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In-form Abdelli leads Marseille v Toulouse; Paixão sling a precaution
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📰 Marseille, on three straight league wins, go for a fourth at home to Toulouse on 1 November.
📌 Key points
🏟️ OM host Toulouse at the Vélodrome at 8.45pm on 1 November.
⚽ Abdelli has scored in each of the last three league games.
🇺🇸 Weah has a goal and two assists in three starts since the break.
🩹 Paixão's shoulder sling is reported to be a precaution.
🟨 Referee Ben El Hadj's OM record: four wins, four draws, three defeats.
📝 What happened
🏟️ Marseille beat Le Havre 4-3 on 25 October and sit eighth on 12 points. Toulouse drew 0-0 with Troyes the same day and are 11th on 10 points, two behind.
⚽ Himad Abdelli is driving the attack. He has scored in three straight league games: a late penalty at Troyes, an equaliser at Angers and a goal against Le Havre. He said the coach has given him more freedom.
🩹 Igor Paixão hurt his right shoulder in a fall against Le Havre and was later pictured with his arm in a sling. La Provence called it mainly a precaution, and barring a setback he should be available.
🔴 Toulouse, coached by Jens Berthel Askou, will be without Rafik Messali (thigh) for several weeks, while Sion Oppong is back in training after a calf problem but is not certain to start.
📊 By the numbers
• Marseille 12 points (8th) v Toulouse 10 points (11th)
• Abdelli: goals in three straight league games
• Weah: 1 goal, 2 assists in three starts since the break
• Referee Ben El Hadj with OM: W4 D4 L3
👀 What to watch
⚽ Abdelli's run — can he score in a fourth straight league game?
🧠 Concentration — after a big lead was cut to 4-3 against Le Havre, watch how Genesio manages his substitutions.
🩹 Paixão's fitness — whether the shoulder that needed a sling holds up by Sunday.
🔭 Why it matters
A win would give Marseille four league wins in a row and real momentum to chase the top places. Genesio speaks to the media at 1pm on 30 October.
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