Nantes vs Marseille

5 December 2018 · Ligue 1 · 2018/19 · Referee François Letexier

Full time 3 – 2

Half-time: 2–2

  • Emiliano Sala 30’
  • Abdoulaye Touré 45+1’
  • Boschilia 63’
  • Morgan Sanson 28’
  • Florian Thauvin 36’ (pen)

Match summary

Nantes came from behind to win 3-2 at home to Marseille. It was 2-2 at half-time.

In the first half, Morgan Sanson put Marseille ahead in the 28th minute, set up by Lucas Ocampos, Emiliano Sala equalised with a header in the 30th minute, set up by Abdoulaye Touré, Florian Thauvin put Marseille back in front from the penalty spot in the 36th minute, and Abdoulaye Touré equalised in first-half stoppage time, set up by Emiliano Sala. In the second half, Boschilia won it in the 63rd minute, set up by Lucas Lima.

The chances backed that up: Nantes created 1.48 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots to Marseille's 1.10 from 8.

Match stats

Nantes Marseille
11 Shots 8
4 Shots on Target 3
8 Corners 7
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1.48 xG 1.09
1.48 Non-penalty xG 0.33
5 Deep Completions 1

Key events

Nantes Marseille
Kick-off
28’
Morgan Sanson
Assist: Lucas Ocampos0-1 (Marseille)
Emiliano Sala
Assist: Abdoulaye Touré1-1 (Nantes)
30’
36’
Florian Thauvin
Penalty1-2 (Marseille)
Abdoulaye Touré
Assist: Emiliano Sala2-2 (Nantes)
45+1’
Half-time2-2
Boschilia
Assist: Lucas Lima3-2 (Nantes)
63’
Full-time3-2

Bookings

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

Marseille
  • Kevin Strootman

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 1.48 1.10 28’ Morgan Sanson (Marseille), 0-1 28’ 30’ Emiliano Sala (Nantes), 1-1 30’ 36’ Florian Thauvin (Marseille), 1-2 36’ 45+1’ Abdoulaye Touré (Nantes), 2-2 45+1’ 63’ Boschilia (Nantes), 3-2 63’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.48 1.10 28’ Morgan Sanson (Marseille), 0-1 Sanson 28’ 30’ Emiliano Sala (Nantes), 1-1 Sala 30’ 36’ Florian Thauvin (Marseille), 1-2 Thauvin 36’ 45+1’ Abdoulaye Touré (Nantes), 2-2 Touré 45+1’ 63’ Boschilia (Nantes), 3-2 Boschilia 63’
Nantes 1.48 xGMarseille 1.10 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Marseille attacking Nantes attacking 
36’ Florian Thauvin (Marseille), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 63’ Boschilia (Nantes), open play, 0.71 xG, goal 30’ Emiliano Sala (Nantes), open play, 0.23 xG, goal 21’ Diego Carlos (Nantes), set piece, 0.13 xG, off target 71’ Emiliano Sala (Nantes), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 28’ Morgan Sanson (Marseille), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 26’ Andrei Girotto (Nantes), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 12’ Rolando (Marseille), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 30’ Boschilia (Nantes), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 45’ Boschilia (Nantes), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, hit the woodwork 58’ Lucas Ocampos (Marseille), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 46’ Abdoulaye Touré (Nantes), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 19’ Rolando (Marseille), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 58’ Adil Rami (Marseille), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 33’ Florian Thauvin (Marseille), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, saved 57’ Kevin Strootman (Marseille), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 40’ Lucas Lima (Nantes), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 73’ Valentin Rongier (Nantes), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 54’ Abdoulaye Touré (Nantes), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 36’ Florian Thauvin (Marseille), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 63’ Boschilia (Nantes), open play, 0.71 xG, goal 30’ Emiliano Sala (Nantes), open play, 0.23 xG, goal 21’ Diego Carlos (Nantes), set piece, 0.13 xG, off target 71’ Emiliano Sala (Nantes), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 28’ Morgan Sanson (Marseille), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 26’ Andrei Girotto (Nantes), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 30’ Boschilia (Nantes), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 12’ Rolando (Marseille), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 45’ Boschilia (Nantes), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, hit the woodwork 58’ Lucas Ocampos (Marseille), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 19’ Rolando (Marseille), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 46’ Abdoulaye Touré (Nantes), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 58’ Adil Rami (Marseille), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 33’ Florian Thauvin (Marseille), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, saved 57’ Kevin Strootman (Marseille), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 40’ Lucas Lima (Nantes), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 73’ Valentin Rongier (Nantes), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 54’ Abdoulaye Touré (Nantes), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Maxime Dupé GK900 0.000.000
Enock Kwateng DEF900 0.000.011
Diego Carlos DEF901 0.130.000
Nicolas Pallois DEF900 0.000.000
Fabio DEF830 0.000.000
Andrei Girotto MID901 0.080.000
Abdoulaye Touré MID90112 0.050.373
Valentin Rongier MID901 0.010.000
Boschilia FWD7613 0.820.000
Emiliano Sala FWD90112 0.360.072
Lucas Lima FWD9011 0.020.984
Anthony Limbombe Sub140 0.000.000
Samuel Moutoussamy Sub70 0.000.000
Kalifa Coulibaly Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Nantes win 31% Bet365 odds 3.10
Draw 29% Bet365 odds 3.30
Marseille win 40% Bet365 odds 2.35

Chances implied by the Bet365 odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Nantes WWDDL
Marseille LLWWD

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Previous and next meeting

Next meeting: Marseille 1-2 Nantes, 28 Apr 19  All Nantes vs Marseille 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.