Matchday

Ligue 1 25/26 · 31 Aug 2025

Olympique Lyonnais 1–0 Olympique de Marseille

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Jul 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.9 – 1.5
Actual xG
3.4 – 0.8
Goals
1 – 0

Footybot made Olympique Lyonnais favourites at 49%.

Olympique Lyonnais won and made the better chances: 3.4 xG to 0.8.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Moussa Niakhaté, 79.6 in 90′.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Olympique Lyonnais

23 Aug 2025W 3–0v Metz Ligue 1
16 Aug 2025W 1–0at RC Lens Ligue 1

Olympique de Marseille

23 Aug 2025W 5–2v Paris FC Ligue 1
15 Aug 2025L 0–1at Stade Rennais Ligue 1

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Olympique Lyonnais

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Pavel Šulc Forward19101.64100.0–
Moussa Niakhaté Defender90000.0779.6–
Tyler Morton Midfielder90000.0565.1–
Malick Fofana Midfielder53000.1060.7–
Tanner Tessmann Midfielder90000.2956.4–
Rémy Descamps Goalkeeper9000–54.8–
Khalis Merah Midfielder7100–44.6–
Clinton Mata Defender90000.0644.5–
Ainsley Maitland-Niles Defender9000–44.0–
Afonso Moreira Forward1900–43.1–
Corentin Tolisso Midfielder90000.6141.4–
Adam Karabec Midfielder89000.0541.0–
Abner Vinícius Defender71000.3440.1–
Nicolás Tagliafico Defender37000.2238.5–
Ruben Kluivert Defender100–31.6–

Olympique de Marseille

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Leonardo Balerdi Defender9000–56.8–
Gerónimo Rulli Goalkeeper9000–56.3–
Ulisses Garcia Defender4500–53.7–
Timothy Weah Midfielder72000.0250.0–
Pol Lirola Defender1800–49.0–
Pierre-Emile Højbjerg Midfielder90000.2448.7–
Amir Murillo Defender9000–44.7–
Angel Gomes Midfielder9000–44.2–
Derek Cornelius Defender5600–43.2–
Robinio Vaz Forward1200–42.4–
Mason Greenwood Midfielder4500–41.8–
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Forward8500–41.3–
Hamed Junior Traorè Midfielder86000.5140.5–
Darryl Bakola Midfielder1100–37.8–
Bilal Nadir Midfielder3400–36.6–
Conrad Jaden Egan-Riley Defender2900–36.5–