Match report

Marseille Defeats Auxerre 1–0 in Ligue 1 Clash

Marseille
Marseille
1–0
FT
Auxerre
Auxerre
Mar 13, 2026

Marseille secured a hard-fought 1–0 victory over Auxerre in a Ligue 1 match on 2026-03-13, thanks to a late goal by A. Gouiri. Despite a flurry of yellow cards and substitutions, Marseille maintained their composure to hold off the tenacious Auxerre attack.

Key Facts

  • • A. Gouiri scored the only goal of the match in the 79th minute for Marseille
  • • Facundo Medina and C. Egan-Riley received yellow cards for Marseille in the first half
  • • B. Okoh was cautioned for Auxerre at the halftime mark
  • • Marseille made multiple substitutions, including Gouiri coming on for Egan-Riley at the 62nd minute
  • • Auxerre also brought on four substitutions, with Josué Casimir and R. Rodin entering the game in the second half

Lineups

Marseille

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  • 1 Gerónimo Rulli (G)
  • 22 Timothy Weah (D)
  • 28 Benjamin Pavard (D)
  • 4 Conrad Jaden Egan-Riley (D)
  • 32 Facundo Medina (D)
  • 19 Geoffrey Kondogbia (M)
  • 23 Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (M)
  • 10 Mason Greenwood (M)
  • 27 Quinten Timber (M)
  • 14 Igor Paixão (M)
  • 17 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (F)

Substitutes

  • 9 Amine Gouiri
  • 33 Emerson Palmieri
  • 11 Ethan Nwaneri
  • 20 Hamed Junior Traorè
  • 6 Tochukwu Nnadi
  • 12 Jeffrey de Lange
  • 8 Himad Abdelli
  • 18 Arthur Vermeeren
  • 78 Ange Lago

Auxerre

Formation: 5-4-1

Starting XI

  • 16 Donovan Léon (G)
  • 27 Lamine Sy (D)
  • 24 Bryan Okoh (D)
  • 20 Sinaly Diomandé (D)
  • 92 Clement Akpa (D)
  • 22 Fredrik Oppegård (D)
  • 7 Josué Casimir (M)
  • 42 Elisha Owusu (M)
  • 5 Kévin Danois (M)
  • 19 Danny Namaso (M)
  • 9 Sékou Mara (F)

Substitutes

  • 29 Marvin Senaya
  • 28 Romain Faivre
  • 8 Naouirou Ahamada
  • 31 Ryan Rodin
  • 40 Théo De Percin
  • 14 Gideon Mensah
  • 4 Francisco Sierralta
  • 18 Assane Dioussé
  • 41 Yvan Zaddy

Timeline

  1. Marseille
    22' Marseille Card · Yellow Card
    Facundo Medina

    Foul

  2. Marseille
    37' Marseille Card · Yellow Card
    C. Egan-Riley

    Foul

  3. Auxerre
    45' Auxerre Card · Yellow Card
    B. Okoh

    Foul

  4. Marseille
    62' Marseille subst · Substitution 1
    Off: C. Egan-Riley · On: A. Gouiri
  5. Marseille
    63' Marseille subst · Substitution 2
    Off: G. Kondogbia · On: Emerson Palmieri
  6. Auxerre
    67' Auxerre subst · Substitution 1
    Off: S. Mara · On: R. Faivre
  7. Auxerre
    67' Auxerre subst · Substitution 2
    Off: L. Sy · On: Marvin Senaya
  8. Auxerre
    75' Auxerre subst · Substitution 3
    Off: Josué Casimir · On: N. Ahamada
  9. Marseille
    78' Marseille Card · Yellow Card
    I. Paixao

    Foul

  10. Marseille
    79' Marseille Goal · Normal Goal
    A. Gouiri
  11. Auxerre
    88' Auxerre subst · Substitution 4
    Off: B. Okoh · On: R. Rodin
  12. Marseille
    90'+3 Marseille subst · Substitution 3
    Off: M. Greenwood · On: E. Nwaneri
  13. Marseille
    90'+3 Marseille subst · Substitution 4
    Off: P. Aubameyang · On: T. Nnadi
  14. Auxerre
    90'+4 Auxerre Card · Yellow Card
    S. Diomande

    Argument

  15. Marseille
    90'+5 Marseille subst · Substitution 5
    Off: I. Paixao · On: H. J. Traore

Match Stats

Stat Marseille Auxerre
Fouls 12 17
Pass Accuracy 87% 80%
Offsides 1 0
Red Cards — —
Total Shots 16 8
Corners 9 2
Total Passes 518 379
Yellow Cards 4 2
Blocked Shots 6 3
Shots on Target 3 3
xG 0.82 0.31
Shots off Target 7 2
Possession 58% 42%
Goals Prevented 0 0
Accurate Passes 450 305
Shots Inside Box 6 4
Saves 3 2
Shots Outside Box 10 4

Key Match Notes

  • ▸ The introduction of A. Gouiri off the bench at the 62nd minute proved decisive, as he scored the winning goal in the 79th minute
  • ▸ Auxerre's multiple substitutions in the second half failed to break down Marseille's sturdy defense, despite the early yellow cards to Facundo Medina and C. Egan-Riley