Ligue 1 Gameweek 2

Marseille 5 - 2 FT Paris FC

Orange Vรฉlodrome

Match previews and recaps to help you decide which games are worth watching

Futmetrix Verdict
84
FT
Sat, Aug 23
Franรงais
Marseille
5-2
Paris FC
โšก Intensity 100
โš–๏ธ Balance 54
๐Ÿ† Stakes 33
๐ŸŽฒ Upset 0
Aubameyang and Greenwood demolish Paris FC

Win Probability

  • Marseille 42%
  • Draw 24%
  • Paris FC 35%

Futmetrix AI estimate

Aubameyang and Greenwood Dismantle Paris FC in Vรฉlodrome Rout

Highly Entertaining Futmetrix Score: 84/100. Marseille transformed the Orange Vรฉlodrome into a shooting gallery, crushing Paris FC 5-2 in a display of unbridled attacking prowess where Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Mason Greenwood orchestrated a masterclass in clinical finishing.

The Goal Avalanche: When the Vรฉlodrome Became a Sniper's Range

From the 18th minute, intensity exploded across the pitch. Greenwood broke the deadlock from the penalty spotโ€”VAR-confirmed dramaโ€”and the floodgates opened. In a breathless ten-minute spell (18-28), three goals traded places: Aubameyang doubled the lead by the 24th, before Ilan Kebbal pulled one back for the visitors at 2-1. But Marseille refused the suspense. What promised to be a crunch match became a one-sided affair.

Greenwood's Playmaking, Substitutes as Executioners

The second half? A carnival where balance tilted decisively toward the home side. Mathias Simon dragged Paris FC back to 2-3 in the 58th, but it was mere consolation. Aubameyang sealed his brace in the 73rd, Pierre Hojbjerg added a fifth in the 81st, and Romain Vaz closed the curtain at the 90th. Substitutes Bilal Nadir (two assists) and Vaz transformed the match into a Parisian rout.

A Lesson in Killer Instinct

Marseille dominated with 61% possession and 11 shots (seven on target). Paris FC, restricted to 39% possession, attempted resistance but crumbled against relentless intensity in the final third. The title race begins badly for the visitors; Marseille has served notice to Ligue 1.

Key Questions

What made Aubameyang the Man of the Match?

Two goals, decisive presence, a 9.9 rating: the Marseille striker dismantled Paris FC's defence with surgical precision.

What caused the seven-goal thriller?

Marseille's offensive explosion from the 18th minute, Paris FC's porous defence, and three goals in ten minutes that settled the contest.

How did substitutes change the game?

Nadir (two assists) and Vaz (one goal) buried Paris FC from the 63rd minute onward, turning dominance into total collapse.

What is the Futmetrix Score?

The Futmetrix Score is our 0-100 verdict on how entertaining a match is. We look at intensity, balance, stakes, and star quality to tell you if it's worth your time.

Match Statistics

Possession
61%
39%
Marseille 61%
Paris FC 39%
Shots
11
8
Marseille 11
Paris FC 8
Shots on Target
7
4
Marseille 7
Paris FC 4
Expected Goals (xG)
2.83
1.09
Marseille 2.83
Paris FC 1.09
Passes
590
380
Marseille 590
Paris FC 380
Pass Accuracy
91%
88%
Marseille 91%
Paris FC 88%
Corners
5
2
Marseille 5
Paris FC 2
Fouls
9
12
Marseille 9
Paris FC 12
Yellow Cards
1
0
Marseille 1
Paris FC 0
Red Cards
0
0
Marseille 0
Paris FC 0

Match Events

18' โšฝ M. Greenwood
24' โšฝ P. Aubameyang (M. Greenwood)
I. Kebbal โšฝ 28'
HT
M. Simon (I. Kebbal) โšฝ 58'
63' ๐Ÿ”„ โ†“ T. Weah โ†‘B. Nadir
โ†“ W. Geubbels โ†‘A. Gory ๐Ÿ”„ 64'
โ†“ M. Simon โ†‘J. Krasso ๐Ÿ”„ 64'
โ†“ A. Camara โ†‘L. Doucet ๐Ÿ”„ 69'
73' โšฝ P. Aubameyang (B. Nadir)
74' ๐Ÿ”„ โ†“ P. Aubameyang โ†‘R. Vaz
81' โšฝ P. Hojbjerg (B. Nadir)
โ†“ N. Sangui โ†‘J. Lopez ๐Ÿ”„ 83'
โ†“ V. Marchetti โ†‘P. Hamel ๐Ÿ”„ 83'
88' ๐ŸŸจ Robinio Vaz
90' โšฝ R. Vaz (M. Greenwood)
90'+1 ๐Ÿ”„ โ†“ U. Garcia โ†‘D. Cornelius
90'+1 ๐Ÿ”„ โ†“ A. Gouiri โ†‘D. Bakola
FT

Player Cards

Our take on every player in this match

Marseille

Goalkeepers
Gerรณnimo Rulli
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Defenders
Michael Murillo
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Conrad Egan-Riley
MAGNET
MAGNET
99
Activity
99
Activity
93
Passes
6
Duels
Leonardo Balerdi
MAGNET
MAGNET
103
Activity
103
Activity
97
Passes
6
Duels
Ulisses Garcia
STORMTROOPER
STORMTROOPER
1
Shots
1
Shots
0
Goals
0
On Target
Midfielders
Andrรฉ Gomes
MAGNET
MAGNET
84
Activity
84
Activity
80
Passes
4
Duels
Pierre-Emile Hรธjbjerg
CLOSER
CLOSER
1
Late Goals
1
Late Goals
0
Late Assists
75
Minute
Mason Greenwood
SNIPER
SNIPER
50%
Conversion
50%
Conversion
1
Goals
2
Shots
Amine Gouiri
NPC
NPC
89
Minutes
89
Minutes
22%
Pass Acc
6.7
Rating
Timothy Weah
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
63
Total Mins
63
Entry
Forwards
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
HITMAN
HITMAN
2
Goals
2
Goals
2
On Target
9.9
Rating
BENCH
Thรฉo Vermot
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Jeffrey de Lange
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Derek Cornelius
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
1
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Pol Lirola
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Darryl Bakola
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
1
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Bilal Nadir
SUPER SUB
SUPER SUB
2
Assists
2
Assists
27
Minutes
7.3
Rating
Keyliane Abdallah
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Neal Maupay
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Robinio Vaz
CLUTCH HERO
CLUTCH HERO
90
Goal Time
90
Goal Time
Goal
Impact
8.3
Rating

Paris FC

Goalkeepers
Obed Nkambadio
SIEVE
SIEVE
29%
Save %
29%
Save %
5
Conceded
2
Saves
Defenders
Samir Chergui
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Mamadou Mbow
FRIENDLY FIRE
FRIENDLY FIRE
Pen Given
Mistake
Pen Given
Mistake
2
Fouls
5
Rating
Otรกvio
FRIENDLY FIRE
FRIENDLY FIRE
Pen Given
Mistake
Pen Given
Mistake
2
Fouls
6.2
Rating
Nhoa Sangui
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
7
Late Mins
7
Late Mins
83
Total Mins
83
Entry
Midfielders
Maxime Lopez
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Vincent Marchetti
STORMTROOPER
STORMTROOPER
2
Shots
2
Shots
0
Goals
1
On Target
Adama Camara
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
69
Total Mins
69
Entry
Forwards
Ilan Kebbal
SNIPER
SNIPER
50%
Conversion
50%
Conversion
1
Goals
2
Shots
Willem Geubbels
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
64
Total Mins
64
Entry
Moses Simon
FINISHER
FINISHER
1
Goals
1
Goals
3
Shots
7.7
Rating
BENCH
Kevin Trapp
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Thibault De Smet
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Timothรฉe Kolodziejczak
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Mathieu Cafaro
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Lohann Doucet
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
21
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Alimami Gory
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
26
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Pierre-Yves Hamel
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
8
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Jean-Philippe Krasso
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
26
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Julien Lรณpez
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
8
Total Mins
Started
Entry

Head to Head

Date Home Score Away Competition Venue
01/31/2026 Paris FC 2 - 2 Marseille Ligue 1 Stade Jean Bouin
08/23/2025 Marseille 5 - 2 Paris FC Ligue 1 Orange Vรฉlodrome
01/31/2026
Ligue 1 Stade Jean Bouin
08/23/2025
Ligue 1 Orange Vรฉlodrome
Marseille Win
Paris FC Win
Draw

League Standings

Pos Team P Pts GF GA GD Form
1 Nice 4 7 7 3 +4 WNice 4 - 1 Saint Etienne (29-05-2026)DSaint Etienne 0 - 0 Nice (26-05-2026)WNice 3 - 1 Auxerre (23-08-2025)LNice 0 - 1 Toulouse (16-08-2025)
2 Lyon 2 6 4 0 +4 WLyon 3 - 0 Metz (23-08-2025)WLens 0 - 1 Lyon (16-08-2025)
3 Toulouse 2 6 3 0 +3 WToulouse 2 - 0 Stade Brestois 29 (24-08-2025)WNice 0 - 1 Toulouse (16-08-2025)
4 Paris Saint Germain 2 6 2 0 +2 WParis Saint Germain 1 - 0 Angers (22-08-2025)WNantes 0 - 1 Paris Saint Germain (17-08-2025)
5 Strasbourg 2 6 2 0 +2 WStrasbourg 1 - 0 Nantes (24-08-2025)WMetz 0 - 1 Strasbourg (17-08-2025)
6 Lille 2 4 4 3 +1 WLille 1 - 0 Monaco (24-08-2025)DStade Brestois 29 3 - 3 Lille (17-08-2025)
7 Rodez 2 4 3 2 +1 DSaint Etienne 0 - 0 (PEN 7-6) Rodez (15-05-2026)WRED Star FC 93 2 - 3 Rodez (12-05-2026)
8 Lorient 2 3 4 1 +3 WLorient 4 - 0 Rennes (24-08-2025)LAuxerre 1 - 0 Lorient (17-08-2025)
9 Marseille 2 3 5 3 +2 WMarseille 5 - 2 Paris FC (23-08-2025)LRennes 1 - 0 Marseille (15-08-2025)
10 Monaco 2 3 3 2 +1 LLille 1 - 0 Monaco (24-08-2025)WMonaco 3 - 1 Le Havre (16-08-2025)
11 Lens 2 3 2 2 0 WLe Havre 1 - 2 Lens (24-08-2025)LLens 0 - 1 Lyon (16-08-2025)
12 Angers 2 3 1 1 0 LParis Saint Germain 1 - 0 Angers (22-08-2025)WAngers 1 - 0 Paris FC (17-08-2025)
13 Auxerre 2 3 2 3 -1 LNice 3 - 1 Auxerre (23-08-2025)WAuxerre 1 - 0 Lorient (17-08-2025)
14 Rennes 2 3 1 4 -3 LLorient 4 - 0 Rennes (24-08-2025)WRennes 1 - 0 Marseille (15-08-2025)
15 Saint Etienne 3 2 1 4 -3 LNice 4 - 1 Saint Etienne (29-05-2026)DSaint Etienne 0 - 0 Nice (26-05-2026)DSaint Etienne 0 - 0 (PEN 7-6) Rodez (15-05-2026)
16 Stade Brestois 29 2 1 3 5 -2 LToulouse 2 - 0 Stade Brestois 29 (24-08-2025)DStade Brestois 29 3 - 3 Lille (17-08-2025)
17 RED Star FC 93 1 0 2 3 -1 LRED Star FC 93 2 - 3 Rodez (12-05-2026)
18 Nantes 2 0 0 2 -2 LStrasbourg 1 - 0 Nantes (24-08-2025)LNantes 0 - 1 Paris Saint Germain (17-08-2025)
19 Le Havre 2 0 2 5 -3 LLe Havre 1 - 2 Lens (24-08-2025)LMonaco 3 - 1 Le Havre (16-08-2025)
20 Paris FC 2 0 2 6 -4 LMarseille 5 - 2 Paris FC (23-08-2025)LAngers 1 - 0 Paris FC (17-08-2025)
21 Metz 2 0 0 4 -4 LLyon 3 - 0 Metz (23-08-2025)LMetz 0 - 1 Strasbourg (17-08-2025)

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