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Ligue 1Matchweek 29THE MATCH CENTRE

Marseille vs Metz match centre

Marseille badgeMarseilleHome · 5 in league
DWWLL
Momentum↘ Falling42/100OlderLatest
90′ · Live
3:1
UK time · Europe/London
Metz badgeMetzAway · 18 in league
LLLDD
Momentum↗ Rising16/100OlderLatest
Goalscorers
P. Aubameyang13′
I. Paixao48′
H. J. Traore90+3′
G. Tsitaishvili49′
Orange Vélodrome · MarseilleSeason 2025/26Back to matches
THE MATCH VERDICT · 90 MINUTES

Our view of the game

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Why this selection? Data checks & method

Our model: Unavailable · Calculated Not supplied.

Odds updated Not supplied · Older or incompletely timed snapshot. Match-winner reference: 0 bookmakers. Market probabilities remove each bookmaker’s margin before averaging; double chance combines match-result probabilities.

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Odds & probabilities Pre-match snapshot Home win—Our model PendingMarket unavailable Draw—Our model PendingMarket unavailable Away win—Our model PendingMarket unavailable Bookmaker odds awaiting availability Market probabilities adjusted for margin. Model estimates, not guarantees.
MATCHDAY LIVE

Inside the game

Every chance. Every turning point.

90′ IN PLAY
KICKOFF EDGE LIVE READING

What the match state suggests now

GOOD DATA
Current result estimate99.9%Marseille
Draw0.1%at full time
Current result estimate0.0%Metz
Another goal8.0%before full time

Next goal: Marseille 4.7% · no further goal 92.0% · Metz 3.4%.

Experimental model combining the pre-match forecast with score, time, shots, shots on target, possession, corners and red cards. This is not live xG or bookmaker odds.
MarseilleMetz
7Corner Kicks4
12Fouls8
1Yellow Cards2
—Red Cards—
1Goalkeeper Saves6
486Total passes419
422Passes accurate351

— means not supplied. Live xG availability varies by match. Verified post-match xG is shown separately in the Chance quality section when available.

IF THE SCORE HOLDS

Provisional table

Ligue 1

Illustrative positions after applying the current score to the latest stored standings. Official tables can also change as other live matches finish.

#TeamPGDPtsMove
1Paris Saint Germain34+4576—
2Lens34+3170—
3Marseille35+2062↑ 2
4Lille34+1561↓ 1
5Lyon34+1360↓ 1
6Rennes34+959—
7Monaco34+654—
8Strasbourg34+1153—
9Lorient34-345—
10Toulouse33+144—
11Paris FC34-344—
12Stade Brestois 2934-1239—
13Angers34-1936—
14Le Havre34-1235—
15Auxerre34-1034—
16Nice34-2332—
17Nantes33-2323—
18Metz35-4617—
BEFORE YOU DECIDE

Team news & availability

API-Football

Recorded availability for this fixture. These reports are not a confirmed starting XI.

Marseille 0 reported

Availability report not received yet.

Metz 0 reported

Availability report not received yet.

Includes injuries and other availability reasons supplied by the provider. Player importance and replacement quality require context; these reports do not automatically adjust the Kickoff Edge forecast.

THE EVIDENCE, IN CONTEXT

Your match briefing

From recorded results

Compare the evidence for both teams before drawing a conclusion. The context below uses up to 10 completed matches before this fixture, within the available last 365 days.

HOME PERSPECTIVE

Marseille

4/10Wins
1.4Goals / game
1.7Conceded / game

Keep in view: 4 losses in that sample. At home, 5 wins from 9 available matches.

Inspect Marseille’s results
AWAY PERSPECTIVE

Metz

0/10Wins
0.6Goals / game
2.0Conceded / game

Keep in view: 7 losses in that sample. At away venues, 0 wins from 5 available matches.

Inspect Metz’s results
BEFORE YOU DECIDE

What could change the picture?

  • Lineup data is available in the match centre.
  • Recent results include different opponents and competitions.
  • Goals and results describe past outcomes; they do not measure chance quality or guarantee the next result.

Historical context reconstructed from results currently stored, not an archived pre-match briefing. These facts provide context, not a full explanation of the model’s calculation. How this is calculated ↓

HOW THEY HAVE BEEN PLAYING

Recent form

Compare recent results at a glance, or open the match list for a closer look.

Last 10 games · all venues and competitions.

About these numbers

Results are from completed 90-minute games before this fixture, across all competitions. Games decided after extra time or penalties are excluded. Switch on “Match home & away form” to compare Marseille at home with Metz away.

We show up to the selected number of available games from the previous year. Missing results may appear as the database updates. These are past results, not predictions.

Updated 2 Oct, 02:33 UK.

THE SEASON SO FAR

How the teams compare

Ligue 1 · 2025/26 · all league matches

MarseilleMetz
28Matches played28
49Points earned15
15Wins3
2.0Goals scored / match0.9
1.3Goals conceded / match2.1
8Clean sheets6
6Failed to score13

Season totals and averages. Home / away compares Marseille at home with Metz away. Small samples can be misleading.

THE STORY SO FAR

Head-to-head

0 recorded meetings

Previous meetings are not available for this fixture yet.

TEAM SELECTION

Lineups & formations

Confirmed lineups

Official starting XIs supplied by the match-data provider.

Marseille

Confirmed formation3-4-2-1Habib Beye
  1. 1G. RulliG
  2. 28B. PavardD
  3. 5L. BalerdiD
  4. 32F. MedinaD
  5. 22T. WeahM
  6. 23P. HojbjergM
  7. 27Q. TimberM
  8. 14I. PaixaoM
  9. 10M. GreenwoodF
  10. 9A. GouiriF
  11. 17P. AubameyangF
Substitutes (9)

12 · J. De Lange

33 · Emerson

8 · H. Abdelli

11 · E. Nwaneri

26 · B. Nadir

18 · A. Vermeeren

6 · T. Nnadi

78 · E. Lago

20 · H. J. Traore

Metz

Confirmed formation4-2-3-1Benoit Tavenot
  1. 61P. SyG
  2. 39K. KouaoD
  3. 38S. SaneD
  4. 5J. GbaminD
  5. 2M. ColinD
  6. 20J. DeminguetM
  7. 12A. ToureM
  8. 70B. SarrM
  9. 10G. HeinM
  10. 7G. TsitaishviliM
  11. 30H. DialloF
Substitutes (9)

1 · J. Fischer

21 · B. Stambouli

11 · G. Kvilitaia

97 · F. Ballo-Toure

15 · T. Yegbe

4 · U. Mboula

9 · G. Abuashvili

19 · L. Michal

34 · N. Mbala

INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE

Player statistics

This match

Marseille

PlayerMinRatingGoalsAssistsShotsPassesTackles
Gerónimo Rulli946.3———21—
Benjamin Pavard947.2——1624
Leonardo Balerdi947.2——1671
Facundo Medina947.2———671
Timothy Weah946.3———292
Pierre-Emile Højbjerg946.9———731
Quinten Timber826.3——1292
Igor Paixão918.01—237—
Mason Greenwood827.9—2536—
Amine Gouiri947.3—1230—
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang727.31—420—
Arthur Vermeeren226.9———131
Hamed Junior Traorè127.51—23—
Tochukwu Nnadi126.6———31
Himad Abdelli3——————
Emerson Palmieri———————
Jeffrey de Lange———————
Bilal Nadir———————
Ethan Nwaneri———————
Ange Lago———————

Metz

PlayerMinRatingGoalsAssistsShotsPassesTackles
Pape Sy947.2———26—
Koffi Kouao945.9———342
Sadibou Sané946.7———432
Jean-Philippe Gbamin945.3———691
Maxime Colin826.2———391
Jessy Deminguet816.6——1252
Alpha Touré876.9———571
Bouna Sarr947.0———261
Gauthier Hein946.3—12571
Georgiy Tsitaishvili947.71—1231
Habib Diallo946.2———18—
Nathan Mbala136.2——13—
Fodé Ballo-Touré126.2———5—
Lucas Michal7————1—
Urie-Michel Mboula———————
Terry Yegbe———————
Jonathan Fischer———————
Benjamin Stambouli———————
Giorgi Kvilitaia———————
Giorgi Abuashvili———————
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