In a weekend match on Sunday Feb 20th, in week 25, Olympique Marseille plays host to Clermont in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched Ligue 1 teams. The game day is forecasted to be a windy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 12 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, Olympique Marseille recorded a 2-1 win against Metz. Cédric Bakambu struck first for Olympique Marseille in the 26th minute, then in the 52nd minute, Fali Cande sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Digbo Maiga. Olympique Marseille should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 20 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Clermont recorded a 1-2 loss against Saint-Étienne. Cedric Hountondji struck first for Clermont in the 39th minute on a feed from Jason Berthomier, then in the 71st minute, Sada Thioub sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Mahdi Camara Finally they completed the comback victory in the 82nd minute on a goal by Timothée Kolodziejczak to cap off a wild match. Clermont is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches.
On Oct 31st, Clermont hosted Olympique Marseille at the Stade Gabriel Montpied in their last match together. Olympique Marseille won by a score of 1 to 0. Cengiz Ünder scored the first goal for Olympique Marseille in the 25th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Clermont was frustrated by Olympique Marseille’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Olympique Marseille ended the match with the shutout victory.
Clermont is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Jordan Tell and Lucas Da Cunha each only have 1 goal in their last five. Olympique Marseille is glad to have Arkadiusz Milik in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored five goals.