Marseille
Strasbourg
Match summary
Marseille won comfortably, 4-0 at home to Strasbourg. It was goalless at half-time.
Amine Gouiri put Marseille ahead in the 46th minute, set up by Angel Gomes, Gouiri made it 2-0 from the penalty spot in the 68th minute, Keyliane Abdallah made it 3-0 in the 89th minute, and Pierre-Emile Højbjerg made it 4-0 in stoppage time.
The chances backed that up: Marseille created 2.35 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to Strasbourg's 0.19 from 5. Strasbourg had a player sent off.
Marseille dominated their Ligue 1 fixture against Strasbourg on matchday one, securing a comfortable four-goal victory after controlling the encounter from the outset. The hosts enjoyed sixty-seven percent possession and registered fourteen shots to their opponents five, while also dominating the territory with one hundred and twenty-six attacks compared to fifty-three. Marseille generated an expected goals total of 2.35 against Strasbourg's 0.19, reflecting their superior shot volume and eight attempts on target. Discipline was tested as Strasbourg collected three yellow cards and one red card, while Marseille received one caution in a physical contest.
Following a goalless first half, the match sparked into life immediately after the restart when Amine Gouiri scored with a left-footed shot in the forty-sixth minute. Strasbourg's disciplinary problems mounted following a VAR review in the fifty-eighth minute that resulted in a red card for Samir El Mourabet for violent conduct just before the hour mark. Gouiri added a second goal from the penalty spot in the sixty-eighth minute. Late goals from Keyliane Abdallah with a left-footed shot in the eighty-ninth minute and Pierre-Emile Højbjerg with a right-footed effort in the sixth minute of stoppage time completed the scoreline.
