Ligue 1 Gameweek 5 Mon, Sep 22 · 19:00 Orange Vélodrome, Marseille
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Our take

Paris Saint Germain were slight favourites.

Paris Saint Germain were the stronger side on L90 Strength (90 vs 54). Absences weigh more on Paris Saint Germain. Marseille had 10 days of rest, Paris Saint Germain 8.1 and had to travel 661 km.

Away travel661 kmRest days10 · 8.1Matches / 14d1 · 1
Marseille18%
Draw22%
Paris Saint Germain60%
Expected goals 1.05 – 2.03
Marseille18%
Draw23%
Paris Saint Germain58%
Expected goals 0.95 – 1.87
Marseille18%
Draw22%
Paris Saint Germain60%
Expected goals 1.04 – 2.06
Marseille14%
Draw19%
Paris Saint Germain67%
Expected goals 0.94 – 2.28
Marseille19%
Draw24%
Paris Saint Germain57%
Expected goals 0.97 – 1.85
Over 2.5 60% 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.
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Referee · FranceJérôme Brisard
  • Cards per match 3.7
  • Penalties per match 0.36
  • Matches 91

Team strength

MarseilleParis Saint Germain
54 L90 StrengthIn forecast 90
45 Current StrengthIn forecast 89
48 AttackIn forecast 91
46 DefenceIn forecast 83
— 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 Saint Germain

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

MarseilleParis Saint Germain
2.25 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 2.50
1.00 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.75
1.85 xGVia Att/Def 1.63
1.12 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.91
+0.40 Goals minus xGContext +0.87
50% Scored inContext 100%
25% Clean sheetsContext 75%
13.25 ShotsContext 16.50
4.50 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.50
34% On target shareContext 33%
8.50 Shots in the boxContext 8.75
64% Box shareContext 54%
17% ConversionContext 15%
1.00 OffsidesContext 1.00
10.25 Shots allowedContext 8.25
3.75 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.50
4.00 BlocksContext 3.00
2.75 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.00
73% Save rateContext 67%
62% PossessionIn forecast 75%
599 PassesContext 838
542 Accurate passesContext 779
90% Pass accuracyContext 93%
7.06 Team ratingContext 7.17
12.25 FoulsContext 7.50
10.25 Fouls sufferedContext 7.50
2.25 Yellow cardsContext 0.50
0.25 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 4 and 4 games
2.70 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 2.90
1.20 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.80
1.95 xGVia Att/Def 2.10
1.29 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.94
+0.75 Goals minus xGContext +0.80
80% Scored inContext 100%
10% Clean sheetsContext 50%
14.60 ShotsContext 17.20
5.70 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 6.90
39% On target shareContext 40%
10.30 Shots in the boxContext 10.80
70% Box shareContext 63%
19% ConversionContext 17%
1.71 OffsidesContext 1.83
10.80 Shots allowedContext 8.60
4.30 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.00
2.89 BlocksContext 3.25
3.75 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.43
73% Save rateContext 74%
60% PossessionIn forecast 67%
573 PassesContext 670
514 Accurate passesContext 612
90% Pass accuracyContext 91%
7.13 Team ratingContext 7.24
11.60 FoulsContext 9.10
10.70 Fouls sufferedContext 9.60
2.00 Yellow cardsContext 0.90
0.10 Red cardsContext 0.00
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
Rest10 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Paris Saint Germain
Rest8.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel661 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load6%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 Paris Saint Germain
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match10Ligue 1 2025-2026, 12 Sep8.1Ligue 1 2025-2026, 14 Sep
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km661 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways0 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 1 / 20 / 1 / 2
Next matchdays after this one45

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
3-4-2-1
1G. Rulli(G)
21N. Aguerd 5L. Balerdi 28B. Pavard
33Emerson 23P. Højbjerg 17M. O'Riley 22T. Weah
14Igor Paixão 10M. Greenwood
9A. Gouiri
+2 more reported missing outside this XI
Paris Saint Germain Confirmed XI
4-3-3
30L. Chevalier(G)
25Nuno Mendes 51W. Pacho 6I. Zabarnyi 5Marquinhos
8Fabián Ruiz 17Vitinha 33W. Zaïre-Emery
7K. Kvaratskhelia 9Gonçalo Ramos 2A. Hakimi
+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 0.00 · concedes +0.05 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Paris Saint Germain Scores -0.08 · concedes +0.02 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Marseille+0.6 pp
  • Draw+0.3 pp
  • Paris Saint Germain-0.9 pp

Home / Away this season

Marseille · Home 3.00points per game · 2 home games
W-D-L
2-0-0
Scored
4.50
Conceded
1.00
Paris Saint Germain · Away 3.00points per game · 2 away games
W-D-L
2-0-0
Scored
3.50
Conceded
1.50

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 8 of 8 meetings

0 Marseille wins1 draws7 Paris Saint Germain wins
Goals per game0.25 – 2.25 Over 2.563% Both scored25% Clean sheets13% · 75%
  • 16 Mar 2025Paris Saint Germain3–1Marseille
  • 27 Oct 2024Marseille0–3Paris Saint Germain
  • 31 Mar 2024Marseille0–2Paris Saint Germain
  • 24 Sep 2023Paris Saint Germain4–0Marseille
  • 26 Feb 2023Marseille0–3Paris Saint Germain
  • 16 Oct 2022Paris Saint Germain1–0Marseille

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 · Jérôme Brisard France · 91 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.44league 3.68
Red cards0.24league 0.36
Cards 5+32%league 39%
Fouls24.2league 24.0
Penalties0.36league 0.55
Home wins36%league 66%
Marseille11 with this referee
Record7-3-1 Cards · opp.1.6 · 1.9 Pens for · against3 · 2
  • W19 Apr 25H · Montpellier5–11
  • W2 Feb 25H · Lyon3–24
  • W8 Dec 24A · Saint Etienne2–01
  • D25 Nov 23A · Strasbourg1–12
  • D18 Aug 23A · Metz2–22
Paris Saint Germain11 with this referee
Record6-3-2 Cards · opp.1.8 · 2.0 Pens for · against2 · 1 Reds1
  • D6 Oct 24A · Nice1–12
  • W17 Feb 24A · Nantes2–00
  • W14 Jan 24A · Lens2–01
  • W9 Dec 23H · Nantes2–11
  • W29 Oct 23A · Stade Brestois 293–24

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

Marseille4 games · scored 9 · conceded 4
1 0-15
3 1 16-30
1 31-45
1 46-60
1 61-75
3 2 76-90
Paris Saint Germain4 games · scored 10 · conceded 3
4 0-15
16-30
1 1 31-45
3 46-60
1 61-75
1 2 76-90
Marseille10 games · scored 27 · conceded 12
3 1 0-15
5 3 16-30
5 31-45
3 1 46-60
4 2 61-75
7 5 76-90
Paris Saint Germain10 games · scored 29 · conceded 8
6 0-15
2 2 16-30
3 2 31-45
8 46-60
6 1 61-75
4 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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