Marseille
Paris FC
Match summary
Paris FC beat Marseille 3-2 on the road, with a late winner. Paris FC led 2-1 at half-time.
In the first half, Lassine Sinayoko put Paris FC ahead in the first minute, set up by Luca Koleosho, Amine Gouiri equalised in the 8th minute, and Sinayoko put Paris FC back in front with a header in the 19th minute, set up by Pablo Pagis. In the second half, Gouiri equalised in the 53rd minute, set up by Amine Harit and Sinayoko won it from the penalty spot in the 86th minute.
The chances backed that up: Paris FC created 3.38 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots to Marseille's 1.72 from 14.
Marseille dominated territory and possession during their Ligue 1 fixture against Paris FC, controlling sixty-one percent of the ball and registering six hundred and forty-four passes with ninety-three percent accuracy. Despite their territorial dominance, which yielded one hundred and thirty-seven attacks and seventy-two dangerous attacks compared to their opponents sixty-four attacks and twenty-five dangerous attacks, Marseille struggled defensively. Paris FC proved clinical with their shot volume, recording eighteen total shots and seven on target against fourteen shots from Marseille. The visitors also generated a significantly higher expected goals figure of 3.38 compared to Marseille's 1.72. Discipline was well maintained overall, with Marseille committing ten fouls and receiving no cards, while Paris FC conceded twelve fouls and picked up two yellow cards.
The match began with immediate action when Lassine Sinayoko scored with a left-footed shot in the first minute to give Paris FC the lead. Amine Gouiri equalised for Marseille with a right-footed shot in the eighth minute, but Sinayoko restored the visitors' advantage in the nineteenth minute with a header, making it one to two at half-time. Amine Gouiri struck again for Marseille in the fifty-third minute with another right-footed shot to level the score at two goals apiece. Following a series of substitutions and a VAR review, Lassine Sinayoko converted a penalty in the eighty-six minute to secure his hat-trick and put Paris FC ahead three to two. Sinayoko received a yellow card for unsportsmanlike conduct in the eighty-seventh minute before further substitutions preceded the final whistle.
