Troyes
Marseille
Match summary
Marseille beat Troyes 2-0 on the road. It was goalless at half-time.
Amine Harit put Marseille ahead in the 50th minute, set up by Emerson and Himad Abdelli made it 0-2 from the penalty spot in stoppage time.
There was little between the sides on chances: Troyes created 1.25 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots, Marseille 1.27 from 5.
Troyes hosted Marseille in Ligue 1 on Matchday 6, controlling 37 percent of possession and registering 15 shots compared to 5 from the visitors. Despite having more territory through 80 attacks against 110, and generating 3 shots on target to Marseille's 2, Troyes failed to convert their chances. The hosts won 6 corners to 3 and completed 350 passes at an 80 percent accuracy, while Marseille recorded 640 passes at an 89 percent accuracy. Expected goals reflected a tight encounter at 1.25 for Troyes versus 1.27 for Marseille, though the disciplined visitors conceded only 1 yellow card while Troyes picked up 4.
The first half ended goalless after defensive resilience and a 22 minute yellow card for Lucas Maronnier, followed by an admonishment for Angel Gomes in the 45 minute. The deadlock broke immediately after the restart when Amine Harit scored with a right footed shot in the 50 minute. Following a flurry of substitutions from both sides, Troyes missed a notable chance through Renaud Ripart in the 90 minute. Late in stoppage time, Patrick Beach received a yellow card in the 90 plus 6 minute, and Himad Abdelli secured the victory with a penalty goal in the 90 plus 8 minute.
