Match Report
The points column showed no gap: 3 apiece, Olympique Marseille 8th and Strasbourg 10th. Scoring rates set the scale: Olympique Marseille 2 scored and 1 conceded per game, Strasbourg 1 and 2.5, with the league averaging 1.45.
A win had eluded Strasbourg for 7 matches. The five-game form split read 9/15 points for Olympique Marseille against 1/15 for Strasbourg.
18 meetings are on record — 8 won by Olympique Marseille, 1 by Strasbourg, 9 drawn, at 2.89 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 33% of the meetings went to the host. Shutting the other side out is rare here — both scored in 67% of the meetings.
Stade Vélodrome staged the fixture, a ground that holds 67,395. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 4 goals for the 4-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Olympique Marseille: Amine Gouiri (46'), Amine Gouiri (68'), Keyliane Abdallah (89'), Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (90')
Key stats
Possession: Olympique Marseille 67% · Strasbourg 33% · Total shots: 14-5 · On target: 8-2 · Corners: 3-4