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Ligue 1

Lorient vs Marseille – Lineups & Match Details

Lorient beat Marseille 2-0. Goals: P. Katseris (28'), B. Dieng (58'). Lorient had 43% possession against Marseille's 57%. Shots on target: 4-2.

Ligue 1 · Regular Season - 30

Saturday, 18 April 2026

LorientLorient

2 - 0

Full Time

HT: 1 - 0

MarseilleMarseille

Referee: Eric Wattellier, France

Lineups

LorientLorient3-4-3
Yvon Mvogo38Yvon MvogoG
Bamo Meïté5Bamo MeïtéD
Nathaniel Adjei32Nathaniel AdjeiD
Abdoulaye Faye25Abdoulaye FayeD
Panos Katseris77Panos KatserisM
Arthur Avom Ebong62Arthur Avom EbongM
Noah Cadiou8Noah CadiouM
Darlin Yongwa44Darlin YongwaM
Jean-Victor Makengo17Jean-Victor MakengoF
Ahmadou Bamba Dieng12Ahmadou Bamba DiengF
Pablo Pagis10Pablo PagisF

Substitutes

6Laurent AbergelM
15Aiyegun TosinF
2Igor SilvaD
28Sambou SoumanoF
21Bingourou KamaraG
97Stevan SibaD
7Bandiougou FadigaM
35Daniel SemedoM
29Karim DermaneM
MarseilleMarseille3-4-2-1
Geronimo Rulli1Geronimo RulliG
Benjamin Pavard28Benjamin PavardD
Leonardo Balerdi5Leonardo BalerdiD
Emerson33EmersonD
Hamed Junior Traorè20Hamed Junior TraorèM
Pierre Emile Hojbjerg23Pierre Emile HojbjergM
Himad Abdelli8Himad AbdelliM
Igor Paixão14Igor PaixãoM
Mason Greenwood10Mason GreenwoodF
Amine Gouiri9Amine GouiriF
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang17Pierre-Emerick AubameyangF

Substitutes

22Timothy WeahF
11Ethan NwaneriM
26Bilal NadirM
18Arthur VermeerenM
35Ugo Lamare El KadmiriF
12Jeffrey de LangeG
72Hilan Hamzaoui SlimaniD
71Nouhoum KamissokoM
78Ange LagoF

Match Events

28'G

P. Katseris

46'S

Igor Paixão

Substitution 1

57'Y

B. Pavard

58'G

B. Dieng

Assist: P. Pagis

59'S

H. Abdelli

Substitution 2

59'S

A. Gouiri

Substitution 3

69'S

J. Makengo

Substitution 1

74'Y

B. Nadir

75'S

B. Dieng

Substitution 2

76'S

P. Højbjerg

Substitution 4

76'S

P. Aubameyang

Substitution 5

82'S

P. Katseris

Substitution 3

82'S

P. Pagis

Substitution 4

90'Y

T. Weah

Statistics

Lorient
43%57%
Marseille
1.1Expected Goals (xG)1.68
11Total Shots16
4Shots on Target2
1Corners7
6Fouls10
2Offsides0
83Pass Accuracy (%)87
0Yellow Cards3
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Lorient host Marseille on Saturday, 18 April 2026. The kick-off time is 15:00 local. The fixture is part of the Ligue 1 schedule. Lorient go into the match 9th in the table; Marseille sit 5th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Lorient have taken 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 1 loss. Marseille have collected 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses over the same span. Recent run: 1 win.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 12 Sept 2025: Lorient 0-4 Marseille; 12 May 2024: Lorient 1-3 Marseille; 10 Dec 2023: Lorient 2-4 Marseille. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Lorient beat Marseille 2-0. Lorient scored through P. Katseris 28', B. Dieng 58'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 58 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Lorient held 43% of the ball against 57% for Marseille. Shots on target finished 4-2. Expected goals read 1.10 for Lorient, 1.68 for Marseille.

Verdict

The win nudges Lorient forward and leaves Marseille with work to do. Lorient sat 9th and Marseille 5th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.