Marseille vs Lyon

28 February 2021 · Ligue 1 · 2020/21 · Referee Benoît Millot

Full time 1 – 1

Half-time: 1–1

  • Arkadiusz Milik 44’ (pen)
  • Karl Toko Ekambi 21’

Match summary

Marseille and Lyon shared the points in a 1-1 draw. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Karl Toko Ekambi put Lyon ahead in the 21st minute, set up by Lucas Paquetá and Arkadiusz Milik equalised from the penalty spot in the 44th minute.

Marseille had the better of the chances, with 1.36 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots to Lyon's 0.58 from 11. Lyon had a player sent off.

Match stats

Marseille Lyon
12 Shots 11
2 Shots on Target 1
7 Corners 2
4 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 1
1.36 xG 0.58
0.60 Non-penalty xG 0.58
3 Deep Completions 4

Key events

Marseille Lyon
Kick-off
21’
Karl Toko Ekambi
Assist: Lucas Paquetá0-1 (Lyon)
Arkadiusz Milik
Penalty1-1 (Marseille)
44’
Half-time1-1
Full-time1-1

Bookings

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

Marseille
  • Álvaro González
  • Boubacar Kamara
  • Pape Alassane Gueye
  • Dimitri Payet
Lyon
  • Lucas Paquetá
  • Thiago Mendes
  • Memphis Depay

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 1.36 0.58 21’ Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon), 0-1 21’ 44’ Arkadiusz Milik (Marseille), 1-1 44’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.36 0.58 21’ Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon), 0-1 Ekambi 21’ 44’ Arkadiusz Milik (Marseille), 1-1 Milik 44’
Marseille 1.36 xGLyon 0.58 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Lyon attacking Marseille attacking 
44’ Arkadiusz Milik (Marseille), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 21’ Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon), open play, 0.29 xG, goal 34’ Florian Thauvin (Marseille), from a corner, 0.13 xG, off target 61’ Arkadiusz Milik (Marseille), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 61’ Arkadiusz Milik (Marseille), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 42’ Pape Alassane Gueye (Marseille), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 38’ Florian Thauvin (Marseille), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 35’ Houssem Aouar (Lyon), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 77’ Pape Alassane Gueye (Marseille), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 16’ Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 34’ Houssem Aouar (Lyon), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 57’ Saif-Eddine Khaoui (Marseille), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 63’ Memphis Depay (Lyon), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, off target 6’ Lucas Paquetá (Lyon), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 10’ Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 56’ Memphis Depay (Lyon), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 86’ Álvaro González (Marseille), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 37’ Memphis Depay (Lyon), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 18’ Memphis Depay (Lyon), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 30’ Florian Thauvin (Marseille), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 85’ Pape Alassane Gueye (Marseille), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+1’ Florian Thauvin (Marseille), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 6’ Lucas Paquetá (Lyon), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 44’ Arkadiusz Milik (Marseille), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 21’ Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon), open play, 0.29 xG, goal 34’ Florian Thauvin (Marseille), from a corner, 0.13 xG, off target 61’ Arkadiusz Milik (Marseille), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 61’ Arkadiusz Milik (Marseille), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 42’ Pape Alassane Gueye (Marseille), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 38’ Florian Thauvin (Marseille), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 35’ Houssem Aouar (Lyon), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 77’ Pape Alassane Gueye (Marseille), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 16’ Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 34’ Houssem Aouar (Lyon), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 57’ Saif-Eddine Khaoui (Marseille), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 63’ Memphis Depay (Lyon), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, off target 6’ Lucas Paquetá (Lyon), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 10’ Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 56’ Memphis Depay (Lyon), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 86’ Álvaro González (Marseille), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 37’ Memphis Depay (Lyon), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 18’ Memphis Depay (Lyon), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 30’ Florian Thauvin (Marseille), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 85’ Pape Alassane Gueye (Marseille), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+1’ Florian Thauvin (Marseille), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 6’ Lucas Paquetá (Lyon), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Steve Mandanda GK900 0.000.000
Pol Lirola DEF900 0.000.000
Duje Caleta-Car DEF900 0.000.000
Álvaro González DEF901 0.030.021
Yuto Nagatomo DEF900 0.000.000
Boubacar Kamara MID900 0.000.000
Pape Alassane Gueye MID903 0.140.000
Florian Thauvin MID904 0.220.122
Dimitri Payet MID900 0.000.275
Saif-Eddine Khaoui MID731 0.030.000
Arkadiusz Milik FWD9013 0.940.071
Michaël Cuisance Sub170 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Marseille win 19% Avg odds 5.09
Draw 22% Avg odds 4.29
Lyon win 59% Avg odds 1.61

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

Form going into the game

Marseille DLDWD
Lyon WWWLW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Lyon 1-1 Marseille, 04 Oct 20 Next meeting: Lyon 2-1 Marseille, 01 Feb 22  All Marseille vs Lyon 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.