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Marseille
Ligue 1 | Gameweek 1
Aug 12, 2023 at 4pm UK
Stade Velodrome
Reims

Marseille
2 - 1
Reims

Ounahi (23'), Oliveira (73')
Lodi (59')
FT(HT: 1-1)
Ito (10')
Munetsi (36'), Wilson-Esbrand (45+3'), Richardson (57')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Ligue 1 clash between Marseille and Reims, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Marseille

All competitions
Ligue 1
Last Game: Panathinaikos 1-0 Marseille
Wednesday, August 9 at 7pm in Champions League

Reims

All competitions
Last Game: Reims 1-3 Montpellier
Saturday, June 3 at 8pm in Ligue 1

We said: Marseille 2-1 Reims

 Despite Wednesday's defeat in Greece, we expect Marseille to kick-start their Ligue 1 campaign with a narrow victory over Reims, who registered one of the worst away records in the French top flight last season. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Marseille win with a probability of 51.76%. A win for Reims had a probability of 24.37% and a draw had a probability of 23.9%.

The most likely scoreline for a Marseille win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.25%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.69%) and 2-0 (8.8%). The likeliest Reims win was 0-1 (6.58%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.29%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 2-1 win for Marseille in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for Marseille.

Result
MarseilleDrawReims
51.76% (-0.012 -0.01) 23.87% (0.0030000000000001 0) 24.37% (0.0090000000000003 0.01)
Both teams to score 54.75% (0.0030000000000001 0)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
53.46% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)46.53% (0.0039999999999978 0)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
31.19% (-0.0019999999999989 -0)68.81% (0.0030000000000001 0)
Marseille Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
82.02% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)17.98% (0.0070000000000014 0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
51.17% (-0.0090000000000003 -0.01)48.82% (0.009999999999998 0.01)
Reims Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
66.75% (0.007000000000005 0.01)33.25% (-0.007000000000005 -0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
30.14% (0.0079999999999991 0.01)69.86% (-0.0079999999999956 -0.01)
Score Analysis
    Marseille 51.75%
    Reims 24.37%
    Draw 23.87%
MarseilleDrawReims
1-0 @ 10.25%
2-1 @ 9.69% (-0.00099999999999945 -0)
2-0 @ 8.8% (-0.0020000000000007 -0)
3-1 @ 5.54% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
3-0 @ 5.03% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
3-2 @ 3.05%
4-1 @ 2.38% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
4-0 @ 2.16% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
4-2 @ 1.31%
Other @ 3.53%
Total : 51.75%
1-1 @ 11.29%
0-0 @ 5.98% (0.0010000000000003 0)
2-2 @ 5.34%
3-3 @ 1.12% (0.00099999999999989 0)
Other @ 0.14%
Total : 23.87%
0-1 @ 6.58% (0.0020000000000007 0)
1-2 @ 6.22% (0.0020000000000007 0)
0-2 @ 3.62% (0.0020000000000002 0)
1-3 @ 2.28% (0.00099999999999989 0)
2-3 @ 1.96% (0.0010000000000001 0)
0-3 @ 1.33% (0.0010000000000001 0)
Other @ 2.37%
Total : 24.37%

How you voted: Marseille vs Reims

Marseille
80.0%
Draw
6.7%
Reims
13.3%
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Reims
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Gameweek 34
Reims
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Mbuku (38')
Payet (41', 76'), Milik (45+1')
Faes (29'), Sampaoli (56')
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Paris Saint-GermainPSG16124044143040
2Marseille1593332181430
3MonacoMonaco1693426161030
4Lille1576225151027
5Lyon157442720725
6Nice156632819924
7Lens156631914524
8Auxerre156362323021
9Toulouse156361717021
10Reims155552018220
11Brest156182427-319
12Rennes155282020017
13StrasbourgStrasbourg154562527-217
14NantesNantes153571724-714
15Angers153481426-1213
16Saint-EtienneSt Etienne1541101234-2213
17Le HavreLe Havre1540111129-1812
18Montpellier HSCMontpellier1523101538-239
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