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Marseille vs Lyon — Ligue 1 2018

Marseille
Marseille
FT
3 – 2
HT: 0 – 0
Lyon
Lyon
2/2/2025Ligue 1Ligue 1 · Round 20Orange Vélodrome

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on xG from last 25+ matches

Marseille48%
×Draw24%
Lyon29%
✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
50.3%
Always home
44.5%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 50.3% correct across 582,450 matches, vs 44.5% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.5% correct · Away picks 49.5% correct

Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Expected goals in this match

What is xG?

Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.

The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.

Marseille
1.71
Lyon
1.27

Marseille creates 35% more chances

Season form · 25 home / 25 away

creates per match

Marseille
2.03
Lyon
1.28

allows per match

Marseille
1.25
Lyon
1.39

finishing

Marseille+0.41scores more
Lyon+0.04on par

Total goals

57%Over
  • Over57
  • Under43

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

59%Yes
  • Yes59
  • No41

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Marseille ↓

Lyon →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–05%
0–16%
0–24%
0–32%
0–41%
1
1–09%
1–111%
1–27%
1–33%
1–41%
2
2–07%
2–19%
2–26%
2–33%
2–41%
3
3–04%
3–15%
3–23%
3–31%
3–40%
4
4–02%
4–12%
4–21%
4–31%
4–40%

Most likely 1–1 (11%) · grid covers 96% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
95%5%1.5
80%20%2.5
57%43%3.5
35%65%4.5
18%82%

Double chance

Marseille or draw
71%
Marseille or Lyon
76%
Draw or Lyon
52%

Winning margin

Marseille wins by 2+
25%
Lyon wins by 2+
12%

Team goals

Marseille 1+ goals
82%
Marseille 2+ goals
51%
Marseille 3+ goals
24%
Lyon 1+ goals
72%
Lyon 2+ goals
36%
Lyon 3+ goals
14%

Draw no bet

Marseille (draw refunded)
63%
Lyon (draw refunded)
37%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
48%
Both score & under 3
11%

Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.

How is this calculated?

Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.

1

Recent form of each side

Marseille at home — creates 2.03, concedes 1.25 · 25 matches

Lyon away — creates 1.28, concedes 1.39 · 25 matches

⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.

2

Expected goals for this match

Marseille attack 2.03 + Lyon defence 1.39 → ÷2 → 1.71

Lyon attack 1.28 + Marseille defence 1.25 → ÷2 → 1.27

Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.

3

Chance of every scoreline

From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.

4

The answer to "why 48%?"

Marseille scores more
48%
level
24%
Lyon scores more
29%

Marseille at 48% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.

What the model can't see

It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:

  • injuries & suspensions
  • the matchday lineup
  • motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
  • weather & pitch condition
  • in-game coaching decisions

So 48% does not mean "Marseille will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."

Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.

Probable lineups not yet announced

Starting lineups are usually confirmed ~1 hour before kickoff

Match Recap: Marseille vs Lyon

Marseille beat Lyon 3-2 in Ligue 1 on February 2, 2025.

The match was played at Orange Vélodrome in Marseille.