Ligue 1 · 2025Sat, 2 May 2026, 13:00 UTCFull timeStade de la BeaujoireFull-time recap

Nantes

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This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

This match

Match statistics

MetricNantesMarseille
Shots16 shots/match16 shots/match
Shots on target5 shots/match8 shots/match
Expected goals3 xG/match1.72 xG/match
Possession42%58%
Corners7 corners/match8 corners/match
Fouls12 fouls/match11 fouls/match
Yellow cards1 cards/match3 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.

Frédéric Guilbert · Nantes · 37′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedMason Greenwood · Marseille · 73′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedIbrahima Sissoko · Nantes · 4′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedMason Greenwood · Marseille · 19′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedMatthis Abline · Nantes · 37′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedIgor Paixão · Marseille · 78′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedAnge Lago · Marseille · 82′ · 0.02 xG · on targetMason Greenwood · Marseille · 89′ · 0.02 xG · on targetHamed Junior Traorè · Marseille · 38′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedNicolas Cozza · Nantes · 63′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedChidozie Awaziem · Nantes · 64′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedIgor Paixão · Marseille · 68′ · 0.04 xG · on targetIgor Paixão · Marseille · 72′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedMason Greenwood · Marseille · 14′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedIgnatius Ganago · Nantes · 46′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedHamed Junior Traorè · Marseille · 90′ · 0.05 xG · on targetLouis Leroux · Nantes · 75′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedRémy Cabella · Nantes · 32′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedChidozie Awaziem · Nantes · 47′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedIgnatius Ganago · Nantes · 40′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedPierre-Emile Højbjerg · Marseille · 67′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedAmine Gouiri · Marseille · 66′ · 0.11 xG · on targetNicolas Cozza · Nantes · 63′ · 0.14 xG · off target or blockedMohamed Kaba · Nantes · 36′ · 0.15 xG · on targetMason Greenwood · Marseille · 48′ · 0.15 xG · off target or blockedIgnatius Ganago · Nantes · 50′ · 0.22 xG · goalUroš Radaković · Nantes · 81′ · 0.32 xG · off target or blockedPierre-Emerick Aubameyang · Marseille · 41′ · 0.34 xG · on targetMason Greenwood · Marseille · 85′ · 0.35 xG · on targetAnge Lago · Marseille · 48′ · 0.39 xG · on targetRémy Cabella · Nantes · 54′ · 0.46 xG · goalRémy Cabella · Nantes · 33′ · 0.59 xG · on targetMatthis Abline · Nantes · 58′ · 0.63 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Nantes: 17 shots, 5 on target, 3.02 xG. Marseille: 16 shots, 8 on target, 1.74 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′Ignatius Ganago · Nantes · 50′Rémy Cabella · Nantes · 54′Matthis Abline · Nantes · 58′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Nantes 3.02 xG · Marseille 1.74 xG.

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Marseille's last-five goals scored average is below their season average. A second useful context is: Marseille's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit above their competition baselines. Limitation: Lineup availability and tactical choices are not in the retained data.

Marseille's recent record differs from the season

moderate

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

1 goals/matchGoals forLast 5 · Season1.84 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 goals/match1.84 goals/match1.38 goals/match

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

Marseille show a distinct attacking-volume record

moderate

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

11.2 shots/matchShotsNantes · Marseille14.9 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

MetricNantesMarseilleBaseline
Shots11.2 shots/match14.9 shots/match11.3 shots/match
Shots against13.5 shots/match10.1 shots/match12.3 shots/match

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

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Nantes.

5.91 daysRest daysNantes · Marseille5.76 days
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

MetricNantesMarseilleBaseline
Rest days5.91 days5.76 days
Matches last 14 days3 matches2 matches

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

History

Head-to-head

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

1Nantes
0Draws
0Marseille
MarseilleNantes · Ligue 102

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Nantes favored in 1 of 14 directional metrics · Marseille in 11 · 2 too close

0.91 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 32/321.84 goals/match
1.59 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 32/321.38 goals/match
1.53 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 7/71.77 xG/match
1.52 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 7/71.21 xG/match
11.2 shots/matchShotsseason · 32/3214.9 shots/match
13.5 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 32/3210.1 shots/match
3.28 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 32/325.63 shots/match
4.84 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 32/323.97 shots/match
42.2%Possessionseason · 32/3257.6%
3.72 corners/matchCornersseason · 32/325.38 corners/match
5.63 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 32/323.41 corners/match
2.07 cards/matchCardsseason · 27/252.44 cards/match
12.7 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 32/3212.4 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
22%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 32/3225%
59%Scoring frequencyseason · 32/3275%

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.

Nantes8.3
Marseille91.7
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Nantes19.5
Marseille88
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

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

Nantes21.3
Marseille71.3
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

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

Nantes86.1
Marseille69.4
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Nantes50
Marseille66.7
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 89%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Nantes13.9
Marseille75
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

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

Nantes29.2
Marseille75
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches
1 goals/matchGoals scored5/51 goals/match
1.2 goals/matchGoals allowed5/51.8 goals/match
1.72 xG/matchExpected goals5/52.18 xG/match
16.2 shots/matchShots5/518.6 shots/match
5 shots/matchShots on target5/56.8 shots/match
39.6%Possession5/558%
6.8 corners/matchCorners5/57.4 corners/match
Cards1/0
12.6 fouls/matchFouls5/511.2 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches
0.9 goals/matchGoals scored10/101.1 goals/match
1.1 goals/matchGoals allowed10/101.5 goals/match
1.53 xG/matchExpected goals7/71.77 xG/match
12.6 shots/matchShots10/1016.7 shots/match
4.2 shots/matchShots on target10/105.4 shots/match
37.3%Possession10/1057.4%
4.9 corners/matchCorners10/106.4 corners/match
2.2 cards/matchCards5/33.33 cards/match
13.3 fouls/matchFouls10/1012.2 fouls/match

Window

Season

32 / 32 matches
0.91 goals/matchGoals scored32/321.84 goals/match
1.59 goals/matchGoals allowed32/321.38 goals/match
1.53 xG/matchExpected goals7/71.77 xG/match
11.2 shots/matchShots32/3214.9 shots/match
3.28 shots/matchShots on target32/325.63 shots/match
42.2%Possession32/3257.6%
3.72 corners/matchCorners32/325.38 corners/match
2.07 cards/matchCards27/252.44 cards/match
12.7 fouls/matchFouls32/3212.4 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

16 / 16 matches
1.13 goals/matchGoals scored16/161.31 goals/match
1.69 goals/matchGoals allowed16/161.56 goals/match
1.86 xG/matchExpected goals3/31.84 xG/match
12.1 shots/matchShots16/1614.7 shots/match
3.44 shots/matchShots on target16/165.25 shots/match
43.7%Possession16/1656.4%
4 corners/matchCorners16/165.06 corners/match
1.93 cards/matchCards14/132.69 cards/match
12.6 fouls/matchFouls16/1611.8 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

5.91 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/15.76 days
3 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/12 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceready
Season samples32 / 32home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • 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.
Analysis cutoff: Sat, 2 May 2026, 17:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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