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Bordeaux unbeatable against OM?
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The last four Ligue 1 games between Bordeaux and Marseille have ended with a draw on two occasions, both 0-0 and the other two with a 2-1 result.
OM has only lost once in their last 9 encounters with Bordeaux in Ligue 1, (5 draws and 3 wins). This was at the Jacques Chaban-Delmas Stadium on 12th April, 2015 (1-0).
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OM has only lost once in their last 9 encounters with Bordeaux in Ligue 1, (5 draws and 3 wins). This was at the Jacques Chaban-Delmas Stadium on 12th April, 2015 (1-0).
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It's been 40 years since OM won against Bordeaux in the league. This represents 32 games that ended in 20 defeats and 12 draws. The last Olympian win in Gironde dates back to 1st October, 1977 (1-2).
If Bordeaux doesn't lose to Marseille on the next match day, it will establish the longest run of home victories against an elite opposing team, (33 matches - they hold the current co-record with St Etienne at home against Lille - 32 matches between October 1952 and 20th March, 2005).
If Bordeaux doesn't lose to Marseille on the next match day, it will establish the longest run of home victories against an elite opposing team, (33 matches - they hold the current co-record with St Etienne at home against Lille - 32 matches between October 1952 and 20th March, 2005).
Marseille has only managed to defend its goal twice during its last 36 Ligue 1 trips to Bordeaux: 10th September, 1988 (0-0) and December 18, 2001 (0-0).
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Marseille has only managed to defend its goal twice during its last 36 Ligue 1 trips to Bordeaux: 10th September, 1988 (0-0) and December 18, 2001 (0-0).
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Bordeaux has lost 4 out of its last 5 Ligue 1 matches, (1 draw), the same number as its previous 28, (13 wins and 11 draws). FCGB has had 3 ranking setbacks in L1. This is a first since December 2016 (3) Only Metz currently has a longer track record (6). What's more the Gironde club has failed to score a single goal in the last three defeats, that's as many as in 28 matches. This is its longest dry period since December 2016 (4) and currently the longest running with Saint-Etienne.
Florian Thauvin scored his first 2 goals against Bordeaux in Ligue 1, a double playing for Bastia on 28th October, 2012. The native from Orleans has been involved in 25 goals throughout 2017 in L1 (15 goals, 10 assists), more than any other French player in the 5 major European leagues.
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Florian Thauvin scored his first 2 goals against Bordeaux in Ligue 1, a double playing for Bastia on 28th October, 2012. The native from Orleans has been involved in 25 goals throughout 2017 in L1 (15 goals, 10 assists), more than any other French player in the 5 major European leagues.
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After 12 days of the 2017-18 championship, OM has scored 26 goals. This is their second best performance at this stage in the last 40 seasons after 2014/15 (27 goals). That year the Marseille team, coached by Marcelo Bielsa, finished the season in 4th place.
