Marseille vs Toulouse

Match summary

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

Amine Harit put Marseille ahead in the first minute and Amine Gouiri made it 2-0 in the 25th minute.

Shots finished 14-13 to Toulouse, with 3 on target for Marseille and 7 for Toulouse.

Marseille secured a 2-0 victory against Toulouse in Ligue 1 on matchday 9 despite the visitors dominating possession and territory. Toulouse recorded 56 percent possession, 610 passes with 85 percent accuracy, and 14 shots compared to Marseille's 13. However, the hosts made their clinical moments count, registering 3 shots on target to Toulouse's 7. Both teams committed 14 fouls, with Marseille receiving 2 yellow cards and Toulouse collecting 1. Marseille edged the corner count 4 to 3 and completed 478 passes at 84 percent accuracy during the hard-fought encounter.

The action started immediately when Amine Harit opened the scoring for Marseille in the 1st minute with a right-footed shot. Marseille made a forced change in the 19th minute as Ulisses Garcia replaced the injured Emerson. Amine Gouiri doubled the lead with another right-footed shot in the 25th minute to establish a 2-0 half-time score. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg received a yellow card for a foul just before the interval. The second half featured numerous substitutions for both sides, a VAR review in the 68th minute, a further injury change for Marseille involving Kelyann Bezahaf, and late cautions for CJ Egan-Riley and Santiago Hidalgo.