Ligue 1 Gameweek 1 Fri, Aug 21 · 19:45 Stade Orange Vélodrome, Marseille
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Our take

Marseille were slight favourites.

The two sides are close in strength. Recent goals, xG and shots on target tip the balance towards Marseille. Marseille had 96 days of rest, Strasbourg 96 and had to travel 616 km. Weather to note: warm.

Away travel616 kmRest days96 · 96Matches / 14d0 · 0
Marseille50%
Draw23%
Strasbourg27%
Expected goals 1.79 – 1.28
Marseille46%
Draw25%
Strasbourg29%
Expected goals 1.53 – 1.17
Marseille49%
Draw23%
Strasbourg27%
Expected goals 1.79 – 1.28
Marseille42%
Draw24%
Strasbourg34%
Expected goals 1.60 – 1.43
Marseille49%
Draw24%
Strasbourg27%
Expected goals 1.73 – 1.24
Over 2.5 59% Both score 60% 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)
25°CClear
  • Precipitation 0.0 mm
  • Wind 13 km/h
  • Humidity 67%
Warm
RefereeRuddy Buquet
  • Cards per match 4.1
  • Penalties per match 0.32
  • Matches 78

Team strength

MarseilleStrasbourg
51 L90 StrengthIn forecast 48
47 Current StrengthIn forecast 45
48 AttackIn forecast 40
46 DefenceIn forecast 37
— 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—

Strasbourg

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

MarseilleStrasbourg
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— Goals concededVia Att/Def —
— xGVia Att/Def —
— xG allowedVia Att/Def —
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— On target shareContext —
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— OffsidesContext —
— Shots allowedContext —
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— BlocksContext —
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— FoulsContext —
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This league season, per match
1.20 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.60
1.20 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.70
1.60 xGVia Att/Def 1.24
1.27 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.63
-0.40 Goals minus xGContext +0.36
80% Scored inContext 60%
30% Clean sheetsContext 10%
16.10 ShotsContext 9.80
5.60 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.33
35% On target shareContext 40%
10.20 Shots in the boxContext 5.78
62% Box shareContext 57%
8% ConversionContext 16%
2.00 OffsidesContext 2.75
10.90 Shots allowedContext 17.60
3.20 On target allowedVia Att/Def 6.56
2.70 BlocksContext 4.90
2.10 Goalkeeper savesContext 4.78
66% Save rateContext 73%
55% PossessionIn forecast 55%
472 PassesContext 478
405 Accurate passesContext 412
86% Pass accuracyContext 86%
6.83 Team ratingContext 6.85
12.00 FoulsContext 10.30
11.40 Fouls sufferedContext 13.30
2.60 Yellow cardsContext 2.20
0.00 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
Rest96 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d0all competitions
Travel0 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Strasbourg
Rest96 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d0all competitions
Travel616 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 Strasbourg
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match96Ligue 1 2025-2026, 17 May96Ligue 1 2025-2026, 17 May
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km616 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways0 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 0 / 00 / 0 / 0
Next matchdays after this one97.9

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
12J. de Lange(G)
33Emerson 19G. Kondogbia 4C. Egan-Riley 22T. Weah
23P. Højbjerg 8H. Abdelli
14Igor Paixão 7A. Gomes 77A. Harit
9A. Gouiri
Strasbourg Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
1F. Jørgensen(G)
16Genesis Antwi 24L. Høgsberg 2A. Omobamidele 22G. Doué
29S. El Mourabet 23Diogo Sousa
80Gessime Yassine 11A. Nanasi 7S. Amo-Ameyaw
14S. Mara

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
Strasbourg Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Marseille+0.0 pp
  • Draw+0.0 pp
  • Strasbourg+0.0 pp

Home / Away this season

Marseille · Home No home games yet this season.
Strasbourg · Away No away games yet this season.

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 10 of 10 meetings

3 Marseille wins6 draws1 Strasbourg wins
Goals per game1.70 – 1.10 Over 2.550% Both scored70% Clean sheets20% · 10%
  • 14 Feb 2026Marseille2–2Strasbourg
  • 26 Sep 2025Strasbourg1–2Marseille
  • 19 Jan 2025Marseille1–1Strasbourg
  • 29 Sep 2024Strasbourg1–0Marseille
  • 12 Jan 2024Marseille1–1Strasbourg
  • 25 Nov 2023Strasbourg1–1Marseille

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 · Ruddy Buquet 78 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.77
Red cards0.37
Cards 5+40%
Fouls23.7
Penalties0.32
Home wins41%
Marseille12 with this referee
Record6-4-2 Cards · opp.2.5 · 2.2 Pens for · against3 · 1 Reds3
  • W17 May 26H · Rennes3–13
  • W17 Jan 26A · Angers5–21
  • L18 Feb 24A · Stade Brestois 290–11
  • L21 Oct 23A · Nice0–13
  • D1 Sep 23A · Nantes1–12
Strasbourg12 with this referee
Record2-4-6 Cards · opp.1.3 · 2.2 Pens for · against2 · 0
  • L19 Apr 26H · Rennes0–30
  • W22 Feb 26H · Lyon3–11
  • W29 Oct 25H · Auxerre3–01
  • D7 Apr 24A · Toulouse0–00
  • L2 Feb 24H · Paris Saint Germain1–23

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

Marseille
No complete event data.
Strasbourg
No complete event data.
Marseille10 games · scored 12 · conceded 12
3 0-15
1 1 16-30
1 31-45
3 7 46-60
1 1 61-75
3 3 76-90
Strasbourg10 games · scored 16 · conceded 17
1 3 0-15
3 3 16-30
3 4 31-45
1 5 46-60
5 1 61-75
3 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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