Ligue 1 Gameweek 16 Sun, Dec 14 · 19:45 Orange Vélodrome, Marseille
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Our take

Marseille were slight favourites.

Marseille were the stronger side on L90 Strength (64 vs 52). Absences weigh more on Marseille. Marseille had 9 days of rest, Monaco 9.1 and had to travel 172 km.

Away travel172 kmRest days9 · 9.1Matches / 14d1 · 1
Marseille51%
Draw25%
Monaco24%
Expected goals 1.71 – 1.11
Marseille51%
Draw26%
Monaco24%
Expected goals 1.67 – 1.07
Marseille52%
Draw25%
Monaco23%
Expected goals 1.72 – 1.09
Marseille43%
Draw26%
Monaco30%
Expected goals 1.52 – 1.25
Marseille50%
Draw26%
Monaco25%
Expected goals 1.65 – 1.09
Over 2.5 54% Both score 56% Likeliest score 1–1
Rebuilt after the match from pre-match Elo. Real context is the full LOAD90 forecast; Strength only is Elo and home edge alone. How it works.
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Referee · FranceFrançois Letexier
  • Cards per match 4.3
  • Penalties per match 0.31
  • Matches 113

Team strength

MarseilleMonaco
64 L90 StrengthIn forecast 52
45 Current StrengthIn forecast 56
48 AttackIn forecast 45
46 DefenceIn forecast 56
— Form indexContext —
In forecastContext

L90 Strength, Attack and Defence come from the same Elo rating and attack and defence ratings the forecast uses. Form index is explained in Recent performance.

Match Opportunity

Full analysis

Marseille

Attack—
Defense risk—

Monaco

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

MarseilleMonaco
2.33 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.73
1.00 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.73
1.79 xGVia Att/Def 1.64
0.84 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.56
+0.54 Goals minus xGContext +0.09
80% Scored inContext 80%
33% Clean sheetsContext 13%
13.53 ShotsContext 12.00
5.47 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.67
40% On target shareContext 31%
8.47 Shots in the boxContext 8.36
64% Box shareContext 70%
17% ConversionContext 14%
1.45 OffsidesContext 2.92
8.80 Shots allowedContext 12.80
3.67 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.20
2.75 BlocksContext 3.93
2.93 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.00
76% Save rateContext 61%
60% PossessionIn forecast 55%
586 PassesContext 484
528 Accurate passesContext 408
90% Pass accuracyContext 84%
7.00 Team ratingContext 6.79
11.67 FoulsContext 12.53
9.40 Fouls sufferedContext 11.93
2.07 Yellow cardsContext 2.40
0.20 Red cardsContext 0.20
This league season, per match · 15 and 15 games
1.90 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.30
1.20 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.50
1.51 xGVia Att/Def 1.64
0.90 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.55
+0.39 Goals minus xGContext -0.34
80% Scored inContext 80%
20% Clean sheetsContext 40%
13.20 ShotsContext 12.60
5.10 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.00
39% On target shareContext 32%
8.40 Shots in the boxContext 9.22
64% Box shareContext 75%
14% ConversionContext 10%
1.43 OffsidesContext 3.14
9.30 Shots allowedContext 14.50
4.60 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.70
3.29 BlocksContext 4.40
3.40 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.44
74% Save rateContext 67%
60% PossessionIn forecast 50%
581 PassesContext 425
517 Accurate passesContext 347
89% Pass accuracyContext 82%
6.94 Team ratingContext 6.82
11.40 FoulsContext 12.50
10.11 Fouls sufferedContext 13.60
2.10 Yellow cardsContext 2.70
0.10 Red cardsContext 0.30
Last 10 matches, all competitions, per match · 10 and 10 games
In forecastVia Att/DefContext

In forecast: possession adjusts the LOAD90 forecast directly. Via Att/Def: goals, xG and shots on target feed the attack and defence ratings. Context: describes the style, no correction of its own.

Recent performance last 5 · schedule

Marseille
Rest9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km1,662 km in 14d
Schedule load5%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Monaco
Rest9.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel172 km2,105 km in 14d
Schedule load5%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.

Expected points come from each pre-match EloLambda forecast (3 × win chance + draw chance). Explains recent results; in our tests recent form did not add predictive value on top of the model. Rest, travel and schedule load are context; only High Congestion (4+ matches in 14 days) changes the forecast. Full schedule below.

Full schedule & recovery
Marseille Monaco
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 5Low · 5
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match9Ligue 1 2025-2026, 5 Dec9.1Ligue 1 2025-2026, 5 Dec
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km172 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways1,662 km2,105 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 1 / 30 / 1 / 3
Next matchdays after this one20.819.8

All competitions synced from eScored, including cups and Europe. Distances are straight-line between stadium cities. Only High Congestion changes the forecast; the other rows are context.

Squad & lineups

Marseille Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
1G. Rulli(G)
33Emerson 21N. Aguerd 28B. Pavard 62A. Murillo
23P. Højbjerg 19G. Kondogbia
22T. Weah 18A. Vermeeren 10M. Greenwood
97P. Aubameyang
+3 more reported missing outside this XI
Monaco Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
1L. Hrádecký(G)
12Caio Henrique 22M. Salisu 5J. Kehrer 2Vanderson
6D. Zakaria 15M. Camara
10A. Golovin 18T. Minamino 11M. Akliouche
9F. Balogun
+5 more reported missing outside this XI

Last XI is the club's most recent recorded starting lineup, Confirmed XI is the official lineup for this match. We do not publish a predicted lineup. Players in red are reported missing for this match.

Key absences
Marseille Scores -0.04 · concedes +0.03 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Monaco Scores -0.01 · concedes +0.02 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Marseille-0.8 pp
  • Draw+0.1 pp
  • Monaco+0.7 pp

Home / Away this season

Marseille · Home 2.43points per game · 7 home games
W-D-L
5-2-0
Scored
3.29
Conceded
1.14
Monaco · Away 1.00points per game · 7 away games
W-D-L
2-1-4
Scored
1.43
Conceded
2.00

Actual results only, not forecast λ. Samples this early in the season are small, so these numbers are not used as a forecast correction.

Common opponents 14 this season

League games this season against teams both sides have played. A small, uneven sample: context only.

Head to head last 8 of 8 meetings

3 Marseille wins2 draws3 Monaco wins
Goals per game1.50 – 1.63 Over 2.563% Both scored63% Clean sheets13% · 25%
  • 12 Apr 2025Monaco3–0Marseille
  • 1 Dec 2024Marseille2–1Monaco
  • 27 Jan 2024Marseille2–2Monaco
  • 30 Sep 2023Monaco3–2Marseille
  • 28 Jan 2023Marseille1–1Monaco
  • 13 Nov 2022Monaco2–3Marseille

All competitions, finished games before this kick-off. Shown as history: in our tests head-to-head added almost nothing on top of the model.

Referee · François Letexier France · 113 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.04league 3.69
Red cards0.27league 0.34
Cards 5+46%league 36%
Fouls22.3league 24.1
Penalties0.31league 0.48
Home wins52%league 51%
Marseille11 with this referee
Record5-3-3 Cards · opp.2.1 · 2.8 Pens for · against2 · 1 Reds3
  • L31 Aug 25A · Lyon0–13
  • L27 Oct 24H · Paris Saint Germain0–32
  • W10 Mar 24H · Nantes2–02
  • W6 Dec 23H · Lyon3–01
  • D17 Sep 23H · Toulouse0–02
Monaco10 with this referee
Record5-1-4 Cards · opp.2.3 · 1.8 Pens for · against2 · 1 Reds1
  • L17 May 25A · Lens0–42
  • L18 Dec 24H · Paris Saint Germain2–42
  • W25 Feb 24A · Lens3–23
  • L13 Jan 24H · Reims1–33
  • W13 Aug 23A · Clermont Foot4–24

From eScored match records before this kick-off. "league" is this league season's average; red is notably above it, green below. Cards · opp. is cards shown to the club and to its opponents per match with this referee. Context only: referees are not part of the forecast.

Goal timing

Marseille15 games · scored 35 · conceded 15
3 2 0-15
6 4 16-30
4 31-45
4 3 46-60
8 1 61-75
10 5 76-90
Monaco15 games · scored 26 · conceded 26
3 1 0-15
1 5 16-30
5 5 31-45
4 3 46-60
5 5 61-75
8 7 76-90
Marseille10 games · scored 19 · conceded 12
2 4 0-15
3 2 16-30
3 31-45
6 1 46-60
4 2 61-75
1 3 76-90
Monaco10 games · scored 13 · conceded 15
3 0-15
1 5 16-30
3 3 31-45
1 3 46-60
3 1 61-75
2 3 76-90

scored conceded, by 15-minute band (stoppage time counts to the band before it). Only games with a complete goal log.

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