Marseille vs Montpellier, 2018-19 French Ligue 1, Regular Season

· French Ligue 1

Marseille

56': Florian Thauvin
87': Mario Balotelli

FT
1 - 0

Montpellier

About

Marseille are hosting Montpellier at Orange Vélodrome, Marseille, France, starting on . The match is a part of the French Ligue 1.

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
2': Foul by Junior Sambia (Montpellier).
2': Luiz Gustavo (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4': Hand ball by Kevin Strootman (Marseille).
5': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Yohann Pelé.
5': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Duje Caleta-Car.
6': Attempt missed. Pedro Mendes (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ruben Aguilar following a corner.
6': Andy Delort (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Foul by Kevin Strootman (Marseille).
7': Florian Thauvin (Marseille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
7': Foul by Damien Le Tallec (Montpellier).
10': Foul by Morgan Sanson (Marseille).
10': Paul Lasne (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11': Morgan Sanson (Marseille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
13': Attempt saved. Dimitri Payet (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
13': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Benjamin Lecomte.
17': Duje Caleta-Car (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17': Foul by Andy Delort (Montpellier).
21': Foul by Ruben Aguilar (Montpellier).
21': Lucas Ocampos (Marseille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
22': Attempt blocked. Maxime Lopez (Marseille) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dimitri Payet.
27': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Ambroise Oyongo.
28': Attempt missed. Lucas Ocampos (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
28': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Hiroki Sakai.
29': Attempt blocked. Dimitri Payet (Marseille) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
29': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Hilton.
31': Offside, Montpellier. Junior Sambia tries a through ball, but Andy Delort is caught offside.
33': Delay in match because of an injury Morgan Sanson (Marseille).
34': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
34': Substitution, Marseille. Tomas Hubocan replaces Morgan Sanson because of an injury.
35': Foul by Kevin Strootman (Marseille).
35': Paul Lasne (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
36': Offside, Montpellier. Gaetan Laborde tries a through ball, but Junior Sambia is caught offside.
39': Offside, Montpellier. Damien Le Tallec tries a through ball, but Andy Delort is caught offside.
40': Dimitri Payet (Marseille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
40': Foul by Damien Le Tallec (Montpellier).
43': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Hilton.
43': Attempt missed. Duje Caleta-Car (Marseille) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dimitri Payet with a cross following a corner.
45': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Luiz Gustavo.
45'+1': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Luiz Gustavo.
45'+1': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Valère Germain.
45'+1': First Half ends, Marseille 0, Montpellier 0.
45': Second Half begins Marseille 0, Montpellier 0.
47': Attempt blocked. Junior Sambia (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ambroise Oyongo.
47': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Kevin Strootman.
48': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Daniel Congré.
49': Attempt missed. Tomas Hubocan (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
51': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Luiz Gustavo.
51': Attempt saved. Daniel Congré (Montpellier) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
52': Offside, Marseille. Yohann Pelé tries a through ball, but Valère Germain is caught offside.
52': Andy Delort (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
52': Foul by Duje Caleta-Car (Marseille).
53': Hand ball by Pedro Mendes (Montpellier).
55': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Pedro Mendes.
56': Goal! Marseille 1, Montpellier 0. Florian Thauvin (Marseille) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Valère Germain with a headed pass following a corner.
57': Attempt blocked. Ambroise Oyongo (Montpellier) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Junior Sambia.
57': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Kevin Strootman.
58': Attempt missed. Daniel Congré (Montpellier) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
59': Substitution, Marseille. Mario Balotelli replaces Dimitri Payet.
59': Attempt saved. Andy Delort (Montpellier) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ambroise Oyongo.
59': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Yohann Pelé.
61': Attempt saved. Andy Delort (Montpellier) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Damien Le Tallec.
61': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Luiz Gustavo.
61': Attempt missed. Ambroise Oyongo (Montpellier) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
63': Attempt blocked. Valère Germain (Marseille) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hiroki Sakai with a cross.
63': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Pedro Mendes.
65': Attempt missed. Andy Delort (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ambroise Oyongo.
66': Hand ball by Kevin Strootman (Marseille).
68': Attempt missed. Andy Delort (Montpellier) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
69': Foul by Lucas Ocampos (Marseille).
69': Pedro Mendes (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69': Substitution, Montpellier. Mihailo Ristic replaces Ambroise Oyongo.
69': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Luiz Gustavo.
70': Attempt missed. Damien Le Tallec (Montpellier) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Junior Sambia following a corner.
71': Offside, Marseille. Luiz Gustavo tries a through ball, but Florian Thauvin is caught offside.
71': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Hiroki Sakai.
72': Attempt blocked. Gaetan Laborde (Montpellier) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Junior Sambia with a cross.
73': Attempt blocked. Mihailo Ristic (Montpellier) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Damien Le Tallec.
73': Foul by Junior Sambia (Montpellier).
73': Mario Balotelli (Marseille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
75': Attempt missed. Mario Balotelli (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left from a direct free kick.
75': Substitution, Montpellier. Petar Skuletic replaces Gaetan Laborde.
78': Foul by Florian Thauvin (Marseille).
78': Paul Lasne (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
80': Substitution, Montpellier. Souleymane Camara replaces Junior Sambia.
80': Foul by Damien Le Tallec (Montpellier).
80': Valère Germain (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81': Attempt saved. Mario Balotelli (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Florian Thauvin with a through ball.
82': Foul by Souleymane Camara (Montpellier).
82': Luiz Gustavo (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87': Daniel Congré (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87': Foul by Mario Balotelli (Marseille).
87': Mario Balotelli (Marseille) is shown the red card.
87': Delay in match because of an injury Daniel Congré (Montpellier).
88': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
89': Foul by Tomas Hubocan (Marseille).
89': Souleymane Camara (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
89': Tomas Hubocan (Marseille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90': Attempt missed. Andy Delort (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
90'+1': Substitution, Marseille. Clinton N'Jie replaces Florian Thauvin.
90'+2': Foul by Clinton N'Jie (Marseille).
90'+2': Ruben Aguilar (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Clinton N'Jie (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Foul by Hilton (Montpellier).
90'+3': Foul by Lucas Ocampos (Marseille).
90'+3': Ruben Aguilar (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Attempt saved. Hilton (Montpellier) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Petar Skuletic.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Marseille 1, Montpellier 0.
90'+4': Match ends, Marseille 1, Montpellier 0.

Statistics

MON		OLM
10	Fouls	12
0	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	1
3	Offsides	2
13	Corner Kicks	7
2	Saves	4
44.5	Possession	55.5
15	SHOTS	10
4	ON GOAL	3
0.3	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
274	Accurate Passes	368
361	Passes	465
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
6	Accurate Crosses	3
30	Crosses	17
0.2	Cross %	0.2
60	Long Balls	56
33	Accurate Long Balls	21
0.6	Long Balls %	0.4
4	Blocked Shots	3
7	Effective Tackles	7
11	Tackles	12
0.6	Tackle %	0.6
28	Interceptions	12
14	Effective Clearances	26
14	Clearances	26

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Orange Vélodrome
Location: Marseille, France
Attendance: 53,788

Ligue 1 Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Angers	0	0	0
2	AJ Auxerre	0	0	0
3	Brest	0	0	0
4	Le Havre AC	0	0	0

Full Table

Line-Ups

Marseille (4-3-3)

No.	Name
16	Yohann Pelé (GK)
19	Luiz Gustavo
15	Duje Caleta-Car
5	Lucas Ocampos
2	Hiroki Sakai
12	Kevin Strootman
8	Morgan Sanson
27	Maxime López
28	Valère Germain
10	Dimitri Payet
26	Florian Thauvin

Marseille Substitutes:

Lucas Perrin, Nemanja Radonjic, Abdallah Ali Mohamed, Tomas Hubocan, Mario Balotelli, Steve Mandanda, Clinton N'Jie.

Montpellier (3-4-1-2)

No.	Name
40	Benjamin Lecomte (GK)
4	Hilton
3	Daniel Congré
5	Pedro Mendes
7	Paul Lasne
14	Damien Le Tellec
6	Junior Sambia
8	Ambroise Oyongo
2	Ruben Aguilar
11	Andy Delort
10	Gaëtan Laborde

Montpellier Substitutes:

Mihailo Ristic, Petar Skuletic, Amir Adouyev, Bryan Passi, Dimitry Bertaud, Facundo Píriz, Souleymane Camara.

Ligue 1 News

2026 FC 100: Kane, Yamal, Messi among best men's soccer players

Before the 2026-27 season kicks off across Europe this weekend, it's time to rank the top 100 players in the world of men's soccer, including those who starred at the World Cup this summer. Welcome to the FC 100.

EA Sports FC 27 player ratings revealed: Erling Haaland, Kylian Mbappé top list ahead of Rodri, Harry Kane

EA Sports have revealed the 27 top-rated men's and women's players ahead the much-anticipated release of FC 27.

Why PSG's metronome Vitinha is the FC 100's best midfielder

How Achraf Hakimi kept his spot as the FC 100's best fullback

Transfer big board: Best players in each position who could move this summer

The transfer window is open in Premier League and will be soon in Europe, so who is available? It's our big board!