Marseille vs 20.09.26 18:451 – 2Full Time
Paris Saint Germain — Ligue 1: stats, lineups & analysis
Match report
Paris Saint Germain fight back to sink ten-man Marseille
Paris Saint Germain came from behind to beat Marseille 2-1 in a Ligue 1 fixture at Orange Vélodrome, moving further clear in the table while Marseille remain deep in trouble near the bottom. The match was goalless at half-time before a frantic finish in the closing stages settled the contest.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Ferran Torres broke the deadlock in the 66th minute, turning in an assist from Désiré Doué to put the visitors ahead. Marseille responded quickly through Adilson Gomes, who levelled in the 72nd minute after being set up by Amine Gouiri. The reply lasted only two minutes, as Marquinhos restored Paris Saint Germain's lead in the 74th. Marseille's afternoon worsened further when Timothy Weah was sent off in the 77th minute, leaving the home side to play out the remainder a man short.
Paris Saint Germain dominated possession and territory throughout, finishing with 31 shots to Marseille's 12 and a clear advantage in efforts on target. The visitors' control was reflected in the final league standings, with Paris Saint Germain sitting sixth on eight points from five games, while Marseille remain 17th with just three points from the same number of matches.
Torres scored the opener and finished with a rating of 8.07, the highest of any player involved, underlining his influence in the win for Paris Saint Germain.
Paris Saint Germain's 31 shots to Marseille's 12 told the story of a match they controlled from start to finish.
Paris Saint Germain won 2–1 away against Marseille (half-time 0–0).
Marseille met Paris Saint Germain in the Ligue 1 (Regular Season - 5). Kick-off was Sunday, 20 September 2026, 18:45 UTC at Orange Vélodrome. Referee: Francois Letexier.
Team pages: Marseille · Paris Saint Germain · Ligue 1
Key moments
- 66' Goal: Ferran Torres (assist: Désiré Doué) — 0–1 · Watch Ferran Torres's goal video (66')
- 72' Goal: Adilson Gomes (assist: Amine Gouiri) — 1–1 · Watch Adilson Gomes's goal video (72')
- 74' Goal: Marquinhos — 1–2 · Watch Marquinhos's goal video (74')
- 77' Red card: Timothy Weah
Starting line-ups
Marseille (4-4-2)
Paris Saint Germain (4-3-3)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Marseille 15%, the draw 26%, Paris Saint Germain 59%. It finished Marseille 1–2 Paris Saint Germain.
Paris Saint Germain's rating gap outweighs Marseille's home ground — Paris Saint Germain are clearly the stronger side on our strength rating, and the early-season home fade on top gives Paris Saint Germain a clear lead. The draw at 26% is lifted by the early-season fade in home wins.
Why Paris Saint Germain at 59%?
Paris Saint Germain sit 329 points higher on our strength rating — 1785 to 2114. Sides with a more than 300-point rating edge on the road won 65.9% of 5,260 such games. 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 11,218 opening-stretch games since 2010, home sides won 42.7% where the rating map expected 44.9%, with draws up 2.0 — negative in every season since 2018. The 300 most similar past games finished 18–25–57.
Why only 59%?
No scored evidence points the other way. 59% is what this rating gap has been worth in games like these; the rest is the draw at 26% and Marseille at 15%.
Why the draw at 26%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 23.8%. These teams' recent games average 3.0 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 24.6% of 25,162. Early-season fixtures add 2.0 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Paris Saint Germain have averaged 10 percentage points more possession than Marseille in recent games. That doesn’t change our forecast here. Marseille have shed 105 strength-rating points over their last 10 games. Momentum is measured but not yet proven: sliding sides won 34.7% of 9,779 such games vs 34.6% class-expected — inside the noise band, so it stays at 0 points until the receipt clears its evidence bar. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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About this match
On this page: the Marseille vs Paris Saint Germain 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 Ferran Torres's goal against Marseille (66').
- Watch Adilson Gomes's goal against Paris Saint Germain (72').
- Watch Marquinhos's goal against Marseille (74').
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Marseille 1–2 Paris Saint Germain. Explore more on the Marseille and Paris Saint Germain team pages or the Ligue 1 page.
Quick answers
›What was the final score of Marseille vs Paris Saint Germain?
Paris Saint Germain won 2–1 away against Marseille (half-time 0–0).
›Who scored in Marseille vs Paris Saint Germain?
Ferran Torres (66') for Paris Saint Germain; Adilson Gomes (72') for Marseille; Marquinhos (74') for Paris Saint Germain.
›Where can I watch Marseille vs Paris Saint Germain highlights?
Goal highlights and video clips from Marseille 1–2 Paris Saint Germain are on this page — open the videos tab to watch every goal.
›What is the head-to-head record between Marseille and Paris Saint Germain?
Marseille and Paris Saint Germain have met 10 times — 1 win for Marseille, 8 wins for Paris Saint Germain and 1 draw.