Also to know
For Marseille, they have 52 points after 29 matches in the 2025-2026 Ligue 1 season, with 16 wins, four draws, and nine losses, which is the exact same record as last season. Marseille has always finished on the podium in the last three seasons when they had at least 52 points after 29 L1 matches.
As for FC Metz, they have lost 20 out of 29 matches in Ligue 1 this season (3 wins, 6 draws), their highest total at this stage of a season. The 14 previous teams that had lost at least 20 of their first 29 L1 matches were relegated at the end of the season.
Marseille won their 10th home match in Ligue 1 this season (3 draws, 2 losses), matching their record from the three previous seasons (10 in 2024-2025, 2023-2024, 2022-2023).
FC Metz has suffered 12 defeats away from home in Ligue 1 this season (1 win, 2 draws), their worst record in the past 40 years (13 in 2014-2015).
Marseille has scored at least three goals at home for the seventh time this season, the best record in Ligue 1. They have scored 37 goals at home in the 2025-2026 Ligue 1 season, at least three more than any other team.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored his 67th goal in Ligue 1, making him the second-highest scorer among current elite players (66 for Ludovic Ajorque, 95 for Florian Thauvin). It was Aubameyang’s first goal against Metz in the top flight, making them the 29th team he has scored against in L1, a number only surpassed by Thauvin (30) among current players.
Igor Paixao (Marseille) scored his second goal against Metz in Ligue 1, following his goal in the first leg, being the only team he has scored against more than once in L1. The Brazilian has scored two of his six goals in the 2025-2026 elite league season from outside the box, 33%, the highest ratio among players with at least five goals this season.
Giorgi Tsitaishvili was involved in two goals in his last four Ligue 1 matches (1 goal, 1 assist), as many as in the previous 22 matches. The Georgian has been involved in five goals in the 2025-2026 Ligue 1 season (3 goals, 2 assists), with only Gauthier Hein, who assisted Metz’s goal, doing better for Metz this season (11).
Mason Greenwood has provided eleven assists with Marseille in Ligue 1 since last season, including six in 2025-2026. This is one more than in his previous five seasons with a top 5 European team (10 in 116 matches). Three of these assists were for Aubameyang, his favorite recipient in an OM jersey in L1.
