Reims vs Marseille

19 March 2023 · Ligue 1 · 2022/23 · Referee François Letexier

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 1–2

  • Folarin Balogun 13’
  • Alexis Sánchez 16’, 29’

Match summary

Marseille came from behind to win 2-1 away at Reims. Marseille led 2-1 at half-time.

Folarin Balogun put Reims ahead in the 13th minute, set up by Marshall Munetsi, Alexis Sánchez equalised with a direct free kick in the 16th minute, and Sánchez won it in the 29th minute, set up by Pau López.

Reims can feel hard done by, creating 1.95 expected goals (xG) from 19 shots to Marseille's 1.39 from 12.

Match stats

Reims Marseille
19 Shots 12
6 Shots on Target 5
6 Corners 5
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1.92 xG 1.39
1.92 Non-penalty xG 1.39
8 Deep Completions 10

Key events

Reims Marseille
Kick-off
Folarin Balogun
Assist: Marshall Munetsi1-0 (Reims)
13’
16’
Alexis Sánchez1-1 (Marseille)
29’
Alexis Sánchez
Assist: Pau López1-2 (Marseille)
Half-time1-2
Full-time1-2

Bookings

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

Reims
  • Thibault De Smet
  • Emmanuel Agbadou
Marseille
  • Valentin Rongier
  • Matteo Guendouzi
  • Ruslan Malinovskiy

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.95 1.39 13’ Folarin Balogun (Reims), 1-0 13’ 16’ Alexis Sánchez (Marseille), 1-1 16’ 29’ Alexis Sánchez (Marseille), 1-2 29’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.95 1.39 13’ Folarin Balogun (Reims), 1-0 Balogun 13’ 16’ Alexis Sánchez (Marseille), 1-1 Sánchez 16’ 29’ Alexis Sánchez (Marseille), 1-2 Sánchez 29’
Reims 1.95 xGMarseille 1.39 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Marseille attacking Reims attacking 
90+3’ Folarin Balogun (Reims), open play, 0.57 xG, hit the woodwork 83’ Samuel Gigot (Marseille), open play, 0.49 xG, off target 13’ Folarin Balogun (Reims), open play, 0.43 xG, goal 29’ Alexis Sánchez (Marseille), open play, 0.30 xG, goal 58’ Marshall Munetsi (Reims), open play, 0.27 xG, hit the woodwork 2’ Alexis Sánchez (Marseille), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 2’ Folarin Balogun (Reims), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 67’ Nuno Tavares (Marseille), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 38’ Cengiz Ünder (Marseille), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 24’ Folarin Balogun (Reims), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 90+3’ Emmanuel Agbadou (Reims), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 16’ Alexis Sánchez (Marseille), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, goal 21’ Junya Ito (Reims), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 86’ Folarin Balogun (Reims), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 90+1’ Azz-Eddine Ounahi (Marseille), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, saved 11’ Chancel Mbemba (Marseille), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 66’ Marshall Munetsi (Reims), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 63’ Marshall Munetsi (Reims), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 61’ Alexis Flips (Reims), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 86’ Junya Ito (Reims), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 11’ Samuel Gigot (Marseille), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 82’ Jordan Veretout (Marseille), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 5’ Alexis Flips (Reims), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 73’ Dion Lopy (Reims), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 4’ Cengiz Ünder (Marseille), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 57’ Cheick Keita (Reims), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 68’ Marshall Munetsi (Reims), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 3’ Yunis Abdelhamid (Reims), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 41’ Yunis Abdelhamid (Reims), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 9’ Cengiz Ünder (Marseille), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 83’ Dion Lopy (Reims), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90+3’ Folarin Balogun (Reims), open play, 0.57 xG, hit the woodwork 83’ Samuel Gigot (Marseille), open play, 0.49 xG, off target 13’ Folarin Balogun (Reims), open play, 0.43 xG, goal 29’ Alexis Sánchez (Marseille), open play, 0.30 xG, goal 58’ Marshall Munetsi (Reims), open play, 0.27 xG, hit the woodwork 2’ Alexis Sánchez (Marseille), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 2’ Folarin Balogun (Reims), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 67’ Nuno Tavares (Marseille), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 38’ Cengiz Ünder (Marseille), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 24’ Folarin Balogun (Reims), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 90+3’ Emmanuel Agbadou (Reims), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 16’ Alexis Sánchez (Marseille), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, goal 21’ Junya Ito (Reims), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 90+1’ Azz-Eddine Ounahi (Marseille), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, saved 11’ Chancel Mbemba (Marseille), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 86’ Folarin Balogun (Reims), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 66’ Marshall Munetsi (Reims), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 63’ Marshall Munetsi (Reims), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 86’ Junya Ito (Reims), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 61’ Alexis Flips (Reims), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 11’ Samuel Gigot (Marseille), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 82’ Jordan Veretout (Marseille), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 5’ Alexis Flips (Reims), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 73’ Dion Lopy (Reims), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 4’ Cengiz Ünder (Marseille), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 68’ Marshall Munetsi (Reims), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 3’ Yunis Abdelhamid (Reims), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 57’ Cheick Keita (Reims), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 41’ Yunis Abdelhamid (Reims), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 9’ Cengiz Ünder (Marseille), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 83’ Dion Lopy (Reims), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Yehvann Diouf GK900 0.000.000
Thomas Foket DEF870 0.000.000
Yunis Abdelhamid DEF902 0.030.051
Cheick Keita DEF751 0.020.000
Thibault De Smet DEF900 0.000.000
Dion Lopy MID872 0.040.051
Azor Matusiwa MID750 0.000.000
Junya Ito MID902 0.110.062
Marshall Munetsi MID9014 0.390.573
Alexis Flips MID752 0.070.183
Folarin Balogun FWD9015 1.240.271
Mitchell van Bergen Sub150 0.000.000
Emmanuel Agbadou Sub151 0.060.622
Jens Cajuste Sub150 0.000.000
Maxime Busi Sub30 0.000.000
Myziane Maolida Sub30 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Reims win 32% Avg odds 2.95
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.39
Marseille win 40% Avg odds 2.38

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

Form going into the game

Reims WDWWW
Marseille WWLWD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Marseille 4-1 Reims, 07 Aug 22 Next meeting: Marseille 2-1 Reims, 12 Aug 23  All Reims 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.