On Sun Oct 16th, Olympique Marseille will travel to Paris to battle Paris Saint Germain in a meeting of these two Ligue 1 teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 13 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, 1st placed Paris Saint Germain, recorded a 1-1 draw against Benfica. Kylian Mbappé scored the first goal for Paris Saint Germain in the 40th minute from the penalty spot, but João Mário got the equalizer for Benfica in the 62nd minute from the penalty spot earning Benfica at least a draw. Paris Saint Germain is on a hot streak lately, having won 8 of their last 10, while 3rd placed Olympique Marseille is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Sporting CP. Mattéo Guendouzi scored the first goal for Olympique Marseille in the 20th minute from the penalty spot, then Alexis Sánchez added another in the 30th minute on a feed from Amine Harit At the end of 90 a dissapointed Sporting CP couldn’t manage to score, and Olympique Marseille took the shutout win. Olympique Marseille looks to continue their winning ways, having 7 wins in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Paris Saint Germain won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Both Alexis Sánchez and Mattéo Guendouzi have been the hottest scorers for Olympique Marseille in the last five each having scored 2 goals each. Lionel Messi has been the most effective weapon for Paris Saint Germain lately. The Argentinian attacker has netted 3 goals in his last 5 matches
Christophe Galtier’s squad will be without Lionel Messi, Marco Verratti, Presnel Kimpembe and Nuno Mendes, while Igor Tudor’s Olympique Marseille squad will be without Sead Kolašinac.