Marseille vs Caen

7 October 2018 · Ligue 1 · 2018/19 · Referee Benoît Millot

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 2–0

  • Kostas Mitroglou 36’
  • Florian Thauvin 45’

Match summary

Marseille saw off Caen 2-0. Marseille led 2-0 at half-time.

Kostas Mitroglou put Marseille ahead with a header in the 36th minute, set up by Florian Thauvin and Florian Thauvin made it 2-0 in the 45th minute, set up by Dimitri Payet.

The chances backed that up: Marseille created 1.50 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots to Caen's 0.54 from 7.

Match stats

Marseille Caen
17 Shots 7
6 Shots on Target 2
4 Corners 2
3 Yellow Cards 5
0 Red Cards 0
1.50 xG 0.54
1.50 Non-penalty xG 0.54
7 Deep Completions 2

Key events

Marseille Caen
Kick-off
Kostas Mitroglou
Assist: Florian Thauvin1-0 (Marseille)
36’
Florian Thauvin
Assist: Dimitri Payet2-0 (Marseille)
45’
Half-time2-0
Full-time2-0

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Marseille
  • Luiz Gustavo
  • Dimitri Payet
  • Lucas Ocampos
Caen
  • Frederic Guilbert
  • Alexander Djiku
  • Paul Baysse
  • Casimir Ninga
  • Enzo Crivelli

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.50 0.54 36’ Kostas Mitroglou (Marseille), 1-0 36’ 45’ Florian Thauvin (Marseille), 2-0 45’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.50 0.54 36’ Kostas Mitroglou (Marseille), 1-0 Mitroglou 36’ 45’ Florian Thauvin (Marseille), 2-0 Thauvin 45’
Marseille 1.50 xGCaen 0.54 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Caen attacking Marseille attacking 
23’ Kostas Mitroglou (Marseille), open play, 0.64 xG, off target 53’ Enzo Crivelli (Caen), open play, 0.29 xG, saved 47’ Kostas Mitroglou (Marseille), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 56’ Florian Thauvin (Marseille), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 7’ Florian Thauvin (Marseille), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 45’ Florian Thauvin (Marseille), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 10’ Florian Thauvin (Marseille), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 59’ Faycal Fajr (Caen), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 13’ Florian Thauvin (Marseille), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 50’ Kostas Mitroglou (Marseille), set piece, 0.05 xG, saved 20’ Lucas Ocampos (Marseille), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 86’ Malik Tchokounte (Caen), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 16’ Dimitri Payet (Marseille), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 28’ Prince Oniangué (Caen), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 88’ Yacine Bammou (Caen), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 47’ Florian Thauvin (Marseille), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 9’ Florian Thauvin (Marseille), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 58’ Claudio Beauvue (Caen), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 36’ Kostas Mitroglou (Marseille), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 17’ Lucas Ocampos (Marseille), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 4’ Frederic Guilbert (Caen), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 29’ Lucas Ocampos (Marseille), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 36’ Florian Thauvin (Marseille), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 69’ Kevin Strootman (Marseille), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 23’ Kostas Mitroglou (Marseille), open play, 0.64 xG, off target 53’ Enzo Crivelli (Caen), open play, 0.29 xG, saved 47’ Kostas Mitroglou (Marseille), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 56’ Florian Thauvin (Marseille), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 7’ Florian Thauvin (Marseille), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 45’ Florian Thauvin (Marseille), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 10’ Florian Thauvin (Marseille), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 59’ Faycal Fajr (Caen), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 13’ Florian Thauvin (Marseille), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 50’ Kostas Mitroglou (Marseille), set piece, 0.05 xG, saved 20’ Lucas Ocampos (Marseille), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 86’ Malik Tchokounte (Caen), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 16’ Dimitri Payet (Marseille), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 28’ Prince Oniangué (Caen), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 88’ Yacine Bammou (Caen), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 47’ Florian Thauvin (Marseille), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 9’ Florian Thauvin (Marseille), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 58’ Claudio Beauvue (Caen), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 17’ Lucas Ocampos (Marseille), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 36’ Kostas Mitroglou (Marseille), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 4’ Frederic Guilbert (Caen), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 29’ Lucas Ocampos (Marseille), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 36’ Florian Thauvin (Marseille), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 69’ Kevin Strootman (Marseille), open play, 0.02 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Steve Mandanda GK900 0.000.000
Bouna Sarr DEF900 0.000.021
Boubacar Kamara DEF900 0.000.000
Adil Rami DEF900 0.000.000
Hiroki Sakai DEF900 0.000.662
Luiz Gustavo MID900 0.000.111
Kevin Strootman MID901 0.020.102
Florian Thauvin MID90118 0.490.213
Dimitri Payet MID8311 0.040.346
Lucas Ocampos MID903 0.100.000
Kostas Mitroglou FWD7214 0.860.000
Valère Germain Sub180 0.000.021
Maxime Lopez Sub70 0.000.000
Nemanja Radonjic Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Marseille win 71% Bet365 odds 1.33
Draw 18% Bet365 odds 5.25
Caen win 11% Bet365 odds 9.00

Chances implied by the Bet365 odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Marseille WWLWL
Caen WDLDW

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Previous and next meeting

Next meeting: Caen 0-1 Marseille, 20 Jan 19  All Marseille vs Caen meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.