Ligue 1 · 2025Sun, 31 Aug 2025, 18:45 UTCFull timeParc Olympique LyonnaisFull-time recap
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This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

This match

Match statistics

MetricLyonMarseille
Shots18 shots/match5 shots/match
Shots on target6 shots/match2 shots/match
Possession58%42%
Corners9 corners/match4 corners/match
Fouls16 fouls/match11 fouls/match
Yellow cards2 cards/match2 cards/match

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Each team attacks towards its own end of the pitch.

Hamed Junior Traorè · Marseille · 24′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedTimothy Weah · Marseille · 25′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedCorentin Tolisso · Lyon · 51′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedAdam Karabec · Lyon · 63′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedTanner Tessmann · Lyon · 49′ · 0.02 xG · on targetTanner Tessmann · Lyon · 33′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedMalick Fofana · Lyon · 40′ · 0.03 xG · on targetAdam Karabec · Lyon · 45′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedTyler Morton · Lyon · 31′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedClinton Mata · Lyon · 77′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedMalick Fofana · Lyon · 45′ · 0.07 xG · on targetCorentin Tolisso · Lyon · 45′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedMoussa Niakhaté · Lyon · 72′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedTanner Tessmann · Lyon · 38′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedPierre-Emile Højbjerg · Marseille · 90′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedPierre-Emile Højbjerg · Marseille · 63′ · 0.14 xG · on targetTanner Tessmann · Lyon · 67′ · 0.15 xG · off target or blockedNicolás Tagliafico · Lyon · 87′ · 0.22 xG · off target or blockedAbner Vinícius · Lyon · 14′ · 0.32 xG · on targetCorentin Tolisso · Lyon · 15′ · 0.51 xG · off target or blockedHamed Junior Traorè · Marseille · 68′ · 0.52 xG · on targetPavel Šulc · Lyon · 88′ · 0.75 xG · goalPavel Šulc · Lyon · 87′ · 0.83 xG · on target
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Lyon: 18 shots, 6 on target, 3.31 xG. Marseille: 5 shots, 2 on target, 0.78 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

01.753.50′HT90′Pavel Šulc · Lyon · 88′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Lyon 3.31 xG · Marseille 0.78 xG.

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Each team's season corners average is above the competition baseline. No second pattern clears the sample and coverage gates. Limitation: At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.

Both teams have elevated corners records

weak

Each team's season corners average is above the competition baseline.

7 corners/matchCornersLyon · Marseille7 corners/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Both team averages are compared with the same competition baseline.

Window: season

MetricLyonMarseilleBaseline
Corners7 corners/match7 corners/match4.83 corners/match

Caveat: A shared historical pattern is descriptive and may not repeat in one fixture.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams — history, not a forecast.

1Lyon
0Draws
4Marseille
Olympique de MarseilleOlympique Lyonnais · Ligue 132
Olympique LyonnaisOlympique de Marseille · Ligue 123
Olympique LyonnaisOlympique de Marseille · Ligue 110
Olympique de MarseilleOlympique Lyonnais · Ligue 130
Olympique LyonnaisOlympique de Marseille · Ligue 112

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages · sample sizes shown with each metric. Context, not a forecast.

Where the edge is

Lyon favored in 0 of 13 directional metrics · Marseille in 0 · 13 too close

1.67 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 3/31.67 goals/match
0 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 3/31.33 goals/match
Expected goalsseason · 0/0
Expected goals allowedseason · 0/0
14 shots/matchShotsseason · 3/313.3 shots/match
11.3 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 3/312.7 shots/match
5.67 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 3/33.67 shots/match
3 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 3/35 shots/match
52%Possessionseason · 3/358.3%
7 corners/matchCornersseason · 3/37 corners/match
6.33 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 3/34 corners/match
1.67 cards/matchCardsseason · 3/32.33 cards/match
16.3 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 3/310.3 fouls/match
Passesseason · 0/0
Pass accuracyseason · 0/0
Shots inside boxseason · 0/0
Blocked shotsseason · 0/0
Goalkeeper savesseason · 0/0
Offsidesseason · 0/0
100%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 3/30%
100%Scoring frequencyseason · 3/333%

Style profile

How the teams compare

Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.

Possession control

Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.

Lyon52.8
Marseille91.7
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Lyon67.6
Marseille51.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.

Lyon76.8
Marseille44.4
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.

Lyon63.9
Marseille47.2
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Lyon70.8
Marseille50
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Lyon77.8
Marseille77.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.

Lyon79.2
Marseille49.3
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Season

Lyon3 matchesMarseille3 matches
1.67 goals/matchGoals scored3/31.67 goals/match
0 goals/matchGoals allowed3/31.33 goals/match
Expected goals0/0
14 shots/matchShots3/313.3 shots/match
5.67 shots/matchShots on target3/33.67 shots/match
52%Possession3/358.3%
7 corners/matchCorners3/37 corners/match
1.67 cards/matchCards3/32.33 cards/match
16.3 fouls/matchFouls3/310.3 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

Lyon2 matchesMarseille2 matches
Goals scored2/2
Goals allowed2/2
Expected goals0/0
Shots2/2
Shots on target2/2
Possession2/2
Corners2/2
Cards2/2
Fouls2/2

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

7.99 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/18.16 days
1 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/11 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade C · Limited evidencelimited
Season samples3 / 3home / away teams
Recent samples3 / 3last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
  • At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.
  • Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: xg_for, xg_against.
  • The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 31 Aug 2025, 22:45 UTC · analysis-v4

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