Marseille vs Olympiacos UEFA Champions League Match Preview or Key Statistics 💯
Marseille have lost each of their last two meetings with Olympiakos in European competition by a 0-1 scoreline; this coming after they had won each of their first three games against them.
Olympiakos won on their only previous away trip to face Marseille in the UEFA Champions League, picking up a 1-0 victory in the group stage back in November 2011.
The three previous meetings between Marseille and Olympiakos in the UEFA Champions League have seen just three goals scored, with all of them finishing 1-0 (one win for Marseille and two for Olympiakos).
Olympiakos have won two of their previous three away games against French sides in the UEFA Champions League (L1), although they did lose in their most recent such trip – 1-2 v Paris SG back in November 2013.
Marseille have lost their last 13 UEFA Champions League matches – a competition record – scoring just six goals and conceding 29.
Since winning 1-0 against Marseille on MD1, Olympaikos have lost all three of their UEFA Champions League matches, failing to score and conceding six goals.
Among all managers since the formation of the UEFA Champions League, only Dorinel Munteanu (9 in a row), Rui Vitória and Mustafa Denizli (8 in a row) have endured a longer run of defeats than André Villas-Boas’ current seven-match losing run across spells with Zenit (3) and current club Marseille (4).
Olympiakos had just two touches in Manchester City’s box on MD4, the joint-fewest by a team in a UEFA Champions League game this season (Zenit vs B Dortmund, also 2). It was the fewest by a team in a home game in the competition since November 2017 (Qarabag v Chelsea, also 2).
Marseille’s Florian Thauvin has lost all 10 of his UEFA Champions League appearances, becoming the seventh player to end on the losing side in his first 10 games in the competition. Five of the previous six avoided defeat in another match, leaving only former Dinamo Zagreb midfielder Adrián Calello with the now joint-worst 100% losing record (lost 10 out of 10).
Marseille (6) and Olympiakos (8) are the only two teams in the UEFA Champions League in 2020/21 yet to attempt at least 10 shots on target, with the Greek side managing just one across their last two matches against Man City.
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