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Marseille vs Rennes – Lineups & Match Details

Marseille beat Rennes 3-1. Goals: P. Højbjerg (2'), A. Gouiri (10'), P. Aubameyang (55'), E. Lepaul (84'). Marseille had 45% possession against Rennes's 55%. Shots on target: 11-6.

Ligue 1 · Regular Season - 34

Sunday, 17 May 2026

MarseilleMarseille

3 - 1

Full Time

HT: 2 - 0

RennesRennes

Referee: R. Buquet

Lineups

MarseilleMarseille4-2-3-1
Gerónimo Rulli1Gerónimo RulliG
Tim Weah22Tim WeahD
Leonardo Balerdi5Leonardo BalerdiD
Facundo Medina32Facundo MedinaD
Emerson33EmersonD
Tochukwu Nnadi6Tochukwu NnadiM
Pierre-Emile Højbjerg23Pierre-Emile HøjbjergM
Mason Greenwood10Mason GreenwoodM
Amine Gouiri9Amine GouiriM
Igor Paixão14Igor PaixãoM
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang17Pierre-Emerick AubameyangF

Substitutes

18Arthur VermeerenM
27Quinten TimberM
71Nouhoum KamissokoM
28Benjamin PavardD
12Jeffrey De LangeG
72Hilan Hamzaoui SlimaniD
26Bilal NadirM
11Ethan NwaneriM
78Ange LagoF
RennesRennes4-1-4-1
Mathys Silistrie50Mathys SilistrieG
Mahamadou Nagida18Mahamadou NagidaD
Abdelhamid Ait Boudlal48Abdelhamid Ait BoudlalD
Anthony Rouault24Anthony RouaultD
Quentin Merlin26Quentin MerlinD
Valentin Rongier21Valentin RongierM
Mousa Tamari11Mousa TamariM
Sebastian Szymański17Sebastian SzymańskiM
Mahdi Camara45Mahdi CamaraM
Ludovic Blas10Ludovic BlasM
Esteban Lepaul9Esteban LepaulF

Substitutes

7Breel EmboloF
70Arnaud NordinF
65Nordan MukieleF
60Kilian BelazzougG
3Lilian BrassierD
36Alidu SeiduD
6Djaoui CisséM
69Henrick Do MarcolinoF
77Yassir ZabiriF

Match Events

2'G

P. Højbjerg

Assist: M. Greenwood

10'G

A. Gouiri

46'S

S. Szymański

Substitution 1

49'Y

P. Højbjerg

55'G

P. Aubameyang

Assist: P. Højbjerg

67'S

Mousa Tamari

Substitution 2

72'S

Igor Paixão

Substitution 1

76'Y

A. Gouiri

79'Y

M. Camara

79'S

L. Blas

Substitution 3

82'S

P. Højbjerg

Substitution 2

83'S

T. Nnadi

Substitution 3

84'G

E. Lepaul

Assist: A. Nordin

88'S

T. Weah

Substitution 4

90'+5Y

B. Pavard

Statistics

Marseille
45%55%
Rennes
3.01Expected Goals (xG)2.56
27Total Shots27
11Shots on Target6
4Corners11
11Fouls10
2Offsides2
82Pass Accuracy (%)85
3Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Marseille host Rennes on Sunday, 17 May 2026 at Orange Vélodrome. The kick-off time is 19:00 local. The fixture is part of the Ligue 1 schedule. Marseille go into the match 5th in the table; Rennes sit 6th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Marseille have taken 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 1 win. Rennes have collected 4 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss over the same span. Recent run: 1 win.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 15 Aug 2025: Marseille 0-1 Rennes; 17 May 2025: Marseille 4-2 Rennes; 11 Jan 2025: Marseille 2-1 Rennes. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Marseille beat Rennes 3-1. Marseille scored through P. Højbjerg 2', A. Gouiri 10', P. Aubameyang 55'. Rennes replied with E. Lepaul 84'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 84 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Marseille held 45% of the ball against 55% for Rennes. Shots on target finished 11-6. Expected goals read 3.01 for Marseille, 2.56 for Rennes.

Verdict

The win nudges Marseille forward and leaves Rennes with work to do. Marseille sat 5th and Rennes 6th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.