Olympique Marseille 2-3 Paris: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings

How Paris won it

Lassine Sinayoko put Paris ahead in the 1st minute, set up by Luca Koleosho. Olympique Marseille levelled at 1-1 in the 8th minute through Amine Gouiri. Lassine Sinayoko made it 1-2 to Paris in the 19th minute, set up by Pablo Pagis. Olympique Marseille levelled at 2-2 in the 53rd minute through Amine Gouiri, set up by Amine Harit. Lassine Sinayoko from the penalty spot made it 2-3 to Paris in the 86th minute.

It was 1-2 at half-time.

Lassine Sinayoko scored a hat-trick.

Amine Gouiri scored twice.

The referee, C. Turpin, showed 2 yellow cards: 0 to Olympique Marseille and 2 to Paris.

Olympique Marseille: B. Génésio, 4-1-4-1 · Paris: L. Rosenior, 3-4-2-1.

Moneyball's prediction against the result

Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.

Why it went this way

On the day the expected goals were 2.69 for Olympique Marseille and 1.71 for Paris.

Paris made more of their chances than the xG suggests, by about 1.3 goals.

Olympique Marseille created the better chances, 2.69 xG to 1.71, and still lost. On chances alone, the result could easily have gone the other way.

Olympique Marseille had 5 shots on target, Paris 7.

Olympique Marseille had 61% of the ball, but Paris took the points.

Where the two sides stood before this match

Olympique Marseille came into it with 5 Ligue 1 matches played, scoring 1.4 and conceding 1.6 a match, with 1.65 expected goals for and 2.11 against, and had won 20% of their matches.

Paris came into it with 5 Ligue 1 matches played, scoring 1.6 and conceding 0.6 a match, with 1.69 expected goals for and 0.85 against, and had won 60% of their matches.

Olympique Marseille vs Paris: the match in numbers

Team statistics from Sportmonks.

Player ratings and man of the match

Man of the match: Lassine Sinayoko (Paris), rated 9.3 by Sportmonks, with 3 goals.

Olympique Marseille

• Amine Gouiri 8.2 2 goals
• Amine Harit 7.7 1 assist
• Angel Gomes 7.0
• Pierre-Emile Højbjerg 6.8
• Nayef Aguerd 6.8

Paris

• Lassine Sinayoko 9.3 3 goals
• Pablo Pagis 7.6 1 assist
• Luca Koleosho 7.5 1 assist
• Ilan Kebbal 7.3
• Moses Simon 7.0

The lowest-rated starter was Hamari Traoré at 6.1. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.

What comes next

• Olympique Marseille: Troyes vs Olympique Marseille Sunday 11 October 2026 · Ligue 1
• Paris: Lorient vs Paris Saturday 10 October 2026 · Ligue 1

Each preview has Moneyball's estimate for the next match, published before kick-off and marked against the result afterwards, as this one is.

Questions about Olympique Marseille vs Paris

What was the score in Olympique Marseille vs Paris?

Olympique Marseille 2-3 Paris (half-time 1-2), Ligue 1, Sunday 6 September 2026.

Who scored in Olympique Marseille vs Paris?

Lassine Sinayoko 1', Amine Gouiri 8', Lassine Sinayoko 19', Amine Gouiri 53', Lassine Sinayoko 86'.

Did Moneyball predict Olympique Marseille vs Paris correctly?

Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.

Who was man of the match in Olympique Marseille vs Paris?

Lassine Sinayoko, rated 9.3 by Sportmonks.

Who refereed Olympique Marseille vs Paris?

C. Turpin.