Marseille vs 21.08.26 18:454 – 0Full Time
Strasbourg — Ligue 1: stats, lineups & analysis
Match report
Marseille rout ten-man Strasbourg 4-0 to open Ligue 1 campaign in style
Marseille began their Ligue 1 season with a commanding 4-0 win over Strasbourg, a result that lifted Bruno Genesio's side to the top of the table after matchday one. The game was scoreless at half-time, but the hosts wasted little time turning the contest in their favour once the second period got under way.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Amine Gouiri broke the deadlock just a minute after the restart, finishing off an assist from Adilson Gomes. Strasbourg's task grew harder in the 59th minute when Samir El Mourabet was sent off, and seven minutes later Gouiri doubled his tally from the penalty spot to make it 2-0. Keyliane Abdallah added a third in the 89th minute before Pierre-Emile Højbjerg completed the scoring deep into stoppage time, in the sixth added minute.
Marseille dominated proceedings throughout, holding 66 percent of possession and outshooting their visitors 13 to 5, with seven of those attempts on target compared to Strasbourg's two. The hosts also finished well ahead on expected goals, 1.79 to 0.20, a reflection of the control they exerted for long spells, particularly after Strasbourg were reduced to ten men.
Gouiri scored twice, including a second-half penalty, and was rated 8.0 for his display, the highest mark of any player in the match.
Marseille's 66 percent possession share underlined how thoroughly they controlled the ball against a Strasbourg side that spent the last half hour a man down.
Marseille beat Strasbourg 4–0 (half-time 0–0).
Marseille met Strasbourg in the Ligue 1 (Regular Season - 1). Kick-off was Friday, 21 August 2026, 18:45 UTC at CEPAC Vélodrome. Referee: Ruddy Buquet.
Team pages: Marseille · Strasbourg · Ligue 1
Key moments
- 46' Goal: Amine Gouiri (assist: Adilson Gomes) — 1–0 · Watch Amine Gouiri's goal video (46')
- 59' Red card: Samir El Mourabet
- 68' Goal (penalty): Amine Gouiri — 2–0 · Watch Amine Gouiri's goal video (68')
- 89' Goal: Keyliane Abdallah — 3–0 · Watch Keyliane Abdallah's goal video (89')
- 90' Goal: Pierre-Emile Højbjerg — 4–0 · Watch Pierre-Emile Højbjerg's goal video (90')
Starting line-ups
Marseille (4-2-3-1)
Strasbourg (4-2-3-1)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Marseille 44%, the draw 28%, Strasbourg 28%. It finished Marseille 4–0 Strasbourg.
Level sides, home ground swings it, even this early in the season — Nothing separates them on our strength rating, and Marseille's 44% is home ground and little else. The draw at 28% is lifted by the early-season fade in home wins.
Why Marseille in front?
Home ground, and little else. Almost nothing between them on our strength rating — 1856 to 1821. Sides this close won 45.6% of 14,483 home games (draw 26.5%, visitors 27.9%).
Why only 44%?
Because on our strength rating there is nothing in it. Both sides are inside their first six league games — home wins land softer this early in the season, so this trims Marseille's column. Across 10,629 opening-stretch games since 2010, home sides won 42.8% where the rating map expected 44.9%, with draws up 2.1 — negative in every season since 2018.
Why is the draw second, level with the Strasbourg win?
Between sides this level the draw starts at 26.5%. These teams' recent games average 2.8 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 24.6% of 24,830. Early-season fixtures add 2.1 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Marseille sit -0.59 goals per game under chance-quality. For home sides we could not receipt a bounce-back — the measured cells sit inside each other's noise bands — so this is noted and scores 0. Strasbourg are winless in their last 9 visits to Marseille. "Cursed ground" stories don't survive the receipts: winless visitors won 20.5% of 5,621 return visits vs 21.4% class-expected — the rating's own read already covers it.
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About this match
On this page: the Marseille vs Strasbourg final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this Ligue 1 fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
- Watch Amine Gouiri's goal against Strasbourg (46').
- Watch Amine Gouiri's goal against Strasbourg (68').
- Watch Keyliane Abdallah's goal against Strasbourg (89').
- Watch Pierre-Emile Højbjerg's goal against Strasbourg (90').
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Marseille 4–0 Strasbourg. Explore more on the Marseille and Strasbourg team pages or the Ligue 1 page.
Quick answers
›What was the final score of Marseille vs Strasbourg?
Marseille beat Strasbourg 4–0 (half-time 0–0).
›Who scored in Marseille vs Strasbourg?
Amine Gouiri (46') for Marseille; Amine Gouiri (68') (penalty) for Marseille; Keyliane Abdallah (89') for Marseille; Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (90') for Marseille.
›Where can I watch Marseille vs Strasbourg highlights?
Goal highlights and video clips from Marseille 4–0 Strasbourg are on this page — open the videos tab to watch every goal.
›What is the head-to-head record between Marseille and Strasbourg?
Marseille and Strasbourg have met 10 times — 3 wins for Marseille, 1 win for Strasbourg and 6 draws.