Ligue 1

Season 2025/2026

Ligue 1

Marseille vs Nantes – Lineups & Match Details

Nantes beat Marseille 2-0. Goals: F. Centonze (31'), R. Cabella (88' pen.). Marseille had 56% possession against Nantes's 44%. Shots on target: 4-9.

Ligue 1 · Regular Season - 17

Sunday, 4 January 2026

MarseilleMarseille

0 - 2

Full Time

HT: 0 - 1

NantesNantes

Referee: Marc Bollengier, France

Lineups

MarseilleMarseille3-4-2-1
G. Rulli1G. RulliG
B. Pavard28B. PavardD
C. Egan-Riley4C. Egan-RileyD
F. Medina32F. MedinaD
T. Weah22T. WeahM
A. Vermeeren18A. VermeerenM
P. Hojbjerg23P. HojbjergM
Emerson33EmersonM
M. Greenwood10M. GreenwoodF
I. Paixao14I. PaixaoF
P. Aubameyang97P. AubameyangF

Substitutes

12J. De LangeG
62M. MurilloD
50D. BakolaM
19G. KondogbiaM
26B. NadirM
17M. O'RileyM
20H. J. TraoreM
9A. GouiriF
34R. VazF
NantesNantes5-4-1
A. Lopes1A. LopesG
F. Centonze18F. CentonzeD
K. Amian98K. AmianD
T. Tati78T. TatiD
N. Cozza3N. CozzaD
D. Machado27D. MachadoD
D. Tabibou17D. TabibouM
F. Coquelin13F. CoquelinM
J. Mwanga80J. MwangaM
M. Abline10M. AblineM
Y. El Arabi19Y. El ArabiF

Substitutes

30P. CarlgrenG
72S. DoucoureD
26U. RadakovicD
20R. CabellaM
52B. DeuffM
8J. LepenantM
66L. LerouxM
11B. GuirassyF
49J. KoneF

Match Events

26'R

A. Vermeeren

31'G

F. Centonze

32'S

Igor Paixão

Substitution 1

33'Y

J. Mwanga

46'S

F. Medina

Substitution 2

46'S

F. Centonze

Substitution 1

51'Y

D. Assoumani

54'Y

B. Nadir

56'Y

B. Nadir

56'R

B. Nadir

58'S

D. Assoumani

Substitution 2

58'S

F. Coquelin

Substitution 3

61'S

P. Aubameyang

Substitution 3

63'S

J. Mwanga

Substitution 4

73'S

C. Egan-Riley

Substitution 4

73'S

M. Greenwood

Substitution 5

82'S

Y. El-Arabi

Substitution 5

88'P

R. Cabella

90'+4Y

Bahereba Guirassy

Statistics

Marseille
56%44%
Nantes
0.75Expected Goals (xG)3.63
11Total Shots15
4Shots on Target9
6Corners3
17Fouls20
3Offsides4
87Pass Accuracy (%)86
2Yellow Cards3
2Red Cards0
Match preview

Marseille host Nantes on Sunday, 4 January 2026 at Orange Vélodrome. The kick-off time is 14:00 local. The fixture is part of the Ligue 1 schedule. Marseille go into the match 6th in the table; Nantes sit 17th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Marseille have taken 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss from their last 5. Recent run: 2 wins in a row. Nantes have collected 0 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses over the same span. Recent run: 3 losses in a row.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 2 Mar 2025: Marseille 2-0 Nantes; 3 Nov 2024: Marseille 2-1 Nantes; 10 Mar 2024: Marseille 2-0 Nantes. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Nantes beat Marseille 2-0. Nantes replied with F. Centonze 31', R. Cabella 88' (pen.). The decisive goal arrived in minute 88 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Marseille held 56% of the ball against 44% for Nantes. Shots on target finished 4-9. Expected goals read 0.75 for Marseille, 3.63 for Nantes.

Verdict

Nantes take the three points; Marseille look at a thin night for the home crowd. Marseille sat 6th and Nantes 17th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.