Winner in Nantes (1-2) on Sunday evening, Olympique de Marseille further boosted its good away statistics. The Marseille club has the best team in Ligue 1 outside its bases. A level of performance to be reproduced at the Vélodrome.
Revenge after the rout in the Classic (0-3), Olympique de Marseille recovered well in Nantes. Roberto De Zerbi's men imposed themselves with style and thanks to their certainties on the outside. Since the start of the season, the Olympian team has only lost one match out of six away from home, it was in Strasbourg (1-0) on September 29. For the rest, the Marseillais won their five other confrontations away from the Marseille city, for a total of 15 points (out of 18) brought back. The results already exceed the number of units from last season outside (14)!
And that’s not the only stunning statistic. Since 1932, Olympique de Marseille had never scored so many goals (18) in 6 championship days away from the Vélodrome. Rival Paris Saint-Germain thus dominates the Ligue 1 away standings, ahead of the second-placed capital club with 11 points and a game in hand. The problem for the Olympians is that their results are not as satisfactory at home. Olympique de Marseille, winner against OGC Nice (2-0) on September 14, has only one victory in four matches played at the Vélodrome.
A problem at the Vélodrome
It seems that Luis Henrique's teammates are poorly handling the pressure from their supporters. “ You are right, we score more goals and we have more away victoriesnoted the Brazilian last week. We may have a little anxiety at home, we will have to give more at home to win and meet the expectations of our supporters. We have to work mentally for these home matches. » The reception of AJ Auxerre on Friday could help launch a new dynamic.
