Olympique de Marseille vs FC Metz, Ligue 1 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
Olympique de Marseille vs FC Metz — Ligue 1 at Orange Velodrome.
- Olympique de Marseille 5 games · 3 pts (2026/27)
- FC Metz 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Hakim Ben El Hadj Salem
- Assistant 1 Julien Haulbert
- Assistant 2 Ludovic Reyes
3 games this season
🟨 4.7/game
⚽ 20.0 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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 Feb | FC Metz | H | 1–1 | D |
| 04 Feb | Olympique Lyonnais | A | 0–1 | L |
| 27 Jan | AS Monaco FC | H | 2–2 | D |
| 12 Jan | RC Strasbourg Alsace | H | 1–1 | D |
| 20 Dec | Montpellier HSC | A | 1–1 | D |
| 17 Dec | Clermont Foot 63 | H | 2–1 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 Feb | Olympique de Marseille | A | 1–1 | D |
| 04 Feb | FC Lorient | H | 1–2 | L |
| 27 Jan | OGC Nice | A | 0–1 | L |
| 14 Jan | Toulouse FC | H | 0–1 | L |
| 20 Dec | Paris Saint-Germain FC | A | 1–3 | L |
| 17 Dec | Montpellier HSC | H | 0–1 | L |
Key Stats
78%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)
H2H (9 games)
44%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
0%
Clean Sheets
Olympique de Marseille this season
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' What a night it is going to be! Olympique de Marseille welcome FC Metz for this crunch clash at Orange Velodrome.
- 5' FC Metz come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 10' Danley Jean Jacques, a Haiti , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 15' The travelling FC Metz supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 20' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Joseph N'Duquidi made 438 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 25' Amine Harit has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
- 29' The referee shows Olympique de Marseille player a Yellow card on 29.
- 31' That is a Red card for Olympique de Marseille. Samuel Gigot will be fuming at that decision.
- 33' Bamo Meite gets the nod from Olympique de Marseille. He replaces Amine Harit and will look to change the dynamic.
- 38' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 43' Olympique de Marseille is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 46' Kevin N'Doram makes way for Joseph N'Duquidi at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Metz.
- 51' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
- 56' Brilliant from the forward! Faris Moumbagna makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 56.
- 61' Brilliant from the ! Matthieu Udol makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 61.
- 66' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Olympique de Marseille and FC Metz are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
- 68' Ismaila Sarr has so much to prove this time. He replaces Iliman Ndiaye on 68 minute.
- 73' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Olympique de Marseille that had 467 games and scored 519 goals.
- 75' The FC Metz manager makes a substitution. Didier Lamkel Ze departs to be replaced by Cheikh Sabaly.
- 80' Quentin Merlin needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 7 Yellow cards this season.
- 82' Olympique de Marseille receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 82.
- 85' Olympique de Marseille make a change. Faris Moumbagna trudges off to be replaced by Luis Henrique on 85 minutes.
- 87' Poor challenge from Jonathan Clauss. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
- 88' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jonathan Clauss on 88.
- 90' Arthur Atta has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kevin Van Den Kerkhof on 90 minute.
- 1-1 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.
Lineups
Olympique de Marseille Lineups
4-3-3Starting XI
-
29
Iliman Ndiaye ↓ Ismaila Sarr 68'
- 10
-
11
Amine Harit ↓ Bamo Meite 33'
- 7
- 16
- 4
- 5
- 8
- 17
-
3
Quentin Merlin ↓ Ulisses Garcia 68'
-
14
Faris Moumbagna ↓ Luis Henrique 85'
Bench
- 41
-
23
Ismaila Sarr ↑ 68'
- 36
- 20
-
6
Ulisses Garcia ↑ 68'
-
44
Luis Henrique ↑ 85'
-
18
Bamo Meite ↑ 33'
- 37
- 31
Coach
Gennaro Gattuso
FC Metz Lineups
5-3-2Starting XI
- 6
- 3
- 16
- 29
- 8
- 11
- 10
- 22
- 27
- 18
- 38
Bench
- 99
- 2
-
17
Benjamin Tetteh ↑ 75'
- 1
- 5
-
25
Arthur Atta ↑ 90'
-
34
Joseph N'Duquidi ↑ 46'
- 37
-
14
Cheikh Sabaly ↑ 75'
Coach
Laszlo Boloni
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Arkadiusz Milik | 2 |
| Hamed Traore | 1 |
| Farid Boulaya | 1 |
| Igor Paixao | 1 |
| Cedric Bakambu | 1 |
| Georgiy Tsitaishvili | 1 |
| Habib Maiga | 1 |
| Vitinha | 1 |
Head to Head
Olympique de Marseille Form
2024-02-09
Olympique de Marseille
1–1
FC Metz
D
2024-02-04
Olympique Lyonnais
1–0
Olympique de Marseille
L
2024-01-27
Olympique de Marseille
2–2
AS Monaco FC
D
2024-01-12
Olympique de Marseille
1–1
RC Strasbourg Alsace
D
2023-12-20
Montpellier HSC
1–1
Olympique de Marseille
D
2023-12-17
Olympique de Marseille
2–1
Clermont Foot 63
W
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.35
Olympique de Marseille xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.04
FC Metz xG
I would bet for:
Under 2.5 goals 58%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 2.39
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 89% |
|
11% |
| ± 1.5 | 69% |
|
31% |
| ± 2.5 | 42% |
|
58% |
| ± 3.5 | 22% |
|
78% |
| ± 4.5 | 10% |
|
90% |
Double Chance
Olympique de Marseille or Draw
74%
Draw or FC Metz
54%
Olympique de Marseille or FC Metz
72%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
11.3%
1 – 0
11.3%
2 – 1
8.4%
0 – 1
8.3%
2 – 0
8.1%
1 – 2
6.4%
0 – 2
4.8%
2 – 2
4.4%
3 – 1
3.8%
3 – 0
3.6%
1 – 3
2.2%
Asian Handicap — Olympique de Marseille
| Handicap | Olympique de Marseille covers | Push | FC Metz covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 7% | — | 93% |
| -2 | 7% | 13% | 80% |
| -1.5 | 20% | — | 80% |
| -1 | 20% | 22% | 58% |
| -0.5 | 42% | — | 58% |
| +0.5 | 73% | — | 27% |
| +1 | 73% | 17% | 11% |
| +1.5 | 89% | — | 11% |
| +2 | 89% | 8% | 3% |
| +2.5 | 97% | — | 3% |
Clean Sheet
Olympique de Marseille keeps clean sheet
36%
✓
FC Metz keeps clean sheet
27%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.