Marseille vs Ajax
Ref: A. TaylorStade Orange Vélodrome, Marseille · 67,394 cap
Match recap
Marseille beat Ajax 4–0 in their UEFA Champions League fixture. Igor Paixão, Igor Paixão, Greenwood, and Aubameyang scored for Marseille. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.13 for Marseille versus 0.80 for Ajax. Marseille sit 25th in the UEFA Champions League table while Ajax are 32nd.
First Half
⚽
Igor Paixão
Assist: Aubameyang
⚽
Igor Paixão
Assist: Vermeeren
23'
⇄
Regeer
⚽
Greenwood
Assist: Aubameyang
34'
Rosa
Yellow Card
⇄
Medina
Second Half
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Nadir
46'
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Berghuis
⚽
Aubameyang
Assist: Igor Paixão
55'
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Wijndal
55'
⇄
Baas
⇄
Igor Paixão
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O'Riley
66'
Itakura
Yellow Card
76'
Gaaei
Yellow Card
Højbjerg
Yellow Card
⇄
Vermeeren
84'
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Godts
Aguerd
Yellow Card
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Arsenal | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | +19 | 24 |
| 24 |  Benfica | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -2 | 9 |
| 25 |  Marseille | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -3 | 9 |
| 26 |  Pafos | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -3 | 9 |
| 31 |  FC Copenhagen | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -9 | 8 |
| 32 |  Ajax | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -13 | 6 |
| 33 |  Eintracht Frankfurt | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -11 | 4 |
As of 20 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
MarseilleAjax
3Won
Statistical edge
3–11
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.13VS0.80
Attack1 · 5 won
9
Shots
13
6
Shots on target
2
5
Shots in the box
7
4
Shots outside box
6
2
Shots off goal
5
0
Corners
7
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
48%
Possession
52%
481
Total passes
517
415
Accurate passes
454
86%
Pass accuracy
88%
Discipline2 · 1 won
18
Fouls
12
2
Yellow cards
3
0
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 1 won
2
Goalkeeper saves
2
1
Blocked shots
6
-1.81
Goals prevented
-1.81
Marseille
4-2-3-1
Ajax
4-3-3
Marseille
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1Gerónimo RulliG
- 10Mason Will John GreenwoodM
- 14Igor PaixãoM
- 17Matthew Sean O'RileyM
- 18Arthur Denis VermeerenM
- 21Nayef AguerdD
- 26Bilal NadirM
- 28Benjamin Jacques Marcel PavardD
- 32Facundo Axel MedinaD
- 33EmersonD
- 97Pierre-Emerick Emiliano Franço AubameyangF
Substitutes
- 4Conrad Jaden Egan-RileyD
- 5Leonardo Julián Balerdi RosaD
- 8Adilson Angel Abreu de Almeida GomesM
- 9Amine Ferid GouiriF
- 12Jeffrey de LangeG
- 22Timothy Tarpeh WeahF
- 23Pierre-Emile Kordt HøjbjergM
- 34Robinio VazF
- 40Jelle Van NeckG
- 62Michael Amir Murillo BermúdezD
Ajax
4-3-3Starting XI
- 1Vítězslav JarošG
- 2Lucas RosaD
- 4Ko ItakuraD
- 5Owen WijndalD
- 6Youri Pieter RegeerM
- 8Kenneth TaylorM
- 10Oscar GloukhF
- 11Mika Marcel GodtsF
- 15Youri BaasD
- 18Davy KlaassenM
- 23Steven BerghuisF
Substitutes
- 3Anton GaaeiD
- 7Raul MoroF
- 17Oliver Valaker EdvardsenF
- 19Don-Angelo Christoffel Annum-Assamoah KonaduF
- 22Remko Jurian PasveerG
- 24Jorthy MokioD
- 28Kian Fitz-JimM
- 37Josip ŠutaloD
- 41Gerald AldersD
- 43Rayane BounidaF
- 52Paul Peters ReversonG
Marseille
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Igor Paixão | M | 62 | 9.7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang(C) | F | 90 | 8.9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1/1 |
| Mason Greenwood | M | 90 | 8.2 | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1/4 |
| Gerónimo Rulli | G | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Arthur Vermeeren | M | 82 | 7.0 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Nayef Aguerd | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Facundo Medina | D | 36 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Benjamin Pavard | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matt O'Riley | M | 62 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Emerson Palmieri | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Bilal Nadir | M | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Amine Gouiri | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Robinio Vaz | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jelle Van Neck | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jeffrey de Lange | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Leonardo Balerdi | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Conrad Jaden Egan-Riley | D | 54 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pierre-Emile Højbjerg | M | 28 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Timothy Weah | F | 45 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Amir Murillo | D | 8 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Angel Gomes | M | 28 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Ajax
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mika Godts | F | 84 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Kenneth Taylor | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Oscar Gloukh | F | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/2 |
| Youri Regeer | M | 23 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Steven Berghuis | F | 45 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lucas Rosa | D | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Ko Itakura | D | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Owen Wijndal | D | 55 | 5.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vítězslav Jaroš | G | 90 | 5.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Youri Baas | D | 55 | 5.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Davy Klaassen(C) | M | 90 | 5.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Don-Angelo Konadu | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kian Fitz-Jim | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rayane Bounida | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gerald Alders | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Reverson | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Remko Pasveer | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oliver Edvardsen | F | 45 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Anton Gaaei | D | 35 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Jorthy Mokio | D | 67 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Raúl Moro | F | 8 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Josip Šutalo | D | 35 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |