Marseille vs Paris SG

Paris Saint-Germain made the trip to the Orange Velodrome on Sunday, 20 September 2026 and came away with a 1-2 win that keeps them ticking over nicely at the top end of Ligue 1. The first half gave little away, goalless at the break and tight throughout, with neither side able to find the breakthrough. Whatever was said at half-time clearly worked for the visitors, who came out sharper after the restart and turned the game in their favour. Marseille did pull one back and gave the home crowd something to shout about, but it wasn't enough to prevent a second successive setback against their rivals. For PSG, three points on the road in a tricky away fixture is exactly the kind of result that keeps momentum going, while Marseille will be left to wonder how they couldn't find an equaliser after battling back into it.

Paris SG beat Marseille 1-2 at Orange Velodrome, and the numbers from the match back up how the game played out. Even without the extra share of possession, which finished 39% in favour of Marseille, Paris SG made the most of the chances that mattered and did enough to see the game out. The shot count told a similar story, with 12 attempts from Marseille against 31 from Paris SG over the course of the game. Marseille had their moments and did not make it easy from start to finish, but ultimately came up short on the day. Small margins like this one tend to add up over a season, and results such as this are often what separates teams in the table further down the line. Here is a closer look at exactly how the two sides compared, statistically.