VILLENEUVE D’ASCQ. Lille beats Olympique Marseille with a 2-0 win with a goal from J. David (28′) and a goal from T. Weah (90′). It was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (64%).​

The match was played at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy stadium in Villeneuve d’Ascq on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Jérémie Pignard who was helped by Aurélien Drouet and Valentin Evrard. The 4th official was Bastien Dechepy.

Match Statistics​

Olympique Marseille was in firm control of the ball 64% while Lille was struggling with a 36% ball possession.

Lille was more aggressive with 48 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Lille won the match​.

Lille shot 15 times, 8 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Olympique Marseille shot 11 times, 3 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Lille received 2 yellow cards (R. Mandava and B. Yilmaz). On the other side, Olympique Marseille received 2 yellow cards (C. Under and L. Balerdi).

Also, Olympique Marseille didn’t manage to end the match with 11 players after C. Under (Olympique Marseille) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (77′).

Standings

After playing this encounter, Lille will have 14 points like Monaco, Lorient and Olympique Marseille to stay in the 6th place. On the opposite side, Olympique Marseille will stay with 14 points like Monaco, Lille and Lorient to stay in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Ligue 1, Lille will play away against Clermont on the 16th of October with a 0-0 head to head record.

Olympique Marseille will host Lorient on the 17th of October with a 12-6 head to head statistic in favor of Olympique Marseille (6 draws).

Lille – Formation

Lille started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Jocelyn Gourvennec decided to play with the following team: Ivo Grbić (7.2), Zeki Çelik (7.2), José Fonte (6.6), Sven Botman (7.0), Reinildo Isnard Mandava (6.4), Jonathan Ikoné (7.2), Benjamin André (7.2), Amadou Onana (7.2), Jonathan Bamba (7.3), Jonathan David (7.3) and Burak Yılmaz (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Yusuf Yazıcı, Renato Sanches, Gabriel Gudmundsson (6.8), Tiago Djaló, Xeka (6.8), Timothy Weah (6.8), Angel Gomes, Jérémy Pied and Adam Jakubech.

Substitutions

Lille made 5 changes: R. Mandava for G. Gudmundsson (46′), A. Onana for Xeka (72′), J. Bamba for T. Weah (72′), B. Yilmaz for Y. Yazici (88′) and J. Ikone for R. Sanches (90′).

Best player: Jonathan David​

The player that probably impressed the most for Lille was Jonathan David.

His rating is (7.3) with 1 goal, 16 passes (81% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 9.

Olympique Marseille – Formation

Olympique Marseille started with a 3-3-3-1 line-up (3-3-3-1).

On the other side, Jorge Luis Sampaoli Moya played with: Pau López (6.9), William Saliba (7.1), Leonardo Balerdi (6.4), Duje Ćaleta-Car (6.8), Mattéo Guendouzi (6.8), Gerson (6.8), Luan Peres (6.7), Pol Lirola (7.1), Valentin Rongier (7.1), Cengiz Ünder (6.4) and Ahmadou Bamba Dieng (6.5).

They had on the bench: Konrad de la Fuente, Steve Mandanda, Álvaro González, Amine Harit (6.1), Luís Henrique (6.8), Jordan Amavi, Boubacar Kamara (6.6), Arkadiusz Milik (7.0) and Pape Gueye.

Substitutions

Olympique Marseille made 5 changes: B. Dieng for A. Milik (46′), D. Caleta-Car for B. Kamara (46′), Gerson for A. Harit (62′), P. Lirola for Luis Henrique (81′) and L. Balerdi for P. Gueye (90′).

Best player: Pol Lirola​

The player that probably impressed the most for Olympique Marseille was Pol Lirola.

His rating is (7.1) with 31 passes (87% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 7. He performed 7 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1.​

• Angers SCO – Metz – 3-2
• Lille – Olympique Marseille – 2-0
• Lorient – Clermont – 1-1
• Monaco – Bordeaux – 3-0
• Nantes – Troyes – 2-0
• Rennes – Paris Saint Germain – 2-0
• Saint-Étienne – Olympique Lyonnais – 1-1