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Sporting 2–1 Olympique de Marseille · UEFA Champions League

2–1Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Sporting won 2–1.

Shots
1410
Shots on target
73
Expected goals
1.110.54
Possession
53%47%

Full time

What the match recorded

Sporting beat Marseille 2–1. Recorded in this match (Sporting – Marseille): shots 14–10, shots on target 7–3, expected goals 1.11–0.54, possession 53%–47%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Sporting show a distinct attacking-volume record

weak

Sporting's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit above their competition baselines.

14.3 shots/match ▲ShotsSporting · Marseille11.3 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Team shot volume is paired with the opponent's recorded shot allowance.

Window: season

MetricSportingMarseilleBaseline
Shots14.3 shots/match11.3 shots/match13.5 shots/match
Shots against10.3 shots/match18.3 shots/match13.3 shots/match

Caveat: Shot volume describes activity; it does not establish finishing quality or a match outcome.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots14 shots10 shotsSporting 14 shots, Olympique de Marseille 10 shots
  • Shots on target7 shots3 shotsSporting 7 shots, Olympique de Marseille 3 shots
  • Expected goals1.11 xG0.54 xGSporting 1.11 xG, Olympique de Marseille 0.54 xG
  • Possession53%47%Sporting 53%, Olympique de Marseille 47%
  • Corners3 corners1 cornerSporting 3 corners, Olympique de Marseille 1 corner
  • Fouls11 fouls16 foulsSporting 11 fouls, Olympique de Marseille 16 fouls

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

Mason Greenwood · Marseille · 35′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedMorten Hjulmand · Sporting · 59′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedLuis Javier Suárez · Sporting · 2′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedIgor Paixão · Marseille · 9′ · 0.02 xG · on targetIgor Paixão · Marseille · 11′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedPedro Gonçalves · Sporting · 25′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedGonçalo Inácio · Sporting · 50′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedIgor Paixão · Marseille · 14′ · 0.03 xG · goalFrancisco Trincão · Sporting · 35′ · 0.03 xG · on targetMason Greenwood · Marseille · 33′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedPierre-Emerick Aubameyang · Marseille · 43′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedPierre-Emile Højbjerg · Marseille · 57′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedGeovany Quenda · Sporting · 58′ · 0.04 xG · on targetJoão Simões · Sporting · 62′ · 0.05 xG · on targetFrancisco Trincão · Sporting · 4′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedLuis Javier Suárez · Sporting · 60′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedMason Greenwood · Marseille · 16′ · 0.11 xG · off target or blockedMason Greenwood · Marseille · 28′ · 0.12 xG · on targetLuis Javier Suárez · Sporting · 38′ · 0.12 xG · on targetGeny Catamo · Sporting · 69′ · 0.32 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Sporting: 11 shots, 5 on target, 0.77 xG. Marseille: 9 shots, 3 on target, 0.43 xG. · 4 unplaced

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

00.510′HT90′Geny Catamo · Sporting · 69′Igor Paixão · Marseille · 14′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Sporting 0.77 xG · Marseille 0.43 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0Sporting
0Draws
2Olympique de Marseille
Sporting — Olympique de Marseille · UEFA Champions League0–2
Olympique de Marseille — Sporting · UEFA Champions League4–1

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Sporting favored in 0 of 11 directional metrics · Olympique de Marseille in 0 · 11 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Sporting3 matchesOlympique de Marseille3 matches
2.33 goals/match ▲Goals scored3/32 goals/match
1.33 goals/matchGoals allowed3/31.33 goals/match
2.24 xG/match ▲Expected goals3/30.8 xG/match
14.3 shots/match ▲Shots3/311.3 shots/match
6.33 shots/match ▲Shots on target3/34.67 shots/match
55.3% ●Possession3/350.7%
4.33 corners/match ●Corners3/31.67 corners/match
11.3 fouls/matchFouls3/316 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidenceUseful evidence — limited
Season samples3 / 3home / away teams
Recent samples3 / 3last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Evidence is usable but does not meet the strongest completeness threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Wed, 22 Oct 2025, 23:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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