Match Report
The table gap was wide: 36 points between Olympique Marseille (5th, 59 pts) and Nantes (17th, 23 pts). Recent form told a different story for Olympique Marseille: only 9th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 5th. Per game in the league, Nantes were scoring 0.88 and conceding 1.58, Olympique Marseille 1.85 and 1.32, against a competition average of 1.41 goals per team per game.
Nantes had gone 8 games without a win.
GioScore's database holds 25 meetings between the two: 7 for Nantes, 12 for Olympique Marseille and 6 drawn, at 2.4 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 40% of those meetings.
The match was played at Stade de la Beaujoire - Louis Fonteneau (capacity 37,473). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 3-0.
Goal scorers
Nantes: Ignatius Ganago (50'), Rémy Cabella (54'), Matthis Abline (58')
Key stats
Possession: Nantes 42% · Olympique Marseille 58% · Total shots: 17-16 · On target: 5-8 · Corners: 7-8