Matchday

Ligue 1 25/26 · 1 Mar 2026

Olympique de Marseille 3–2 Olympique Lyonnais

Picked for matchday: Chances everywhere: 3.8 xG · Standout: Rémi Himbert scored 93.7

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Feb 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.7 – 1.2
Actual xG
2.3 – 1.5
Goals
3 – 2

Footybot made Olympique de Marseille favourites at 50%.

Olympique de Marseille won and made the better chances: 2.3 xG to 1.5.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, 67.6 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Igor Paixão +20.1, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang +15.1, Ainsley Maitland-Niles +9.0.

Well below it: Leonardo Balerdi −13.9, Mason Greenwood −11.5, Dominik Greif −10.7.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Olympique de Marseille

20 Feb 2026L 0–2at Stade Brestois Ligue 1
14 Feb 2026D 2–2v RC Strasbourg Ligue 1
8 Feb 2026L 0–5at Paris Saint-Germain Ligue 1
31 Jan 2026D 2–2at Paris FC Ligue 1
28 Jan 2026L 0–3at Club Brugge KV Champions League

Olympique Lyonnais

22 Feb 2026L 1–3at RC Strasbourg Ligue 1
15 Feb 2026W 2–0v Nice Ligue 1
7 Feb 2026W 1–0at Nantes Ligue 1
1 Feb 2026W 1–0v Lille Ligue 1
29 Jan 2026W 4–2v PAOK Europa League

Head to head

31 Aug 2025Olympique Lyonnais 1–0 Olympique de Marseille Ligue 1

Olympique de Marseille

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Ethan Nwaneri Midfielder2701–68.3–
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Forward90201.5067.6+15.1
Igor Paixão Midfielder45110.0366.0+20.1
Benjamin Pavard Defender1600–63.8–
Tochukwu Nnadi Midfielder100–60.3–
Quinten Timber Midfielder45000.0451.8+4.3
Gerónimo Rulli Goalkeeper9000–49.6+2.9
Pierre-Emile Højbjerg Midfielder90010.1349.5−2.3
Emerson Defender9000–47.9−3.8
Timothy Weah Midfielder84000.0247.6+0.0
Nayef Aguerd Defender90000.0646.6−10.2
Hamed Junior Traorè Midfielder6300–46.6−0.3
Geoffrey Kondogbia Midfielder85000.1244.6−7.6
Mason Greenwood Midfielder89000.4243.1−11.5
Leonardo Balerdi Defender9000–41.9−13.9
Himad Abdelli Midfielder1500–41.2–

Olympique Lyonnais

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Rémi Himbert Forward30100.4693.7–
Corentin Tolisso Midfielder90100.1561.2+8.0
Endrick Forward90020.4955.5+2.6
Ainsley Maitland-Niles Defender9000–54.9+9.0
Moussa Niakhaté Defender9000–50.8−0.1
Clinton Mata Defender9000–50.0−0.3
Roman Yaremchuk Forward60000.1447.2–
Noah Nartey Midfielder9000–46.4−6.4
Tanner Tessmann Midfielder90000.2144.9−0.5
Tyler Morton Midfielder9000–43.6−6.7
Dominik Greif Goalkeeper9000–43.1−10.7
Nicolás Tagliafico Defender88000.0342.1−7.1
Abner Vinícius Defender1200–30.0–