Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Olympique Marseille 5th with 59 points, Metz 18th with 17, 42 apart. Olympique Marseille's recent output lagged their position: 9th on form over five rounds while 5th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Olympique Marseille 1.85 scored and 1.32 conceded per game, Metz 0.94 and 2.24, with the league averaging 1.41.
13 games without a win framed Metz's arrival.
GioScore's database holds 14 meetings between the two: 7 for Olympique Marseille, 1 for Metz and 6 drawn, at 2.71 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 29% of the wins in this fixture.
Stade Vélodrome staged the fixture, a ground that holds 67,395. Olympique Marseille led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 3-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Olympique Marseille: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (13'), Igor Paixão (48'), Hamed Junior Traoré (90') · Metz: Giorgi Tsitaishvili (49')
Key stats
Possession: Olympique Marseille 54% · Metz 46% · Total shots: 18-6 · On target: 9-2 · Corners: 7-4




