Marseille Form
Marseille have flopped in the last two rounds, suffering back-to-back defeats. However, both losses came against direct rivals in the battle for a top-four place: first, the home team lost to Lille at their own ground, and then slipped up away at Monaco (both matches ended 1:2). As a result, Marseille have dropped to fourth, and they are only ahead of fifth-placed Monaco on tie-breakers. It is also worth noting that the club's matches remain the highest-scoring in the league – an average of 3.3 goals are scored per game.
- The team have conceded at least two goals in 7 of their previous 9 Ligue 1 matches.
- Marseille have avoided defeat in 16 of their last 18 home league matches (13 wins and 3 draws).
- At least three goals have been scored in 14 of the club's previous 18 home matches in Ligue 1.
Potential Marseille Lineup (3-4-1-2)*
Jeronimo Rulli – Benjamin Pavard, CJ Egan-Riley, Facundo Medina – Timothy Weah, Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, Quinten Timber, Igor Paixao – Hamed Traore – Amine Gouiri, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
Metz Form
In the previous round, Metz hosted Nantes but failed to take advantage of a red card for their direct rivals and could only settle for a goalless draw. It was their second consecutive clean-sheet draw in the league. On top of that, the team have now gone 16 Ligue 1 matches without a win (4 draws and 12 defeats). The club remain rooted to the bottom of the standings, eight points adrift of 16th place (the relegation play-off spot against a Ligue 2 side). The team also continue to concede the most in the competition – 2.15 goals per game on average.
- The team have failed to score in 5 of their previous 6 Ligue 1 matches.
- Away from home, Metz are on an eight-match winless run in the league (2 draws and 6 defeats).
- The club have not scored in the second half in their last seven away Ligue 1 matches.
Potential Metz Lineup (4-2-3-1)*
Pape Sy – Koffi Kouao, Sadibou Sane, Maxime Colin, Uri Michel Mboula – Jean-Philippe Gbamin, Jessy Deminguet – Giorgi Tsitaishvili, Gauthier Hein, Bouna Sarr – Habib Diallo.
Who Will Referee the Match
Stephanie Frappart (France)
Matches – 11 (Ligue 1, 2025/26);
Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 43;
Average yellow cards per match – 3.9;
Red cards shown – 0;
Fouls per match on average – 25;
Penalties – 45%.
* For each team, the starting XI from its previous match in this competition is listed.
