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Ligue 1 · 2023

Olympique de Marseille 3–0 Olympique Lyonnais · Ligue 1

3–0Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Olympique de Marseille won 3–0.

Shots
126
Shots on target
51
Expected goals
2.240.18
Possession
49%51%

Full time

What the match recorded

Olympique de Marseille beat Olympique Lyonnais 3–0. Recorded in this match (Olympique de Marseille – Olympique Lyonnais): shots 12–6, shots on target 5–1, expected goals 2.24–0.18, possession 49%–51%. 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.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Olympique de Marseille.

3.01 days ▲Rest daysOlympique de Marseille · Olympique Lyonnais4.17 days
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.

Window: previous 14 days

MetricOlympique de MarseilleOlympique LyonnaisBaseline
Rest days3.01 days4.17 days—
Matches last 14 days2 matches2 matches—

Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.

Olympique de Marseille's recent record differs from the season

moderate

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

9.8 shots/match ▲ShotsLast 5 · Season13.4 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Shots9.8 shots/match13.4 shots/match13 shots/match

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

Olympique Lyonnais have a visible away split

moderate

Olympique Lyonnais's away-only shot average is below their full-season average.

10.9 shots/match ▲ShotsAway only · Season13.2 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots10.9 shots/match13.2 shots/match13 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots12 shots6 shotsOlympique de Marseille 12 shots, Olympique Lyonnais 6 shots
  • Shots on target5 shots1 shotOlympique de Marseille 5 shots, Olympique Lyonnais 1 shot
  • Expected goals2.24 xG0.18 xGOlympique de Marseille 2.24 xG, Olympique Lyonnais 0.18 xG
  • Possession49%51%Olympique de Marseille 49%, Olympique Lyonnais 51%
  • Corners10 corners3 cornersOlympique de Marseille 10 corners, Olympique Lyonnais 3 corners
  • Fouls14 fouls11 foulsOlympique de Marseille 14 fouls, Olympique Lyonnais 11 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.

Vitinha · Olympique de Marseille · 14′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedHenrique · Olympique Lyonnais · 6′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedVitinha · Olympique de Marseille · 23′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedAlexandre Lacazette · Olympique Lyonnais · 49′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedClinton Mata · Olympique Lyonnais · 78′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedDejan Lovren · Olympique Lyonnais · 78′ · 0.02 xG · on targetErnest Nuamah · Olympique Lyonnais · 51′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedJordan Veretout · Olympique de Marseille · 7′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedPierre-Emerick Aubameyang · Olympique de Marseille · 40′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedAmine Harit · Olympique de Marseille · 48′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedAmine Harit · Olympique de Marseille · 77′ · 0.04 xG · on targetHenrique · Olympique Lyonnais · 45′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedBilal Nadir · Olympique de Marseille · 90′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedSamuel Gigot · Olympique de Marseille · 1′ · 0.11 xG · off target or blockedJordan Veretout · Olympique de Marseille · 35′ · 0.30 xG · on targetPierre-Emerick Aubameyang · Olympique de Marseille · 55′ · 0.33 xG · goalAmir Murillo · Olympique de Marseille · 25′ · 0.36 xG · goalVitinha · Olympique de Marseille · 21′ · 0.81 xG · goal
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Olympique de Marseille: 12 shots, 5 on target, 2.20 xG. Olympique Lyonnais: 6 shots, 1 on target, 0.17 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

01.252.50′HT90′Vitinha · Olympique de Marseille · 21′Amir Murillo · Olympique de Marseille · 25′Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang · Olympique de Marseille · 55′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Olympique de Marseille 2.20 xG · Olympique Lyonnais 0.17 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2Olympique de Marseille
0Draws
2Olympique Lyonnais
Olympique Lyonnais — Olympique de Marseille · Ligue 11–2
Olympique de Marseille — Olympique Lyonnais · Ligue 11–0
Olympique de Marseille — Olympique Lyonnais · Ligue 10–3
Olympique Lyonnais — Olympique de Marseille · Ligue 12–1

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Olympique de Marseille favored in 8 of 11 directional metrics · Olympique Lyonnais in 2 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Olympique de Marseille14 matchesOlympique Lyonnais14 matches
1.29 goals/match ▲Goals scored14/140.79 goals/match
1 goal/match ▲Goals allowed14/141.93 goals/match
1.58 xG/match ▲Expected goals14/141.33 xG/match
13.4 shots/matchShots14/1413.2 shots/match
4 shots/matchShots on target14/14▲ 4.93 shots/match
50.6%Possession14/14● 52.5%
5.64 corners/match ●Corners14/145.07 corners/match
10.5 fouls/matchFouls14/1415.1 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples14 / 14home / 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: Thu, 7 Dec 2023, 00:00 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Ligue 1

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsOlympique de MarseilleOlympique Lyonnais
CompetitionLigue 1Ligue 1 2023/24
Head-to-headOlympique de Marseille — Olympique Lyonnais
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this

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