MARSEILLE. Olympique Marseille and Metz draw 1-1. F. Moumbagna scored the first goal (56′) for Olympique Marseille. M. Udol made it even (61′). Olympique Marseille was decisively better in terms of ball possession (66%)
The match was played at the Stade Vélodrome stadium in Marseille on Friday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Hakim Ben El Hadj with the assistance of Julien Haulbert and Ludovic Reyes. The 4th official was Olivier Thual. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 14.07 degrees Celsius or 57.33 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 90%.
Match Statistics
- ! 66 Ball Possession 34
Shots
- 18 Total 7
- 6 On Target 3
- 8 Off Target 1
- 4 Shots blocked 3
- 124 Attack 84
- 58 Dangerous attack 29
- 78 Ball safe 82
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 3
Fouls
- 11 Total 15
- 2 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Olympique Marseille had a strong ball possession 66% while Metz was struggling with a 34% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Olympique Marseille was more aggressive with 58 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 6 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Olympique Marseille to win the match.
Olympique Marseille shot 18 times, 6 on target, 8 off target. Regarding the opposition, Metz shot 7 times, 3 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Olympique Marseille received 2 yellow cards (Jonathan Clauss and Junior Onana). Regarding the opposition, Metz didn’t receive any yellow card.
(Olympique Marseille) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (31′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Olympique Marseille has 30 points like Reims to sit in the 7th place. On the other side, Metz will has 17 points to hold in the 16th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 1, Olympique Marseille will play away against Brest on the 18th of February with a 8-3 head to head stats in favor of Olympique Marseille (3 draws).
Metz will play away against Montpellier on the 18th of February with a 8-5 head to head in favor of Metz (5 draws).
Olympique Marseille – Formation
Olympique Marseille
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Olympique Marseille started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Ivan Gennaro Gattuso decided to play with the following team: Pau López , Jonathan Clauss , Samuel Gigot , Leonardo Balerdi , Quentin Merlin , Junior Onana , Azzedine Ounahi , Amine Harit , Iliman Ndiaye , F. Moumbagna and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang .
The home team had on the bench: Ulisses Garcia , Joaquín Correa, Ismaïla Sarr , Léo Jousselin, Rubén Blanco, Emran Soglo, Sofiane Sidi Ali, Bamo Meïté and Luis Henrique .
Substitutions
Olympique Marseille made 4 changes: Amine Harit for Bamo Meïté (33′), Quentin Merlin for Ulisses Garcia (68′), Iliman Ndiaye for Ismaïla Sarr (68′) and F. Moumbagna for Luis Henrique (85′).
Player of the match: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Olympique Marseille was Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
His rating is with 28 passes (86% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 4 crosses.
Metz – Formation
Metz
Metz started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
László Bölöni played with: Alexandre Oukidja , Kevin Van Den Kerkhof , Sadibou Sané , Ismaël Traoré , Christophe Herelle , Matthieu Udol , Kévin N’Doram , Lamine Camara , Danley Jean Jacques , Didier Lamkel Zé and Georges Mikautadze .
They had on the bench: Guillaume Dietsch, Fali Candé, Benjamin Tetteh , Arthur Atta, Joseph N’Duquidi , Ibou Sane, Joel Asoro, Maxime Colin and Cheick Tidiane Sabaly .
Substitutions
Metz made 4 changes: Kévin N’Doram for Joseph N’Duquidi (46′), Didier Lamkel Zé for Cheick Tidiane Sabaly (75′), Georges Mikautadze for Benjamin Tetteh (75′) and Kevin Van Den Kerkhof for Arthur Atta (90′).
Player of the match: Alexandre Oukidja
The player that probably impressed the most for Metz was the goalkeeper: Alexandre Oukidja. His rating is 7.85. He performed 5 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1.
