Lyon vs Marseille

31 August 2025 · Ligue 1 · 2025/26 · Referee François Letexier

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Leonardo Balerdi 88’ (og)

Match summary

Lyon won 1-0 at home to Marseille, with a late winner. It was goalless at half-time.

Balerdi's own goal put Lyon ahead in the 88th minute.

The chances backed that up: Lyon created 3.54 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots to Marseille's 0.90 from 5. Marseille had a player sent off.

Match stats

58% Possession 42%
18 Shots 5
6 Shots on target 2
9 Corners 4
99 Attacks 74
56 Dangerous attacks 17
429 Passes 321
86% Pass accuracy 79%
5 Tackles 7
16 Fouls 11
2 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 1
1 Offsides 1

Key events

Lyon Marseille
Kick-off
AbnerShot on target
14’
AbnerSimulation
22’
VAR review
22’
29’
CJ Egan-RileyProfessional foul last man
34’
Derek CorneliusBilal Nadir
Malick FofanaShot on target
40’
41’
Angel GomesFoul
Half-time0-0
46’
Ulisses GarciaMason Greenwood
Malick FofanaShot on target
48’
Tanner TessmannShot on target
49’
Second half underway
Nicolás TagliaficoMalick FofanaInjury
53’
63’
Pierre-Emile HøjbjergShot on target
68’
Hamed Junior TraoreShot on target
Afonso MoreiraAbner
71’
Pavel SulcKhalis Merah
71’
72’
Pol LirolaTimothy Weah
Pavel SulcFoul
80’
85’
Robinio VazPierre-Emerick Aubameyang
86’
Darryl BakolaHamed Junior TraoréInjury
Leonardo BalerdiLeft foot shot1-0 (Lyon)
87’
Ruben KluivertAdam Karabec
90+2’
90+4’
Amir MurilloArgument
Full-time1-0

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 1 2 3 4 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.54 0.90 88’ Leonardo Balerdi (Lyon) own goal, 1-0 88’ 0 1 2 3 4 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.54 0.90 88’ Leonardo Balerdi (Lyon) own goal, 1-0 Balerdi 88’
Lyon 3.54 xGMarseille 0.90 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Marseille attacking Lyon attacking 
87’ Pavel Sulc (Lyon), open play, 0.92 xG, blocked 15’ Corentin Tolisso (Lyon), open play, 0.71 xG, off target 14’ Abner (Lyon), open play, 0.54 xG, saved 87’ Nicolás Tagliafico (Lyon), open play, 0.52 xG, hit the woodwork 68’ Hamed Junior Traore (Marseille), open play, 0.51 xG, saved 63’ Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Marseille), open play, 0.28 xG, saved 67’ Tanner Tessmann (Lyon), open play, 0.29 xG, off target 38’ Tanner Tessmann (Lyon), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 90+6’ Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Marseille), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 48’ Malick Fofana (Lyon), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 77’ Clinton Mata (Lyon), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, off target 51’ Adam Karabec (Lyon), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 72’ Moussa Niakhate (Lyon), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 31’ Tyler Morton (Lyon), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 45’ Corentin Tolisso (Lyon), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 33’ Tanner Tessmann (Lyon), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 40’ Malick Fofana (Lyon), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 63’ Adam Karabec (Lyon), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 51’ Corentin Tolisso (Lyon), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 25’ Timothy Weah (Marseille), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 49’ Tanner Tessmann (Lyon), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 24’ Hamed Junior Traore (Marseille), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 88’ Leonardo Balerdi (Marseille), own goal 87’ Pavel Sulc (Lyon), open play, 0.92 xG, blocked 15’ Corentin Tolisso (Lyon), open play, 0.71 xG, off target 14’ Abner (Lyon), open play, 0.54 xG, saved 87’ Nicolás Tagliafico (Lyon), open play, 0.52 xG, hit the woodwork 68’ Hamed Junior Traore (Marseille), open play, 0.51 xG, saved 67’ Tanner Tessmann (Lyon), open play, 0.29 xG, off target 63’ Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Marseille), open play, 0.28 xG, saved 38’ Tanner Tessmann (Lyon), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 90+6’ Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Marseille), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 48’ Malick Fofana (Lyon), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 77’ Clinton Mata (Lyon), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, off target 72’ Moussa Niakhate (Lyon), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 51’ Adam Karabec (Lyon), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 31’ Tyler Morton (Lyon), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 45’ Corentin Tolisso (Lyon), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 33’ Tanner Tessmann (Lyon), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 40’ Malick Fofana (Lyon), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 51’ Corentin Tolisso (Lyon), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 63’ Adam Karabec (Lyon), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 25’ Timothy Weah (Marseille), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 49’ Tanner Tessmann (Lyon), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 24’ Hamed Junior Traore (Marseille), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 88’ Leonardo Balerdi (Marseille), own goal
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Lineups

Lyon 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Descamps
Maitland-Niles
Mata
Niakhaté
Abner 71’
Tessmann
Morton
Karabec 90’
Merah 71’
Fofana 53’
Tolisso
Marseille 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Rulli
Weah 72’
Egan-Riley
Balerdi
Murillo
Højbjerg
Gomes
Traoré 86’
Nadir 34’
Greenwood 46’
Aubameyang 85’

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Remy Descamps GK900 0.000.000
Ainsley Maitland-Niles DEF900 0.000.061
Clinton Mata DEF901 0.070.071
Moussa Niakhate DEF901 0.060.021
Abner DEF781 0.540.291
Tanner Tessmann MID904 0.430.521
Tyler Morton MID901 0.050.203
Adam Karabec MID902 0.080.041
Khalis Merah MID790 0.000.053
Malick Fofana MID602 0.090.541
Corentin Tolisso FWD903 0.780.000
Nicolás Tagliafico Sub301 0.520.000
Afonso Moreira Sub120 0.000.000
Pavel Sulc Sub111 0.920.000
Ruben Kluivert Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Lyon win 33% Avg odds 2.83
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.49
Marseille win 40% Avg odds 2.38

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

Form going into the game

Lyon LLWWW
Marseille DWWLW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Marseille 3-2 Lyon, 02 Feb 25 Next meeting: Marseille 3-2 Lyon, 01 Mar 26  All Lyon vs Marseille meetings

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