.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 3-1.
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Lineups
Olympique de Marseille Lineups
3-4-2-1Starting XI
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Mason Greenwood ↓ Hamed Traore 82'
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Quinten Timber ↓ Tochukwu Nadi 82'
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Igor Paixao ↓ Himad Abdelli 90'
Bench
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Himad Abdelli ↑ 90'
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Hamed Traore ↑ 82'
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Arthur Vermeeren ↑ 72'
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Tochukwu Nadi ↑ 82'
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Coach Habib BeyeFC Metz Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
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Maxime Colin ↓ Fode Ballo-Toure 82'
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Jessy Deminguet ↓ Nathan Mbala 81'
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- 70
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- 39
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- 61
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Alpha Toure ↓ Lucas Michal 87'
Bench
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Fode Ballo-Toure ↑ 82'
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Lucas Michal ↑ 87'
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Nathan Mbala ↑ 81'
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Coach Benoit Tavenot -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals 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
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 -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 42.78 Olympique de Marseille xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.88 FC Metz xGI would bet for: Olympique de Marseille to win 72% + Over 2.5 goals 69%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Olympique de Marseille winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.66Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 96% 4% ± 1.5 87% 13% ± 2.5 69% 31% ± 3.5 49% 51% ± 4.5 30% 70% Double Chance
Olympique de Marseille or Draw 89%Draw or FC Metz 28%Olympique de Marseille or FC Metz 83%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Olympique de Marseille win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 122 – 0 10%3 – 0 9%2 – 1 8.6%3 – 1 Actual1 – 0 7%1 – 1 7%4 – 0 6.2%4 – 1 5.5%0 – 0 3.7%2 – 2 3.7%3 – 2 3.5%5 – 0 3.5%Asian Handicap — Olympique de Marseille
Handicap Olympique de Marseille covers Push FC Metz covers -2.5 34% — 66% -2 34% 21% 45% -1.5 55% — 45% -1 55% 20% 25% -0.5 75% — 25% +0.5 91% — 9% +1 91% 6% 3% +1.5 97% — 3% +2 97% 2% 1% +2.5 99% — 1% Clean Sheet
Olympique de Marseille keeps clean sheet 42% ✓FC Metz keeps clean sheet 7% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.