Ligue 1 · 2024

Paris Saint-Germain 3–1 Olympique de Marseille · Ligue 1

3–1Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Paris Saint-Germain won 3–1.

Shots
1611
Shots on target
52
Expected goals
2.591.19
Possession
60%40%

Full time

What the match recorded

Paris Saint-Germain beat Olympique de Marseille 3–1. Recorded in this match (Paris Saint-Germain – Olympique de Marseille): shots 16–11, shots on target 5–2, expected goals 2.59–1.19, possession 60%–40%. 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.

Olympique de Marseille's recent record differs from the season

weak

Olympique de Marseille's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

1.6 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season2.04 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for1.6 goals/match2.04 goals/match1.38 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Paris Saint-Germain show a distinct attacking-volume record

weak

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

18.4 shots/match ▲ShotsParis Saint-Germain · Olympique de Marseille14.3 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

MetricParis Saint-GermainOlympique de MarseilleBaseline
Shots18.4 shots/match14.3 shots/match12.2 shots/match
Shots against9.46 shots/match9.88 shots/match12.8 shots/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots16 shots11 shotsParis Saint-Germain 16 shots, Olympique de Marseille 11 shots
  • Shots on target5 shots2 shotsParis Saint-Germain 5 shots, Olympique de Marseille 2 shots
  • Expected goals2.59 xG1.19 xGParis Saint-Germain 2.59 xG, Olympique de Marseille 1.19 xG
  • Possession60%40%Paris Saint-Germain 60%, Olympique de Marseille 40%
  • Corners5 corners5 cornersParis Saint-Germain 5 corners, Olympique de Marseille 5 corners
  • Fouls7 fouls9 foulsParis Saint-Germain 7 fouls, Olympique de Marseille 9 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

5Paris Saint-Germain
0Draws
0Olympique de Marseille
Olympique de Marseille — Paris Saint-Germain · Ligue 10–3
Olympique de Marseille — Paris Saint-Germain · Ligue 10–2
Paris Saint-Germain — Olympique de Marseille · Ligue 14–0
Olympique de Marseille — Paris Saint-Germain · Ligue 10–3
Paris Saint-Germain — Olympique de Marseille · Ligue 11–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Paris Saint-Germain favored in 9 of 11 directional metrics · Olympique de Marseille in 0 · 2 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Paris Saint-Germain26 matchesOlympique de Marseille26 matches
2.81 goals/match ▲Goals scored26/262.04 goals/match
0.96 goals/match ▲Goals allowed26/261.27 goals/match
2.7 xG/match ▲Expected goals26/261.9 xG/match
18.4 shots/match ▲Shots26/2614.3 shots/match
8.31 shots/match ▲Shots on target26/265.88 shots/match
68.1% ●Possession26/2663.8%
6.35 corners/match ●Corners26/264.85 corners/match
8.73 fouls/matchFouls26/2611.7 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples26 / 26home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence 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: Sun, 16 Mar 2025, 23:45 UTC · analysis-v4

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