Marseille vs Montpellier

25 February 2024 · Ligue 1 · 2023/24 · Referee Jérémie Pignard

Full time 4 – 1

Half-time: 2–1

  • Iliman Ndiaye 31’
  • Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 43’, 62’ (pen)
  • Falaye Sacko 82’ (og)
  • Mousa Al Tamari 5’

Match summary

Marseille came from behind to win 4-1 at home to Montpellier. Marseille led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Mousa Al Tamari put Montpellier ahead with a header in the 5th minute, Iliman Ndiaye equalised in the 31st minute, set up by Ismaila Sarr, and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang put Marseille in front in the 43rd minute, set up by Chancel Mbemba. In the second half, Aubameyang made it 3-1 from the penalty spot in the 62nd minute and Sacko's own goal made it 4-1 in the 82nd minute.

The chances backed that up: Marseille created 2.91 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Montpellier's 1.10 from 9.

Match stats

Marseille Montpellier
16 Shots 9
6 Shots on Target 4
7 Corners 4
2 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
2.91 xG 1.10
2.15 Non-penalty xG 1.10
7 Deep Completions 1

Key events

Marseille Montpellier
Kick-off
5’
Mousa Al Tamari0-1 (Montpellier)
Iliman Ndiaye
Assist: Ismaila Sarr1-1 (Marseille)
31’
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Assist: Chancel Mbemba2-1 (Marseille)
43’
Half-time2-1
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Penalty3-1 (Marseille)
62’
Falaye Sacko
Own goal4-1 (Marseille)
82’
Full-time4-1

Bookings

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

Marseille
  • Amine Harit
  • Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Montpellier
  • Modibo Sagnan
  • Kiki Kouyate
  • Silvan Hefti
  • Issiaga Sylla

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 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.91 1.10 5’ Mousa Al Tamari (Montpellier), 0-1 5’ 31’ Iliman Ndiaye (Marseille), 1-1 31’ 43’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Marseille), 2-1 43’ 62’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Marseille), 3-1 62’ 82’ Falaye Sacko (Marseille) own goal, 4-1 82’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.91 1.10 5’ Mousa Al Tamari (Montpellier), 0-1 Al Tamari 5’ 31’ Iliman Ndiaye (Marseille), 1-1 Ndiaye 31’ 43’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Marseille), 2-1 Aubameyang 43’ 62’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Marseille), 3-1 Aubameyang 62’ 82’ Falaye Sacko (Marseille) own goal, 4-1 Sacko 82’
Marseille 2.91 xGMontpellier 1.10 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Montpellier attacking Marseille attacking 
62’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Marseille), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 43’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Marseille), open play, 0.68 xG, goal 5’ Mousa Al Tamari (Montpellier), open play, 0.48 xG, goal 31’ Iliman Ndiaye (Marseille), open play, 0.39 xG, goal 56’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Marseille), set piece, 0.39 xG, saved 52’ Issiaga Sylla (Montpellier), set piece, 0.23 xG, saved 90+1’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Marseille), open play, 0.17 xG, saved 47’ Issiaga Sylla (Montpellier), from a corner, 0.11 xG, hit the woodwork 35’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Marseille), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 11’ Kiki Kouyate (Montpellier), from a corner, 0.10 xG, blocked 73’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Marseille), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 10’ Mousa Al Tamari (Montpellier), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 49’ Iliman Ndiaye (Marseille), set piece, 0.08 xG, off target 75’ Samuel Gigot (Marseille), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 39’ Amine Harit (Marseille), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 20’ Quentin Merlin (Marseille), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 11’ Jordan Ferri (Montpellier), from a corner, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 38’ Mousa Al Tamari (Montpellier), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 42’ Iliman Ndiaye (Marseille), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 48’ Téji Savanier (Montpellier), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 35’ Geoffrey Kondogbia (Marseille), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 52’ Iliman Ndiaye (Marseille), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 23’ Samuel Gigot (Marseille), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 26’ Iliman Ndiaye (Marseille), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 90’ Modibo Sagnan (Montpellier), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 82’ Falaye Sacko (Montpellier), own goal 62’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Marseille), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 43’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Marseille), open play, 0.68 xG, goal 5’ Mousa Al Tamari (Montpellier), open play, 0.48 xG, goal 31’ Iliman Ndiaye (Marseille), open play, 0.39 xG, goal 56’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Marseille), set piece, 0.39 xG, saved 52’ Issiaga Sylla (Montpellier), set piece, 0.23 xG, saved 90+1’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Marseille), open play, 0.17 xG, saved 35’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Marseille), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 47’ Issiaga Sylla (Montpellier), from a corner, 0.11 xG, hit the woodwork 11’ Kiki Kouyate (Montpellier), from a corner, 0.10 xG, blocked 73’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Marseille), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 10’ Mousa Al Tamari (Montpellier), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 49’ Iliman Ndiaye (Marseille), set piece, 0.08 xG, off target 75’ Samuel Gigot (Marseille), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 39’ Amine Harit (Marseille), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 20’ Quentin Merlin (Marseille), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 11’ Jordan Ferri (Montpellier), from a corner, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 42’ Iliman Ndiaye (Marseille), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 38’ Mousa Al Tamari (Montpellier), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 48’ Téji Savanier (Montpellier), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 35’ Geoffrey Kondogbia (Marseille), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 52’ Iliman Ndiaye (Marseille), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 23’ Samuel Gigot (Marseille), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 26’ Iliman Ndiaye (Marseille), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 90’ Modibo Sagnan (Montpellier), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 82’ Falaye Sacko (Montpellier), own goal
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Pau López GK900 0.000.000
Chancel Mbemba DEF9010 0.000.692
Leonardo Balerdi DEF900 0.000.000
Samuel Gigot DEF862 0.060.000
Quentin Merlin DEF661 0.040.412
Amine Harit MID901 0.040.313
Jordan Veretout MID830 0.000.051
Geoffrey Kondogbia MID661 0.020.041
Ismaila Sarr FWD9010 0.000.422
Iliman Ndiaye FWD8315 0.530.021
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang FWD9026 2.210.041
Pape Alassane Gueye Sub240 0.000.000
Ulisses García Sub240 0.000.091
Jean Onana Sub70 0.000.000
Azz-Eddine Ounahi Sub70 0.000.000
Bamo Meïté Sub40 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Marseille win 57% Avg odds 1.68
Draw 24% Avg odds 4.00
Montpellier win 19% Avg odds 4.87

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

Form going into the game

Marseille DDLDL
Montpellier LDLLW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Montpellier 1-1 Marseille, 20 Dec 23 Next meeting: Montpellier 0-5 Marseille, 20 Oct 24  All Marseille vs Montpellier 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.