Lorient vs Marseille

18 April 2026 · Ligue 1 · 2025/26 · Referee Eric Wattellier

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Panos Katseris 28’
  • Ahmadou Bamba Dieng 58’

Match summary

Lorient beat Marseille 2-0. Lorient led 1-0 at half-time.

Panos Katseris put Lorient ahead in the 28th minute and Ahmadou Bamba Dieng made it 2-0 in the 58th minute, set up by Pablo Pagis.

Marseille can feel hard done by, creating 2.13 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Lorient's 1.29 from 11.

Match stats

43% Possession 57%
11 Shots 16
4 Shots on target 2
1 Corners 7
54 Attacks 101
23 Dangerous attacks 71
382 Passes 485
83% Pass accuracy 88%
18 Tackles 11
6 Fouls 10
0 Yellow cards 3
0 Red cards 0
2 Offsides 0

Key events

Lorient Marseille
Kick-off
10’
Mason GreenwoodShot on target
Panos KatserisRight foot shot1-0 (Lorient)
28’
Half-time1-0
46’
Timothy WeahIgor Paixão
Second half underway
Ahmadou Bamba DiengShot on target
49’
50’
Timothy WeahShot on target
57’
Benjamin PavardFoul
Bamba DiengRight foot shot2-0 (Lorient)
58’
59’
Bilal NadirHimad Abdelli
59’
Ethan NwaneriAmine Gouiri
Pablo PagisShot on target
62’
Laurent AbergelJean-Victor Makengo
69’
74’
Bilal NadirFoul
Aiyegun TosinBamba Dieng
75’
76’
Ugo Lamare El KadmiriPierre-Emerick Aubameyang
76’
Arthur VermeerenPierre-Emile Højbjerg
Igor SilvaPanos Katseris
82’
Sambou SoumanoPablo Pagis
82’
90’
Timothy WeahFoul
Full-time2-0

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.29 2.13 28’ Panos Katseris (Lorient), 1-0 28’ 58’ Ahmadou Bamba Dieng (Lorient), 2-0 58’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.29 2.13 28’ Panos Katseris (Lorient), 1-0 Katseris 28’ 58’ Ahmadou Bamba Dieng (Lorient), 2-0 Dieng 58’
Lorient 1.29 xGMarseille 2.13 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Marseille attacking Lorient attacking 
53’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Marseille), open play, 0.52 xG, off target 90+3’ Ugo El Kadmiri (Marseille), open play, 0.52 xG, off target 36’ Hamed Junior Traore (Marseille), open play, 0.51 xG, off target 28’ Panos Katseris (Lorient), open play, 0.40 xG, goal 58’ Ahmadou Bamba Dieng (Lorient), open play, 0.35 xG, goal 49’ Ahmadou Bamba Dieng (Lorient), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 83’ Benjamin Pavard (Marseille), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 62’ Pablo Pagis (Lorient), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 78’ Aiyegun Tosin (Lorient), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 47’ Pablo Pagis (Lorient), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 60’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Marseille), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 51’ Pablo Pagis (Lorient), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 90+2’ Hamed Junior Traore (Marseille), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 32’ Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Marseille), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 72’ Ethan Nwaneri (Marseille), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 79’ Hamed Junior Traore (Marseille), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 10’ Mason Greenwood (Marseille), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 55’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Marseille), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 50’ Timothy Weah (Marseille), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 61’ Emerson (Marseille), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 75’ Pablo Pagis (Lorient), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, off target 84’ Igor Silva (Lorient), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 48’ Himad Abdelli (Marseille), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 19’ Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Marseille), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 11’ Noah Cadiou (Lorient), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 51’ Pablo Pagis (Lorient), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 13’ Mason Greenwood (Marseille), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 53’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Marseille), open play, 0.52 xG, off target 36’ Hamed Junior Traore (Marseille), open play, 0.51 xG, off target 90+3’ Ugo El Kadmiri (Marseille), open play, 0.52 xG, off target 28’ Panos Katseris (Lorient), open play, 0.40 xG, goal 58’ Ahmadou Bamba Dieng (Lorient), open play, 0.35 xG, goal 49’ Ahmadou Bamba Dieng (Lorient), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 83’ Benjamin Pavard (Marseille), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 62’ Pablo Pagis (Lorient), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 78’ Aiyegun Tosin (Lorient), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 47’ Pablo Pagis (Lorient), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 60’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Marseille), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 51’ Pablo Pagis (Lorient), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 90+2’ Hamed Junior Traore (Marseille), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 32’ Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Marseille), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 72’ Ethan Nwaneri (Marseille), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 79’ Hamed Junior Traore (Marseille), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 10’ Mason Greenwood (Marseille), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 55’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Marseille), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 50’ Timothy Weah (Marseille), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 61’ Emerson (Marseille), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 75’ Pablo Pagis (Lorient), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, off target 84’ Igor Silva (Lorient), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 48’ Himad Abdelli (Marseille), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 19’ Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Marseille), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 51’ Pablo Pagis (Lorient), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 11’ Noah Cadiou (Lorient), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 13’ Mason Greenwood (Marseille), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Lorient 3-4-3 Starting XI
Mvogo
Meïté
Adjei
Faye
Katseris 82’
Avom
Cadiou
Yongwa
Makengo 69’
Dieng 75’
Pagis 82’
Marseille 3-4-2-1 Starting XI
Rulli
Emerson
Balerdi
Pavard
Paixão 46’
Abdelli 59’
Højbjerg 76’
Traoré
Gouiri 59’
Greenwood
Aubameyang 76’

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Yvon Mvogo GK900 0.000.000
Nathaniel Adjei DEF900 0.000.000
Abdoulaye Faye DEF900 0.000.000
Bamo Meïté DEF900 0.000.000
Panos Katseris MID8311 0.400.131
Darline Yongwa MID900 0.000.182
Arthur Avom MID900 0.000.000
Noah Cadiou MID901 0.010.000
Jean-Victor Makengo FWD700 0.000.000
Ahmadou Bamba Dieng FWD7612 0.480.000
Pablo Pagis FWD8315 0.280.442
Laurent Abergel Sub200 0.000.000
Aiyegun Tosin Sub141 0.090.000
Igor Silva Sub71 0.020.000
Sambou Soumano Sub70 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Lorient win 21% Avg odds 4.50
Draw 22% Avg odds 4.28
Marseille win 57% Avg odds 1.65

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Lorient DWLDL
Marseille WWLLW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Marseille 4-0 Lorient, 12 Sep 25 All Lorient vs Marseille meetings, next on 23 Jan 27

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Timeline, lineups and team statistics from Sportmonks. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.