Lyon vs Marseille

Lyon

1 - 0

Marseille

🕒 Sun, 31 Aug 2025 19:45 Europe/London 📍 Groupama Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Francois Letexier 🔁 Regular Season - 3 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 3

Regular Season Table

Lyon 4 · Marseille 5

Referee Stats

Francois Letexier

18 matches · 4.50 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.50
Reds avg	0.33
Penalties avg	0.50
Over 4.5 cards	50%
Home wins	50%
Draws	22%
Away wins	28%

How the match was won

Lyon outshot their opponent (18-5).
Lyon controlled possession (58%).
Lyon had the sharper finishing (6-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

Lyon (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 12-1-4

Goals For / Against

30 / 18

Avg: 1.76 / 1.06

Points

Avg: 2.18

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Marseille (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-1-9

Goals For / Against

22 / 25

Avg: 1.29 / 1.47

Points

Avg: 1.29

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Ligue 1 fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.18

PPG

1.29

1.76

1.29

1.06

1.47

59%

O2.5

53%

47%

BTTS

35%

59%

Score 1st

47%

League-position context

Lyon rank4th

Marseille rank5th

Lyon points60

Marseille points59

Lyon: #4 · 60 pts · GD +13

10 pts off the top 2. 15 pts above the play-off edge. 26 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Marseille: #5 · 59 pts · GD +18

11 pts off the top 2. 14 pts above the play-off edge. 25 pts clear of the relegation zone.

1-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Lyon last 5 home

L W W W L

Points9/15

Weighted index60

Goals10-10

Record3-0-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Marseille last 5 away

W L L L W

Points6/15

Weighted index40

Goals3-7

Record2-0-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Lyon trend breakdown

Over 2.559%

BTTS47%

BTTS + O2.541%

1H Over 0.565%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 76% · Over 3.5 24% · 1H BTTS 18%

Marseille trend breakdown

Over 2.553%

BTTS35%

BTTS + O2.535%

1H Over 0.553%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 65% · Over 3.5 24% · 1H BTTS 6%

Scoring reliability

Lyon score at home94%

Lyon clean sheet at home47%

Marseille score away59%

Marseille clean sheet away24%

First-goal patterns

Lyon score first59%

Lyon win after scoring first80%

Marseille score first47%

Marseille win after scoring first75%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Lyon 50% · Marseille 13%

Avg first goal minute: Lyon 34.1' · Marseille 27.3'

Vs league average

Lyon score at home1.76 vs 1.59

Lyon concede at home1.06 vs 1.24

Marseille score away1.29 vs 1.24

Marseille concede away1.47 vs 1.59

Lyon score 11% above league average, while Marseille score 4% above league average.

Defensive side: Lyon are 15% below league average at home, and Marseille are 7% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.40

BTTS60%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 2.60 goals on average across the last 5.

Lyon goal timing (home)

1H scored: 46% 2H scored: 54% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 6

31-45 6

61-75 6

76-90+ 5

46-60 4

0-15 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 5

76-90+ 4

16-30 3

46-60 2

61-75 2

0-15 1

Marseille goal timing (away)

1H scored: 44% 2H scored: 56% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 7

46-60 6

76-90+ 6

31-45 3

61-75 2

0-15 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 8

16-30 5

76-90+ 5

0-15 2

61-75 2

31-45 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

58%

42%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

429

321

Passes Accurate

371

252

Passes %

86%

79%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

22'

22' Abner

22' ⚽

⚽

22' ⚽ VAR

Abner

Penalty cancelled

29'

29' C. Egan-Riley

34' ↑↓

↑↓

34' ⇄ B. Nadir

1st substitution · For: D. Cornelius

41'

41' A. Gomes

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ M. Greenwood

2nd substitution · For: U. Garcia

53' ↑↓

↑↓

53' ⇄ M. Fofana

1st substitution · For: N. Tagliafico

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ K. Merah

2nd substitution · For: P. Šulc

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ Abner

3rd substitution · For: Afonso Moreira

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ T. Weah

3rd substitution · For: Pol Lirola

80'

80' P. Šulc

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ P. Aubameyang

4th substitution · For: R. Vaz

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ H. Traorè

5th substitution · For: D. Bakola

87' ⚽

⚽

87' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

P. Šulc

Normal Goal

90+2' ↑↓

↑↓

90+2' ⇄ A. Karabec

4th substitution · For: R. Kluivert

90+4'

90+4' A. Murillo

Lyon vs Marseille 1-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Lyon beat Marseille 1-0 on Sunday, 31 August 2025 in Ligue 1. The match was refereed by Francois Letexier. It was played at Groupama Stadium.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. Abner received a yellow card for Lyon at 22'. VAR intervened at 22' for Lyon (Penalty cancelled). C. Egan-Riley received a red card for Marseille at 29'. Marseille made their 1st substitution at 34', with B. Nadir replacing D. Cornelius. A. Gomes received a yellow card for Marseille at 41'.

Second half: Marseille made their 2nd substitution at 46', with M. Greenwood replacing U. Garcia. Lyon made their 1st substitution at 53', with M. Fofana replacing N. Tagliafico. Lyon made their 2nd substitution at 71', with K. Merah replacing P. Šulc. Lyon made their 3rd substitution at 71', with Abner replacing Afonso Moreira. Marseille made their 3rd substitution at 72', with T. Weah replacing Pol Lirola. P. Šulc received a yellow card for Lyon at 80'. Marseille made their 4th substitution at 85', with P. Aubameyang replacing R. Vaz. Marseille made their 5th substitution at 86', with H. Traorè replacing D. Bakola. Lyon took the lead at 87' when P. Šulc scored, making the score 1-0. Lyon made their 4th substitution at 90+2', with A. Karabec replacing R. Kluivert. A. Murillo received a yellow card for Marseille at 90+4'.

Lyon used 4 substitutions while Marseille used 5 substitutions. Lyon got 2 yellow cards, while Marseille got 2 yellow cards and 1 red card.