Ligue 1 Gameweek 3 Sun, Sep 6 · 19:45 Stade Orange Vélodrome, Marseille
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Our take

Marseille were slight favourites.

Marseille were the stronger side on L90 Strength (52 vs 29). Recent goals, xG and shots on target narrow the gap for Paris FC. Marseille had 7 days of rest, Paris FC 7.2 and had to travel 661 km. Weather to note: heat stress.

Away travel661 kmRest days7 · 7.2Matches / 14d1 · 1
Marseille58%
Draw22%
Paris FC20%
Expected goals 1.98 – 1.07
Marseille58%
Draw22%
Paris FC19%
Expected goals 1.86 – 0.96
Marseille56%
Draw22%
Paris FC22%
Expected goals 1.90 – 1.09
Marseille51%
Draw23%
Paris FC26%
Expected goals 1.76 – 1.20
Marseille57%
Draw22%
Paris FC21%
Expected goals 1.91 – 1.06
Over 2.5 59% Both score 57% 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.
Weather (Marseille)
27°CClear
  • Precipitation 0.0 mm
  • Wind 7 km/h
  • Humidity 78%
Heat stress
Referee · FranceClement Turpin
  • Cards per match 3.5
  • Penalties per match 0.35
  • Matches 150

Team strength

MarseilleParis FC
52 L90 StrengthIn forecast 29
47 Current StrengthIn forecast 34
48 AttackIn forecast 46
46 DefenceIn forecast 38
— 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—

Paris FC

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

MarseilleParis FC
2.00 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.50
1.00 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.00
1.54 xGVia Att/Def 2.27
0.84 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.50
+0.46 Goals minus xGContext -0.77
50% Scored inContext 50%
50% Clean sheetsContext 100%
13.50 ShotsContext 12.00
5.50 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 2.50
41% On target shareContext 21%
8.00 Shots in the boxContext 7.50
59% Box shareContext 61%
15% ConversionContext 13%
— OffsidesContext 2.00
8.00 Shots allowedContext 12.00
3.50 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.00
— BlocksContext 4.00
2.50 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.00
71% Save rateContext 100%
66% PossessionIn forecast 52%
667 PassesContext 618
609 Accurate passesContext 550
91% Pass accuracyContext 89%
6.97 Team ratingContext 7.04
8.00 FoulsContext 10.50
10.50 Fouls sufferedContext 7.00
0.50 Yellow cardsContext 0.50
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 2 and 2 games
1.40 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 2.10
1.40 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.90
1.77 xGVia Att/Def 1.62
1.32 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.16
-0.37 Goals minus xGContext +0.48
70% Scored inContext 80%
20% Clean sheetsContext 30%
16.30 ShotsContext 12.00
6.10 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.40
37% On target shareContext 37%
10.60 Shots in the boxContext 9.63
64% Box shareContext 70%
9% ConversionContext 18%
2.17 OffsidesContext 2.67
10.50 Shots allowedContext 12.10
3.40 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.60
2.56 BlocksContext 2.90
2.10 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.90
62% Save rateContext 81%
57% PossessionIn forecast 46%
508 PassesContext 437
443 Accurate passesContext 367
87% Pass accuracyContext 84%
6.83 Team ratingContext 6.87
11.10 FoulsContext 8.90
10.30 Fouls sufferedContext 8.90
2.00 Yellow cardsContext 1.50
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.10
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
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km343 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
Form 53 · 3 pts vs 2.7 for an average club · +0.1 vs expected
  • L30 AugA · Monaco0–21.2 xPts
  • W21 AugH · Strasbourg4–01.7 xPts
Paris FC
Rest7.2 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel661 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load6%Low
Form 51 · 4 pts vs 4.0 for an average club · +0.6 vs expected
  • W30 AugH · Nice3–01.7 xPts
  • D22 AugA · Estac Troyes0–01.6 xPts

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 Paris FC
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match7Ligue 1 2026-2027, 30 Aug7.2Ligue 1 2026-2027, 30 Aug
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km661 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways343 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 1 / 20 / 1 / 2
Next matchdays after this one56

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
4-1-4-1
1J. de Lange(G)
33Emerson 21N. Aguerd 4C. Egan-Riley 22T. Weah
23P. Højbjerg
14Igor Paixão 7A. Gomes 8H. Abdelli 77A. Harit
9A. Gouiri
+2 more reported missing outside this XI
Paris FC Confirmed XI
5-4-1
1K. Trapp(G)
15L. Koleosho 14H. Traoré 42D. Coppola 31Samir Sophian Chergui 17Adama Camara
7P. Pagis 33P. Lees-Melou 20M. Lopez 10I. Kebbal
9L. Sinayoko
+4 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 Absences are shown before kick-off
Paris FC Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Marseille+2.2 pp
  • Draw-0.8 pp
  • Paris FC-1.5 pp

Home / Away this season

Marseille · Home 3.00points per game · 1 home games
W-D-L
1-0-0
Scored
4.00
Conceded
0.00
Paris FC · Away 1.00points per game · 1 away games
W-D-L
0-1-0
Scored
0.00
Conceded
0.00

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

Head to head last 2 of 2 meetings

1 Marseille wins1 draws0 Paris FC wins
Goals per game3.50 – 2.00 Over 2.5100% Both scored100% Clean sheets0% · 0%
  • 31 Jan 2026Paris FC2–2Marseille
  • 23 Aug 2025Marseille5–2Paris FC

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 · Clement Turpin France · 150 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.22league 2.96
Red cards0.23league 0.15
Cards 5+29%league 15%
Fouls22.9league 22.7
Penalties0.35league 0.42
Home wins40%league 27%
Marseille12 with this referee
Record4-2-6 Cards · opp.1.3 · 1.8 Pens for · against3 · 0 Reds2
  • L5 Apr 26A · Monaco1–22
  • W4 Oct 25A · Metz3–00
  • L16 Mar 25A · Paris Saint Germain1–30
  • W1 Dec 24H · Monaco2–10
  • W20 Oct 24A · Montpellier5–03
Paris FC1 with this referee
Record1-0-0 Cards · opp.1.0 · 1.0 Pens for · against0 · 0 Reds1
  • W22 Mar 26H · LE Havre3–21

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

Marseille2 games · scored 4 · conceded 2
1 0-15
16-30
31-45
1 1 46-60
1 61-75
2 76-90
Paris FC2 games · scored 3 · conceded 0
0-15
1 16-30
31-45
1 46-60
61-75
1 76-90
Marseille10 games · scored 14 · conceded 14
3 1 0-15
1 16-30
1 31-45
4 8 46-60
2 1 61-75
4 3 76-90
Paris FC10 games · scored 21 · conceded 9
3 0-15
5 1 16-30
1 2 31-45
2 2 46-60
4 3 61-75
6 1 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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