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Olympique de Marseille 4–0 Lorient · Ligue 1

4–0Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Olympique de Marseille won 4–0.

Shots
154
Shots on target
81
Expected goals
2.260.14
Possession
72%28%

Full time

What the match recorded

Marseille beat Lorient 4–0. Recorded in this match (Marseille – Lorient): shots 15–4, shots on target 8–1, expected goals 2.26–0.14, possession 72%–28%. 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.

The teams have contrasting possession records

weak

Marseille have recorded the higher season possession share.

61.8% ●PossessionMarseille · Lorient44%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 17.8 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricMarseilleLorientBaseline
Possession61.8%44%50.3%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots15 shots4 shotsOlympique de Marseille 15 shots, Lorient 4 shots
  • Shots on target8 shots1 shotOlympique de Marseille 8 shots, Lorient 1 shot
  • Expected goals2.26 xG0.14 xGOlympique de Marseille 2.26 xG, Lorient 0.14 xG
  • Possession72%28%Olympique de Marseille 72%, Lorient 28%
  • Corners10 corners0 cornersOlympique de Marseille 10 corners, Lorient 0 corners
  • Fouls18 fouls5 foulsOlympique de Marseille 18 fouls, Lorient 5 fouls
  • Yellow cards3 cards2 cardsOlympique de Marseille 3 cards, Lorient 2 cards

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 · 5′ · 0.02 xG · on targetSambou Soumano · Lorient · 28′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedBenjamin Pavard · Marseille · 48′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedThéo Le Bris · Lorient · 73′ · 0.02 xG · on targetAbdoulaye Faye · Lorient · 28′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedAngel Gomes · Marseille · 33′ · 0.03 xG · goalBilal Nadir · Marseille · 52′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedBilal Nadir · Marseille · 20′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedIgor Paixão · Marseille · 72′ · 0.04 xG · on targetNayef Aguerd · Marseille · 90′ · 0.04 xG · goalPierre-Emile Højbjerg · Marseille · 88′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedGeoffrey Kondogbia · Marseille · 6′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedJoel Mugisha Mvuka · Lorient · 45′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedPierre-Emile Højbjerg · Marseille · 61′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedTimothy Weah · Marseille · 45′ · 0.09 xG · on targetBenjamin Pavard · Marseille · 20′ · 0.13 xG · goalMason Greenwood · Marseille · 76′ · 0.14 xG · off target or blockedMason Greenwood · Marseille · 60′ · 0.68 xG · on targetMason Greenwood · Marseille · 13′ · 0.82 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Marseille: 15 shots, 8 on target, 2.26 xG. Lorient: 4 shots, 1 on target, 0.13 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′Mason Greenwood · Marseille · 13′Benjamin Pavard · Marseille · 20′Angel Gomes · Marseille · 33′Nayef Aguerd · Marseille · 90′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Marseille 2.26 xG · Lorient 0.13 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

4Olympique de Marseille
1Draws
0Lorient
Olympique de Marseille — Lorient · Ligue 13–1
Lorient — Olympique de Marseille · Ligue 12–4
Lorient — Olympique de Marseille · Ligue 10–0
Olympique de Marseille — Lorient · Ligue 13–1
Lorient — Olympique de Marseille · Ligue 10–3

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 0 of 11 directional metrics · Lorient in 0 · 11 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Olympique de Marseille4 matchesLorient4 matches
2.25 goals/match ▲Goals scored4/41.25 goals/match
1 goal/match ▲Goals allowed4/43 goals/match
1.91 xG/match ▲Expected goals4/41.51 xG/match
13.8 shots/match ▲Shots4/411.5 shots/match
4.75 shots/match ▲Shots on target4/43.25 shots/match
61.8% ●Possession4/444%
7.75 corners/match ●Corners4/42.5 corners/match
2.5 cards/matchCards4/43.5 cards/match
12.3 fouls/matchFouls4/412.8 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade C · Limited evidenceLimited evidence — limited
Season samples4 / 4home / away teams
Recent samples4 / 4last-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.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Fri, 12 Sept 2025, 22:45 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Ligue 1

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsOlympique de MarseilleLorient
CompetitionLigue 1Ligue 1 2025/26
Head-to-headOlympique de Marseille — Lorient
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this

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