Ligue 1 Gameweek 6 Fri, Sep 26 · 19:45 Stade de la Meinau, Strasbourg
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Our take

It was too close to call.

Marseille were the stronger side on L90 Strength (56 vs 48). Strasbourg had 5.2 days of rest, Marseille 4 and had to travel 616 km.

Away travel616 kmRest days5.2 · 4Matches / 14d2 · 2
Strasbourg38%
Draw27%
Marseille35%
Expected goals 1.42 – 1.34
Strasbourg39%
Draw27%
Marseille34%
Expected goals 1.39 – 1.28
Strasbourg39%
Draw27%
Marseille34%
Expected goals 1.42 – 1.33
Strasbourg31%
Draw26%
Marseille42%
Expected goals 1.27 – 1.50
Strasbourg39%
Draw27%
Marseille34%
Expected goals 1.39 – 1.30
Over 2.5 52% 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 · FranceJeremie Pignard
  • Cards per match 4.6
  • Penalties per match 0.35
  • Matches 85

Team strength

StrasbourgMarseille
48 L90 StrengthIn forecast 56
45 Current StrengthIn forecast 47
40 AttackIn forecast 48
37 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

Strasbourg

Attack—
Defense risk—

Marseille

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

StrasbourgMarseille
1.60 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 2.00
1.00 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.80
1.52 xGVia Att/Def 1.58
0.98 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.02
+0.08 Goals minus xGContext +0.42
100% Scored inContext 60%
60% Clean sheetsContext 40%
10.60 ShotsContext 12.20
4.20 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.80
40% On target shareContext 31%
7.60 Shots in the boxContext 8.20
73% Box shareContext 69%
15% ConversionContext 16%
1.80 OffsidesContext 1.25
10.20 Shots allowedContext 10.60
3.25 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.00
3.25 BlocksContext 3.25
2.25 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.20
69% Save rateContext 80%
51% PossessionIn forecast 56%
483 PassesContext 539
424 Accurate passesContext 481
88% Pass accuracyContext 89%
6.88 Team ratingContext 7.03
10.80 FoulsContext 12.80
12.80 Fouls sufferedContext 9.60
2.00 Yellow cardsContext 2.40
0.20 Red cardsContext 0.40
This league season, per match · 5 and 5 games
1.60 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 2.30
1.30 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.10
1.34 xGVia Att/Def 1.66
1.21 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.33
+0.26 Goals minus xGContext +0.64
90% Scored inContext 80%
40% Clean sheetsContext 20%
11.10 ShotsContext 13.70
4.20 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.10
38% On target shareContext 37%
7.89 Shots in the boxContext 9.60
69% Box shareContext 70%
14% ConversionContext 17%
1.89 OffsidesContext 1.71
10.90 Shots allowedContext 11.40
3.38 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.70
4.14 BlocksContext 2.67
2.14 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.89
60% Save rateContext 76%
53% PossessionIn forecast 56%
493 PassesContext 531
435 Accurate passesContext 472
88% Pass accuracyContext 89%
6.91 Team ratingContext 7.07
11.90 FoulsContext 12.00
11.30 Fouls sufferedContext 10.40
2.20 Yellow cardsContext 2.20
0.10 Red cardsContext 0.20
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

Strasbourg
Rest5.2 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km794 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Marseille
Rest4 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all 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
Strasbourg Marseille
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match5.2Ligue 1 2025-2026, 21 Sep4Ligue 1 2025-2026, 22 Sep
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km616 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways794 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 31 / 2 / 3
Next matchdays after this one8.97.8

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

Strasbourg Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
39M. Penders(G)
3B. Chilwell 23M. Sarr 24L. Høgsberg 22G. Doué
6I. Doukouré 32V. Barco
7Diego Moreira 80F. Lemaréchal 16K. Páez
10E. Emegha
+6 more reported missing outside this XI
Marseille Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
1G. Rulli(G)
32F. Medina 21N. Aguerd 5L. Balerdi 62A. Murillo
23P. Højbjerg 17M. O'Riley
22T. Weah 8A. Gomes 14Igor Paixão
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
Strasbourg Scores -0.02 · concedes +0.02 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Marseille Scores -0.01 · concedes +0.02 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Strasbourg-0.4 pp
  • Draw-0.1 pp
  • Marseille+0.5 pp

Home / Away this season

Strasbourg · Home 3.00points per game · 2 home games
W-D-L
2-0-0
Scored
1.00
Conceded
0.00
Marseille · Away 0.00points per game · 2 away games
W-D-L
0-0-2
Scored
0.00
Conceded
1.00

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 1 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

1 Strasbourg wins5 draws2 Marseille wins
Goals per game1.00 – 1.63 Over 2.538% Both scored63% Clean sheets13% · 25%
  • 19 Jan 2025Marseille1–1Strasbourg
  • 29 Sep 2024Strasbourg1–0Marseille
  • 12 Jan 2024Marseille1–1Strasbourg
  • 25 Nov 2023Strasbourg1–1Marseille
  • 12 Mar 2023Marseille2–2Strasbourg
  • 29 Oct 2022Strasbourg2–2Marseille

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 · Jeremie Pignard France · 85 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.28league 3.67
Red cards0.29league 0.38
Cards 5+52%league 38%
Fouls22.5league 24.0
Penalties0.35league 0.53
Home wins45%league 67%
Strasbourg9 with this referee
Record3-4-2 Cards · opp.2.4 · 1.7 Pens for · against0 · 2
  • D12 Apr 25H · Nice2–21
  • W16 Mar 24A · Nantes3–13
  • D7 Dec 23A · Stade Brestois 291–10
  • D12 Mar 23A · Marseille2–24
  • L14 Oct 22H · Lille0–33
Marseille13 with this referee
Record8-3-2 Cards · opp.2.1 · 2.4 Pens for · against6 · 2 Reds4
  • L15 Aug 25A · Rennes0–13
  • W17 May 25H · Rennes4–23
  • W6 Apr 25H · Toulouse3–22
  • D24 Apr 24H · Nice2–22
  • W25 Feb 24H · Montpellier4–12

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

Strasbourg5 games · scored 8 · conceded 5
1 0-15
1 16-30
31-45
1 46-60
1 61-75
6 3 76-90
Marseille5 games · scored 10 · conceded 4
2 0-15
3 1 16-30
1 31-45
1 46-60
1 61-75
3 2 76-90
Strasbourg10 games · scored 16 · conceded 13
1 2 0-15
3 16-30
3 2 31-45
1 3 46-60
2 1 61-75
6 5 76-90
Marseille10 games · scored 23 · conceded 11
3 1 0-15
5 3 16-30
5 31-45
2 1 46-60
2 2 61-75
6 4 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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