Brighton & Hove Albion manages to draw 2-2 with Olympique Marseille after recovering a 0-2 deficit. HIGHLIGHTS

MARSEILLE. Olympique Marseille finds its way back against Brighton & Hove Albion with a goal on the P. Groß 54' and a penalty kick on the J. Pedro 88'.

By
John Ross
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Brighton & Hove Albion manages to draw 2-2 with Olympique Marseille after recovering a 0-2 deficit. HIGHLIGHTS

MARSEILLE. Olympique Marseille comes back against Brighton & Hove Albion with a goal on the P. Groß 54′ and a penalty kick on the J. Pedro 88′.

The match was played at the Stade Vélodrome stadium in Marseille on Thursday and it started at 6:45 pm local time. The referee was Mykola Balakin assisted by Oleksandr Berkut and Dmytro Zaporozhenko. The 4th official was Yaroslav Kozyk. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 23.54 degrees Celsius or 74.37 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 56%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Olympique Marseille

2 - 2

Team 1

Brighton & Hove Albion

  • 46 Ball Possession 54
Shots
  • 14 Total 14
  • 4 On Target 5
  • 4 Off Target 7
  • 6 Shots blocked 2
  • 84 Attack 92
  • 35 Dangerous attack 35
  • 74 Ball safe 78
  • 10 Free Kicks 12
  • 0 Penalties 2
  • 8 Corners 5
Fouls
  • 10 Total 8
  • 3 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. Olympique Marseille was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Brighton & Hove Albion that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Olympique Marseille was putting more pressure with 35 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 4 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Olympique Marseille to win the match​.

Olympique Marseille shot 14 times, 4 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Brighton & Hove Albion shot 14 times, 5 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Olympique Marseille received 3 yellow cards (Leonardo Balerdi, Jonathan Clauss and Ismaïla Sarr). On the opposite side, Brighton & Hove Albion received 4 yellow cards (Pascal Groß, Joël Veltman, Evan Ferguson and Lewis Dunk).

Match Timeline

Chancel Mbemba (goal)Jonathan Clauss
19'
Jordan Veretout(goal)Amine Harit
20'
25'
Jan Paul van Hecke(VAR)
Azzedine Ounahi- sub ->Jordan Veretout
51'
54'
Pascal Groß(goal)Kaoru Mitoma
55'
Pascal Groß- Yellow
Ismaïla Sarr- sub ->J. Correa
62'
62'
67'
Billy Gilmour- sub ->Mahmoud Dahoud
67'
João Pedro- sub ->Ansu Fati
77'
Simon Adingra- sub ->Solly March
77'
Evan Ferguson- sub ->Danny Welbeck
79'
83'
Lewis Dunk- Yellow
Ismaïla Sarr- Yellow
84'
84'
Joël Veltman- Yellow
Jonathan Clauss- Yellow
87'
88'
João Pedro(penalty)
Leonardo Balerdi- Yellow
89'
90'
Evan Ferguson- Yellow

Standings

Standings

Group A

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
West Ham United
15
6
SC Freiburg
12
6
Olympiakos Piraeus
7
6
Bačka Topola
1
6

Group B

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Brighton & Hove Albion
13
6
Olympique Marseille
11
6
Ajax
5
6
AEK Athens
4
6

Group C

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Rangers
11
6
Sparta Praha
10
6
Real Betis
9
6
Aris Limassol
4
6

Group D

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Atalanta
14
6
Sporting CP
11
6
Sturm Graz
4
6
Raków Częstochowa
4
6

Group E

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Liverpool
12
6
Toulouse
11
6
Union Saint-Gilloise
8
6
LASK Linz
3
6

Group F

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Villarreal
13
6
Rennes
12
6
Maccabi Haifa
5
6
Panathinaikos
4
6

Group G

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Slavia Praha
15
6
Roma
13
6
Servette
5
6
Sheriff
1
6

Group H

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
18
6
Qarabağ
10
6
Molde
7
6
Häcken
0
6

After this match, Olympique Marseille has 2 points to occupy the 2nd place in the standings. On the other side, Brighton & Hove Albion has 1 points (4th).

Next matches

Olympique Marseille – Formation

Olympique Marseille
G
Pau López 16.Spain
7.3
D
Leonardo Balerdi 5.Argentina
7.0
89'
D
Samuel Gigot  4.France
D
Jonathan Clauss 7.France
6.7
87'
D
Amir Murillo  62.Panama
6.6
D
Chancel Mbemba  99.DR Congo
8.1
Goals19'
M
Amine Harit 11.Morocco
7.8
M
Joaquín Correa 20.Argentina
7.3
62'
M
Valentin Rongier   21.France
7.0
M
Jordan Veretout 27.France
7.3
51' Goals20'
M
Iliman Ndiaye 29.France
7.3
79'
F
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 10.Gabon
6.7
62'
Substitutes
G
Simon Ngapandouetnbu 1.Cameroon
G
Rubén Blanco 36.Spain
D
Renan Lodi 12.Brazil
6.3
79'
D
A. Caprice 42.France
M
Azzedine Ounahi 8.Morocco
6.8
51'
M
Bamo Meïté 18.France
M
Bilal Nadir 34.France
M
Emran Soglo 37.England
F
Vitinha 9.Portugal
6.4
62'
F
Ismaïla Sarr 23.Senegal
6.4
62' 84'

Olympique Marseille started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Ivan Gennaro Gattuso decided to play with the following team: Samuel Gigot, Pau López (7.3), Jonathan Clauss (6.7), Chancel Mbemba (8.1), Leonardo Balerdi (7.0), Michael Murillo (6.6), Amine Harit (7.8), Valentin Rongier (7.0), Jordan Veretout (7.3), Iliman Ndiaye (7.3), Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (6.7) and J. Correa (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Simon Ngapandouetnbu, Azzedine Ounahi (6.8), Vitinha (6.4), Renan Lodi (6.3), Bamo Meïté, Ismaïla Sarr (6.4), Alexandre Tunkadi, Bilal Nadir, Rubén Blanco, Emran Soglo and Amay Caprice.

Olympique Marseille could not rely on the presence of Azzedine Ounahi (injured), Ismaïla Sarr (injured) and Vitinha (injured).

Substitutions

Olympique Marseille made 4 changes: Jordan Veretout for Azzedine Ounahi (51′), J. Correa for Ismaïla Sarr (62′), Iliman Ndiaye for Renan Lodi (79′) and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang for Vitinha (62′).

Best player: Chancel Mbemba​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Olympique Marseille was Chancel Mbemba.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 47 passes (85% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 7.

Brighton & Hove Albion – Formation

Brighton & Hove Albion
G
Jason Steele 23.England
6.4
D
Tariq Lamptey 2.Ghana
7.1
D
Jan Paul van Hecke 29.Netherlands
7.0
D
Lewis Dunk 5.England
6.3
83'
D
Pervis Estupiñán 30.Ecuador
D
Joël Veltman 34.Netherlands
7.5
84'
M
Pascal Groß 13.Germany
8.1
55' Goals54'
M
Solomon March 7.England
6.7
77'
M
Mahmoud Dahoud 8.Germany
7.0
67'
M
Kaoru Mitoma  22.Japan
7.7
M
Ansu Fati 31.Spain
6.3
67'
F
Danny Welbeck 18.England
6.3
77'
Substitutes
G
Bart Verbruggen 1.Netherlands
G
Thomas McGill 38.Canada
D
Igor 3.Brazil
D
Adam Webster 4.England
M
Carlos Baleba 20.Cameroon
M
Facundo Buonanotte 40.Argentina
M
Jack Hinshelwood 41.England
M
Billy Gilmour 11.Scotland
6.8
67'
F
Simon Adingra 24.Ivory Coast
6.4
77'
F
Evan Ferguson 28.Republic of Ireland
6.6
77' 90'
F
João Pedro 9.Brazil
7.7
67' Goals88'

Brighton & Hove Albion started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Roberto De Zerbi played with: Pervis Estupiñán, Jason Steele (6.4), Joël Veltman (7.5), Jan Paul van Hecke (7.0), Lewis Dunk (6.3), Tariq Lamptey (7.1), Pascal Groß (8.1), Mahmoud Dahoud (7.0), Solly March (6.7), Ansu Fati (6.3), Kaoru Mitoma (7.7) and Danny Welbeck (6.3).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Adam Webster, João Pedro (7.7), Billy Gilmour (6.8), Bart Verbruggen, Igor Júlio, Carlos Baleba, Simon Adingra (6.4), Evan Ferguson (6.6), Tom McGill, Facundo Buonanotte and Jack Hinshelwood.

Brighton & Hove Albion could not rely on the presence of Billy Gilmour (injured).

Substitutions

Brighton & Hove Albion made 4 changes: Mahmoud Dahoud for Billy Gilmour (67′), Ansu Fati for João Pedro (67′), Solly March for Simon Adingra (77′) and Danny Welbeck for Evan Ferguson (77′).

Best player: Pascal Groß​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Brighton & Hove Albion was Pascal Groß.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 37 passes (84% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 5 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Europa League.​