The team led by Alexis Sánchez visits the Stade de la Mosson with a clear imperative: grab three points to stay within reach of Europe.
Olympique de Marseille heads to Montpellier’s home ground to clash on matchday 17 of Ligue 1. The squad with Sánchez on the roster recently bounced back with a dominant 6-1 victory over Toulouse, a result that propelled them back into the UEFA Champions League qualifying zone. Under Igor Tudor, Marseille sits third on 33 points and aims to extend a four-match winning streak to keep the pace with Paris Saint-Germain at the top of the table.
Trending data and schedule details accompany the match coverage, highlighting Marseille’s surge and Montpellier’s challenge to stem the tide. The Montpellier side, coached by Romain Pitau, arrives buoyed by a 0-2 away win over Lorient that pulled them out of the relegation zone. Historically, the last time Olympique de Marseille celebrated a league win at the Stade de la Mosson was in 2018, when a 3-0 triumph featured goals from Gaetan Laborde and Paul Lasne. Since then, the two clubs have met six times in Ligue 1, with Marseille claiming three wins and Montpellier three draws in that span.
Head-to-head notes and recent form paint a telling picture: Montpellier have lost four of their last six Ligue 1 meetings with Marseille and only one of their past nine clashes (4W 3E). They have failed to win their last two home games against Marseille (a 3-3 draw in April 2021 and a 2-3 loss in August 2021). The sequence of home clashes between these sides includes a notable run from July 2001 to February 2004 that produced three home games in a row against OM (one draw and two wins for Marseille). Montpellier opened the year with mixed results, securing just one win in seven league openers in calendar years since 2020. Their current home form shows three losses in a row after starting strong earlier in the season, with three wins and two defeats in the early five fixtures. Marseille, by contrast, has won three straight Ligue 1 games recently, following a string of results that included a 1-0 victory over Lyon, a 3-2 win against Monaco, and a 6-1 rout of Toulouse. Before that run, they had collected one draw and three defeats in the previous four matches.
Defensive records show Montpellier have kept only a single clean sheet in their last 11 Ligue 1 games, though their latest shutout came in a 2-0 win over Lorient. Before this stretch, they managed consecutive clean sheets against Brest (7-0) and Ajaccio (2-0). On the road, Paris Saint-Germain has rarely dropped points away, but Marseille has shown resilience with only one away defeat all season and a win rate that keeps them in the hunt for a top-two finish. Montpellier have struggled when they score first, dropping 14 points in Ligue 1 this season after opening the scoring—the highest tally for any club in this situation. In late goals, Montpellier have found the net in the 90th minute or later in two of their last three home league goals, with Savanier and Delaye contributing. Since 2022, Marseille have seen eight different players score in their last eight Ligue 1 goals, a sign of varied attacking threats.
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