Ligue 1 Gameweek 21 Sun, Feb 8 · 19:45 Parc des Princes, Paris
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Our take

Paris Saint Germain were clear favourites.

Paris Saint Germain were the stronger side on L90 Strength (89 vs 59). Paris Saint Germain had 7 days of rest, Marseille 8.2 and had to travel 661 km.

Away travel661 kmRest days7 · 8.2Matches / 14d1 · 1
Paris Saint Germain71%
Draw17%
Marseille11%
Expected goals 2.45 – 0.89
Paris Saint Germain69%
Draw19%
Marseille12%
Expected goals 2.21 – 0.81
Paris Saint Germain71%
Draw18%
Marseille11%
Expected goals 2.44 – 0.90
Paris Saint Germain64%
Draw20%
Marseille16%
Expected goals 2.19 – 1.00
Paris Saint Germain69%
Draw19%
Marseille12%
Expected goals 2.25 – 0.83
Over 2.5 65% Both score 54% Likeliest score 2–0
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 · FranceWilly Delajod
  • Cards per match 3.8
  • Penalties per match 0.41
  • Matches 103

Team strength

Paris Saint GermainMarseille
89 L90 StrengthIn forecast 59
89 Current StrengthIn forecast 45
91 AttackIn forecast 48
83 DefenceIn forecast 46
— 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

Paris Saint Germain

Attack—
Defense risk—

Marseille

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

Paris Saint GermainMarseille
2.15 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 2.30
0.80 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.10
1.55 xGVia Att/Def 1.81
0.86 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.08
+0.60 Goals minus xGContext +0.49
90% Scored inContext 80%
50% Clean sheetsContext 30%
16.65 ShotsContext 14.10
6.45 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.65
39% On target shareContext 40%
9.75 Shots in the boxContext 8.90
58% Box shareContext 63%
13% ConversionContext 16%
1.40 OffsidesContext 1.47
8.25 Shots allowedContext 9.35
3.35 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.00
2.63 BlocksContext 2.94
2.60 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.00
72% Save rateContext 72%
69% PossessionIn forecast 59%
724 PassesContext 572
663 Accurate passesContext 513
92% Pass accuracyContext 90%
7.03 Team ratingContext 7.01
9.90 FoulsContext 12.15
8.30 Fouls sufferedContext 10.35
1.00 Yellow cardsContext 1.95
0.05 Red cardsContext 0.20
This league season, per match · 20 and 20 games
1.80 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.60
0.80 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.80
1.55 xGVia Att/Def 1.43
0.77 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.32
+0.25 Goals minus xGContext +0.17
80% Scored inContext 60%
40% Clean sheetsContext 10%
17.80 ShotsContext 14.40
6.50 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.60
37% On target shareContext 39%
11.60 Shots in the boxContext 8.20
66% Box shareContext 56%
10% ConversionContext 11%
1.60 OffsidesContext 1.63
8.20 Shots allowedContext 9.40
3.44 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.30
2.44 BlocksContext 2.89
2.56 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.40
74% Save rateContext 56%
67% PossessionIn forecast 60%
672 PassesContext 560
607 Accurate passesContext 497
90% Pass accuracyContext 89%
7.00 Team ratingContext 6.87
9.00 FoulsContext 11.30
8.50 Fouls sufferedContext 11.50
0.60 Yellow cardsContext 1.50
0.10 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

Paris Saint Germain
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km794 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Marseille
Rest8.2 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel661 km1,321 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
Paris Saint Germain Marseille
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match7Ligue 1 2025-2026, 1 Feb8.2Ligue 1 2025-2026, 31 Jan
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km661 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways794 km1,321 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 1 / 30 / 1 / 3
Next matchdays after this one4.95.8

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

Paris Saint Germain Confirmed XI
4-3-3
39M. Safonov(G)
25Nuno Mendes 51W. Pacho 5Marquinhos 33W. Zaïre-Emery
87João Neves 17Vitinha 24S. Mayulu
29B. Barcola 10M. Dembélé 14D. Doué
+4 more reported missing outside this XI
Marseille Confirmed XI
5-4-1
12J. de Lange(G)
33Emerson 32F. Medina 5L. Balerdi 28B. Pavard 22T. Weah
10M. Greenwood 27Q. Timber 23P. Højbjerg 11E. Nwaneri
9A. Gouiri
+3 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
Paris Saint Germain Scores -0.05 · concedes +0.01 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Marseille Scores -0.02 · concedes +0.06 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Paris Saint Germain+0.3 pp
  • Draw-0.1 pp
  • Marseille-0.2 pp

Home / Away this season

Paris Saint Germain · Home 2.78points per game · 9 home games
W-D-L
8-1-0
Scored
2.44
Conceded
0.44
Marseille · Away 1.60points per game · 10 away games
W-D-L
5-1-4
Scored
1.90
Conceded
1.10

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 16 this season

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

Head to head last 9 of 9 meetings

7 Paris Saint Germain wins1 draws1 Marseille wins
Goals per game2.00 – 0.33 Over 2.556% Both scored22% Clean sheets67% · 22%
  • 22 Sep 2025Marseille1–0Paris Saint Germain
  • 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

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 · Willy Delajod France · 103 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.51league 3.65
Red cards0.26league 0.31
Cards 5+38%league 36%
Fouls24.6league 24.2
Penalties0.41league 0.41
Home wins43%league 49%
Paris Saint Germain16 with this referee
Record9-4-3 Cards · opp.1.1 · 1.9 Pens for · against3 · 3
  • D29 Oct 25A · Lorient1–12
  • L25 Apr 25H · Nice1–33
  • W15 Feb 25A · Toulouse1–00
  • W2 Nov 24H · Lens1–01
  • W16 Aug 24A · LE Havre4–10
Marseille14 with this referee
Record6-3-5 Cards · opp.1.4 · 1.9 Pens for · against3 · 0 Reds2
  • W8 Nov 25H · Stade Brestois 293–00
  • W10 May 25A · LE Havre3–12
  • L29 Mar 25A · Reims1–30
  • D14 Dec 24H · Lille1–12
  • L29 Sep 24A · Strasbourg0–11

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

Paris Saint Germain20 games · scored 43 · conceded 16
6 1 0-15
5 3 16-30
8 3 31-45
7 4 46-60
6 1 61-75
11 4 76-90
Marseille20 games · scored 46 · conceded 22
5 2 0-15
9 4 16-30
6 2 31-45
5 3 46-60
9 1 61-75
12 10 76-90
Paris Saint Germain10 games · scored 18 · conceded 8
2 0-15
2 1 16-30
4 2 31-45
1 1 46-60
3 2 61-75
6 2 76-90
Marseille10 games · scored 16 · conceded 18
3 5 0-15
3 16-30
3 3 31-45
2 46-60
3 2 61-75
2 8 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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