Olympique de Marseille vs Montpellier HSC, Ligue 1 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Ligue 1 · 2023-24

Olympique de Marseille

4 – 1

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Montpellier HSC

Sun 25 Feb 2024 · 19:45 UTC Orange Velodrome HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 5+2' Musa Al Taamari

Iliman Ndiaye 31+2' 1–1

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 43+1' 2–1

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang pen 62' 3–1

Falaye Sacko og 82' 4–1

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 32' Y

Y 32' Issiaga Sylla

Y 48' Silvan Hefti

Amine Harit 65' Y

Y 75' Modibo Sagnan

Y 86' Boubacar Kouyate

Overview

Match Preview

Olympique de Marseille vs Montpellier HSC — Ligue 1 at Orange Velodrome.

Olympique de Marseille 10 games · 18 pts (2026/27)
Montpellier HSC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Pignard Jeremie
Assistant 1 Aurelien Drouet
Assistant 2 Cedric Favre

5 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 7.4 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Paris Saint-Germain FC	10	23
2	Lille OSC	10	21
3	Paris FC	10	20
4	Olympique de Marseille	10	18
5	Olympique Lyonnais	10	17
6	OGC Nice	10	17
7	AS Monaco FC	10	16
8	Stade Rennais FC 1901	10	16
9	Stade Brestois 29	10	15
10	FC Lorient	10	15
11	Racing Club de Lens	10	13
12	Toulouse FC	10	13
13	RC Strasbourg Alsace	10	10
14	AJ Auxerre	10	10
15	Le Mans FC	10	8
16	Angers SCO	10	8
17	ES Troyes AC	10	8
18	Le Havre AC	10	2

Head-to-Head

Olympique de Marseille 21 games · Avg 3.3 goals Montpellier HSC

Last 5 meetings

2024-02-25 Olympique de Marseille 4–1 Montpellier HSC 2023-12-20 Montpellier HSC 1–1 Olympique de Marseille 2023-03-31 Olympique de Marseille 1–1 Montpellier HSC 2023-01-02 Montpellier HSC 1–2 Olympique de Marseille 2022-04-10 Olympique de Marseille 2–0 Montpellier HSC

Recent Form

Olympique de Marseille

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 Feb	Montpellier HSC	H	4–1	W
22 Feb	FK Shakhtar Donetsk	H	3–1	W
18 Feb	Stade Brestois 29	A	0–1	L
15 Feb	FK Shakhtar Donetsk	A	2–2	D
09 Feb	FC Metz	H	1–1	D
04 Feb	Olympique Lyonnais	A	0–1	L

Montpellier HSC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 Feb	Olympique de Marseille	A	1–4	L
18 Feb	FC Metz	H	3–0	W
11 Feb	Olympique Lyonnais	H	1–2	L
03 Feb	Stade Rennais FC 1901	A	1–2	L
28 Jan	Lille OSC	H	0–0	D
14 Jan	Stade Brestois 29	A	0–2	L

Key Stats

71% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)

57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

22% Clean Sheets
Olympique de Marseille this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Olympique de Marseille

0-15

4/3

16-30

1/2

31-45

3/–

46-60

6/2

61-75

2/3

76+

6/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Olympique de Marseille

Amine Gouiri	7 G	3 A
Amine Harit	3 G	1 A
Himad Abdelli	3 G
Igor Paixao	2 G	1 A
Keyliane Abdallah	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Orange Velodrome!
5' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
7' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Musa Al Taamari makes it 0-1.
12' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Olympique de Marseille and Montpellier HSC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
17' Olympique de Marseille is showing some good football. However, Olympique de Marseille are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
22' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Michel Der Zakarian will be considering his options from the bench.
27' 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.
32' It’s a booking for Olympique de Marseille player. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang gets a card.
33' Iliman Ndiaye is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the forward.
38' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
43' Modibo Sagnan, a France , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
44' A goal from the Gabon international Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang! He fires home on 43 to make it 2-1!
48' The referee has no hesitation. Silvan Hefti is booked for Montpellier HSC — card on 48.
53' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Olympique de Marseille and Montpellier HSC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
58' It looks surprising Montpellier HSC does not make any changes. Jordan Ferri has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
62' What a moment for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang! That strike on 62 puts his side firmly in control.
64' Ulisses Garcia gets the nod from Olympique de Marseille. He replaces Quentin Merlin and will look to change the dynamic.
65' Controversy at the stadium! Amine Harit argues furiously but the card stands.
70' It is a substitution in Montpellier HSC team. Silvan Hefti is replaced by Akor Adams on 70 minute.
71' Leo Leroy is replacing Teji Savanier for the Montpellier HSC side.
75' That looks like a foul for a card for Modibo Sagnan.
78' The Montpellier HSC manager makes a substitution. Arnaud Nordin departs to be replaced by Tanguy Coulibaly.
80' Azzedine Ounahi is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jordan Veretout at the 80 minute mark.
81' The Olympique de Marseille manager makes a substitution. Iliman Ndiaye departs to be replaced by Jean Onana.
82' Falaye Sacko makes no mistake. The score reads 3-2 and Montpellier HSC are in front.
84' The Olympique de Marseille bench stirs into life. Samuel Gigot is withdrawn and Bamo Meite gets his opportunity.
86' That looks like a foul for a card for Boubacar Kouyate.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Montpellier HSC.

Lineups

Olympique de Marseille Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

29
Iliman Ndiaye ↓ Jean Onana 81'
10
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
23
Ismaila Sarr
11
Amine Harit
19
Geoffrey Kondogbia ↓ Pape Gueye 64'
16
Pau Lopez
27
Jordan Veretout ↓ Azzedine Ounahi 80'
99
Chancel Mbemba
4
Samuel Gigot ↓ Bamo Meite 84'
5
Leonardo Balerdi
3
Quentin Merlin ↓ Ulisses Garcia 64'

Bench

Coach Jean-Louis Gasset

Montpellier HSC Lineups

3-1-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

16
Dimitry Bertaud
23
Yann Karamoh ↑ 78'
18
Leo Leroy ↑ 71'
70
Tanguy Coulibaly ↑ 78'
19
Sacha Delaye
29
Enzo Tchato
8
Akor Adams ↑ 70'
22
Khalil Fayad ↑ 70'
35
Lucas Mincarelli

Coach Michel Der Zakarian

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Gaetan Laborde	5
Dimitri Payet	3
Mason Greenwood	3
Cengiz Under	2
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang	2
Valere Germain	2
Nuno Tavares	2
Arnaud Nordin	2

Head to Head

Olympique de Marseille Form

2024-02-25 Olympique de Marseille 4–1 Montpellier HSC W 2024-02-22 Olympique de Marseille 3–1 FK Shakhtar Donetsk W 2024-02-18 Stade Brestois 29 1–0 Olympique de Marseille L 2024-02-15 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 2–2 Olympique de Marseille D 2024-02-09 Olympique de Marseille 1–1 FC Metz D 2024-02-04 Olympique Lyonnais 1–0 Olympique de Marseille L

Montpellier HSC Form

2024-02-25 Olympique de Marseille 4–1 Montpellier HSC L 2024-02-18 Montpellier HSC 3–0 FC Metz W 2024-02-11 Montpellier HSC 1–2 Olympique Lyonnais L 2024-02-03 Stade Rennais FC 1901 2–1 Montpellier HSC L 2024-01-28 Montpellier HSC 0–0 Lille OSC D 2024-01-14 Stade Brestois 29 2–0 Montpellier HSC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.99 Olympique de Marseille xG

Expected Goals

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

0.97 Montpellier HSC xG

I would bet for: Olympique de Marseille to win 60% + Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Olympique de Marseille60% Draw23% Montpellier HSC17%

Actual: Olympique de Marseille win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 2.96

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	56%	44%
± 3.5	34%	66%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

Olympique de Marseille or Draw

83%

Draw or Montpellier HSC

40%

Olympique de Marseille or Montpellier HSC

77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Olympique de Marseille43% Draw43% Montpellier HSC14%

Actual: Olympique de Marseille win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.8%

2 – 0

10.1%

1 – 0

9.6%

2 – 1

9.6%

0 – 0

6.8%

3 – 0

6.6%

3 – 1

6.4%

1 – 2

4.7%

2 – 2

4.7%

0 – 1

4.2%

4 – 0

3.3%

4 – 1

Actual

Asian Handicap — Olympique de Marseille

Handicap	Olympique de Marseille covers	Push	Montpellier HSC covers
-2.5	18%	—	82%
-2	18%	18%	63%
-1.5	37%	—	63%
-1	37%	23%	40%
-0.5	60%	—	40%
+0.5	83%	—	17%
+1	83%	11%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	4%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Olympique de Marseille keeps clean sheet

38% ✓

Montpellier HSC keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

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