Olympique de Marseille 4 - 3 Le Havre AC — Highlights & Result
Ligue 1
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(5 hours ago)
· MD 8
Highlights
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Olympique de Marseille finished fifth in Ligue 1 last season with 59 points, while Le Havre AC placed 14th with 35. On matchday 8 of this competition, Marseille moved up to 8th in the table following a 4-3 victory against Le Havre. CJ Egan-Riley opened the scoring in the 5th minute with an assist from Emerson Palmieri, before Timothy Weah added a second in the 33rd minute. Igor Paixão scored in the 50th minute, assisted by Amine Gouiri, and Himad Abdelli netted in the 55th minute. Le Havre responded through a Josh Maja penalty in the 77th minute, a goal by Lamine N'Diaye in the 86th minute, and a second Maja goal in the 89th minute, assisted by Kaito Mizuta. Paixão received a standout rating of 8.2 and Abdelli earned an 8.1, while Maja also achieved an 8.2 for Le Havre.
Marseille arrived at this fixture having won two of their previous five league outings, including a 5-2 victory away at Angers SCO, though they had lost three home matches this season prior to this game. Le Havre entered the contest looking to reverse a difficult run that included three consecutive defeats in all competitions, extending a winless streak that left them without a victory in their opening seven matches of the season. Statistics reflected a close contest, with Marseille holding 53 percent possession compared to Le Havre's 47 percent. Le Havre registered 21 total shots with 7 on target and generated 3.1 expected goals, while Marseille recorded 11 shots, 5 on target, and an expected goals figure of 1.63.
The historical record between these clubs heavily favoured Marseille, whose victory added to a streak that included a 6-2 home win over Le Havre in October 2025 and a 1-0 away win in May 2026. Across all meetings in records since 2023, Marseille had won all six encounters. Following this result, Stade Rennais leads the 18-team table on 16 points.
Le Havre next play at home to PSG on 30 October.
Marseille arrived at this fixture having won two of their previous five league outings, including a 5-2 victory away at Angers SCO, though they had lost three home matches this season prior to this game. Le Havre entered the contest looking to reverse a difficult run that included three consecutive defeats in all competitions, extending a winless streak that left them without a victory in their opening seven matches of the season. Statistics reflected a close contest, with Marseille holding 53 percent possession compared to Le Havre's 47 percent. Le Havre registered 21 total shots with 7 on target and generated 3.1 expected goals, while Marseille recorded 11 shots, 5 on target, and an expected goals figure of 1.63.
The historical record between these clubs heavily favoured Marseille, whose victory added to a streak that included a 6-2 home win over Le Havre in October 2025 and a 1-0 away win in May 2026. Across all meetings in records since 2023, Marseille had won all six encounters. Following this result, Stade Rennais leads the 18-team table on 16 points.
Le Havre next play at home to PSG on 30 October.
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Match stats
Marseille v Le Havre
53%
Possession
47%
1.63
Expected goals (xG)
3.1
11
Shots
21
5
Shots on target
7
7
Shots inside the box
13
4
Corners
3
482
Passes
412
87%
Pass accuracy
82%
3
Saves
1
15
Fouls
11
3
Offsides
1
1
Yellow cards
3
Lineups & player ratings
8.2
Top rated
Igor Paixão · Marseille
89'
· 1 goal
Key moments
- 5' ⚽ CJ Egan-Riley · assist Emerson Palmieri · Marseille
- 33' ⚽ Timothy Weah · Marseille
- 50' ⚽ Igor Paixão · assist Amine Gouiri · Marseille
- 55' ⚽ Himad Abdelli · Marseille
- 77' ⚽ Josh Maja (pen) · Le Havre
- 83' 🟨 Simon Ebonog · Le Havre
- 86' ⚽ Lamine N'Diaye · Le Havre
- 89' ⚽ Josh Maja · assist Kaito Mizuta · Le Havre
- 90+10' 🟨 Ayumu Seko · Le Havre
- 90+11' 🟨 Lamine N'Diaye · Le Havre
- 90+12' 🟨 Neal Maupay · Marseille
Marseille
- 1 J. de Lange 90' 6.3
- 6 T. Nnadi 90' 6.5
- 33 Emerson 🅰️ 90' 6.9
- 4 C. Egan-Riley ⚽ 90' 7.2
- 21 N. Aguerd 90' 7.1
- 22 T. Weah ⚽ 90' 7.6
- 14 Igor Paixão ⚽ 89' 8.2
- 8 H. Abdelli ⚽ 84' 8.1
- 23 P. Højbjerg 84' 6.3
- 77 A. Harit 78' 6.1
- 9 A. Gouiri 🅰️ 78' 7.0
- 11 N. Maupay · sub 🟨 12' 6.2
- 48 K. Abdallah · sub 12' 6.5
- Nouhoum Kamissoko · sub 6' 5.9
- 7 A. Gomes · sub 6' 6.0
- 25 U. Garcia · sub 1' –
Le Havre
- 5 A. Touba 90' 6.1
- 15 A. Seko 🟨 90' 6.0
- 20 D. Ouziad 90' 5.3
- 6 J. Mwanga 90' 6.3
- 26 S. Ebonog 🟨 90' 6.4
- 93 G. Gallon 90' 5.9
- 38 R. Fofana 84' 6.6
- 27 E. Koffi Vinette 77' 5.7
- 7 A. Richardson 77' 5.7
- 25 M. Samatta 61' 6.3
- 14 R. Ndiaye 61' 6.0
- 9 J. Maja · sub ⚽ ⚽ 29' 8.2
- 30 S. Nakamura · sub 29' 6.8
- 78 D. Mosengo · sub 13' 5.9
- Lamine N'Diaye · sub ⚽ 🟨 13' 6.4
- 17 K. Mizuta · sub 🅰️ 6' 6.3
Ratings out of 10. Data: API-Football. How ratings work
Match facts
Marseille
10th
in the table · 9 pts from 7
· GD +4
Le Havre
18th
in the table · 2 pts from 7
· GD -6