Olympique Marseille 0–1 Olympiacos: Hezze settles it with a header just before the break
Olympique Marseille lost 0–1 at home to Olympiacos F.C. in Matchday 2 of the Europa League, failing to score after three straight games with a goal. Santiago Hezze decided it, scoring in the 42nd minute from a Chiquinho assist.
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Number of the match9Marseille took nine corners to Olympiacos' one, and the match was decided by a corner from the visitors.
A goal from a corner
The first half was drawing to a close when Olympiacos landed their only effective blow. In the 42nd minute Santiago Hezze opened the scoring and put the visitors 0–1 up. Chiquinho crossed from a corner, Hezze got ahead of Aguerd at the set piece and opened the scoring at the Vélodrome with a powerful header. Moments later, in the 44th minute, Himad Abdelli picked up an injury and play was briefly stopped before the end of the first half. The hosts could not respond before the break and went into the dressing room one goal down.
Hosts without a goal
For Marseille the result ended a run: the side had scored in three straight games before, but left the Vélodrome pitch without a goal. After the break the hosts dominated and shot repeatedly, but Stefan Ortega stopped them several times, including from efforts by Igor Paixão and Timothy Weah. In the 62nd minute manager Bruno Genesio made three changes: Harit, Gouiri and Garcia came on. He wanted to liven up an attack that for a long time could not break down the Olympiacos defence.
Disputed moments late on
In the 71st minute the hosts appealed for a penalty after a shot from Amine Harit. Referee Michael Oliver awarded a corner instead, and VAR confirmed his decision. In stoppage time Roman Yaremchuk put the ball in the net after De Lange parried it, but the goal was disallowed for offside. Marseille did not equalise and stayed without a goal until the end of the match, even though they attacked more often than their opponents in the second half.
Possession and shots for Marseille
The picture of the game does not match the result. Marseille had 56% possession to Olympiacos' 44% and took 11 shots to 9. Shots on target were 5 to 4, and corners 9 to 1. Marseille also had a higher xG than Olympiacos, but it was the Greeks who took their one significant chance. Hezze, scorer of the only goal, was the hero, alongside Ortega, who repeatedly stopped the hosts in the second half.
Olympiacos' run grows
Olympiacos scored in a fourth straight game and are now four matches unbeaten. After two matches they have six points. Marseille still have no points in the league phase and sit 32nd out of 36 teams. It is their second straight defeat in this phase of the competition and their sixth loss in eight matches this season.
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Santiago Hezze opens the scoring in the 42nd minute. Chiquinho provided the assist. It is the first goal of the match and Olympiacos F.C. go in front.
Number of the match: 42 — The first goal of this match came in the 42nd minute, scored by Santiago Hezze.
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Hezze opens the scoring against Olympique Marseille in the 42nd minute
Olympiacos F.C. go in at half-time in front. Santiago Hezze scored in the 42nd minute after an assist from Chiquinho. Olympique Marseille have the ball, but the visitors are ahead.
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Number of the match42nd minuteThat was when Hezze, set up by Chiquinho, scored the only goal of the first half.
A goal just before the break. For a long time nothing decided it. Then Hezze got the ball from Chiquinho and Olympiacos F.C. took the lead. The hosts had 55% possession, but the visitors had two shots on target to Olympique Marseille's one. With the half-time score at 0–1, finishing is what counts.
Runs on both sides. Olympique Marseille have scored in 3 matches in a row. Olympiacos F.C. have also scored in 3 matches in a row and are unbeaten in 3 matches in a row. The hosts' run is therefore under pressure, while the visitors have added another match with a goal scored.
Before the match
Olympique Marseille, 32nd in the table, host Olympiacos F.C. in the Europa League
Olympique Marseille are 32nd in the Europa League table with 0 points after one match, while Olympiacos F.C. are 13th with 3 points. The visitors are unbeaten in their last 3 matches, and in matchday 2 they meet a side looking for their first points.
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Number of the match6272That is how many matches with a similar gap in team strength made it into the historical sample, in which the home side won 37%, 28% ended in a draw and the away side won 35%.
Two opposite starting points
In the league phase table the two sides are far apart. Olympique Marseille are 32nd, with 0 points after 1 matches and no point won yet. Olympiacos F.C. are 13th with 3 points after 1 matches. The Marseille side began their European campaign with a 1–4 defeat to Beşiktaş. Olympiacos F.C. began with a 2–1 win over Jagiellonia Białystok. The three-point gap after one matchday shows how differently the two teams' first Europa League outings went.
Olympiacos unbeaten
Olympiacos F.C. go into this match on a run of 3 matches without defeat. They also have four straight wins in all competitions. Just before the trip to Marseille they beat Panathinaikos 1–0. Panagiotis Retsos scored in the 34th minute, and in the 66th minute Manolis Saliakas was sent off, so the hosts in that match defended their lead with ten men. The team's coach is Imanol Alguacil, who took over on 10 September from José Luis Mendilibar.
Marseille won before Europe
Marseille arrive after a win at Troyes, finishing 0–2 to OM. Amine Harit and Himad Abdelli scored. The away win ended a run of five straight defeats for OM in all competitions. So the hosts had a brief breather in the league, but they still have no points in the Europa League. Coach Bruno Genesio said he does not intend to rotate the squad for the match against Olympiacos F.C.
Head-to-head history and similar matches
The two clubs' last official meeting took place on 1 December 2020 at the Stade Vélodrome in the Champions League group stage. Olympique Marseille won it 2–1. In head-to-head matches Marseille have four wins and Olympiacos F.C. two. Matches with a similar gap in team strength ended like this: the home side won 37%, 28% ended in a draw and the away side won 35%. At least 3 goals were scored in 50% of such matches.
Goals at both ends
Both teams come into this match on a scoring run. Olympique Marseille have scored in 3 matches in a row, and Olympiacos F.C. have also scored in 3 matches in a row. Rest is similar: the hosts have had 4 days since their previous Ligue 1 match, and the visitors 4 days since their Super League match.
Squad: injuries and suspensions
Olympique Marseille will be without the injured Derek Cornelius and Pierre-Emile Højbjerg. Cornelius is expected to be out for longer. Olympiacos F.C. have a longer list of absentees. Balsa Popovic, Clayton, Joel Roca Casals, Lorenzo Scipioni and Marius Mouandilmadji are suspended through cards, and Yusuf Yazıcı is injured. First-choice striker Ayoub El Kaabi is also out of the squad, likewise injured. Genesio said before the match: "Getting back the quality of our play will be very important."
Why this rating
Four pillars, each measured against the same league over the last 12 months.
Dramaweight 50%Settled by 87′.Some excitement, but no big twists.5.4Drama: 5.4 out of 10
Heroesweight 20%Hezze scored the winner.Someone played a match to remember.7.0Heroes: 7.0 out of 10
Stakesweight 15%Not much was at stake yet.2.7Stakes: 2.7 out of 10
Quality of playweight 15%Few chances and few shots.2.1Quality of play: 2.1 out of 10
Match ECG
A spike = a twist. The shading = how open the result still was.
Worth watching: Highlights will do
GolVolt rating 4.1more watchable than 41% of Europa League matches
42'Santiago Hezze0:1twist
0'half-time90+3'
The GolVolt rating comes from four pillars — drama, heroes, stakes and quality of play — measured against this league's matches of the last 12 months (model nap-v2).
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Olympique Marseille 0–1 Olympiacos: Hezze settles it with a header just before the breakThe review gives the result away — switch spoilers back on to read it.
Olympique Marseille lost 0–1 at home to Olympiacos F.C. in Matchday 2 of the Europa League, failing to score after three straight games with a goal. Santiago Hezze decided it, scoring in the 42nd minute from a Chiquinho assist.
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