The 1-time winner of the Ligue 1 and the 12th-ranked Montpellier team ushered in the 17th round of the Ligue 1 competition, and the Montpellier team sat on their home PK Champions League former champions, 9-time Ligue 1 champions, and the 6th-ranked Marseille team before the game.
Before the game, the Montpellier team has been unbeaten in 2 consecutive rounds of the league, and the Marseille team has won a wave of 4 consecutive league wins before the game, which shows that the state of the Marseille team is much better than the Montpellier team, and the last 4 meetings between the two sides, the Marseille team has beaten the Montpellier team 3 times and is in the upper hand, so before the game, more than seventy percent of the fans believe that the visiting Marseille team can beat the Montpellier team and take away 3 points.
The Montpellier team playing at home started the game with Julian with Fayyad, Tamari and Sabanier, while the visiting Marseille team started with Aubameyang and Kondogbia and Weretou.
In the 15th minute, Estève sent in a clever pass, and Fayyad took the lead to give Montpellier the lead.
In the 53rd minute, Klos sent in a wonderful pass, and Veletu equalized for Marseille.
In the end, the visiting Marseille team was blocked by Montpellier and failed to win five consecutive league games, while Montpellier remained unbeaten in three consecutive league games.