OM are well ahead at the break (3-0)!
The Marseillais are celebrating for their first of the year at the Vélodrome and lead 3-0 against a helpless Le Havre team. Valentin Rongier launched his team perfectly (25′) before Bilal Nadir (39′) and Neal Maupay (43′) blew up Didier Digard’s team.
4 minutes of added time
And the people of Le Havre have been reduced to waiting for the break for several minutes now. Didier Digard will have a lot to do to re-motivate his troops at half-time.
3rd goal for Maupay in Ligue 1 this season
The OM striker has just scored his 3rd goal this season in Ligue 1. A Nice statistical record when we add to that his 4 assists.
MAUPAY BURIES HAVRAIS, 3-0!
The Marseillais couldn’t dream of a better way to start 2025! As a surface fox, Maupay took advantage of Le Havre’s defensive laxity, took the ball with his head and slipped it into Desmas’ small right net. It’s 3-0 before halftime!
Nadir scores points tonight
Seriously injured last year (a rupture of the cruciate ligaments in his left knee), the 21-year-old Moroccan saw his progress slow down significantly. Tonight, his goal sounds like redemption.
NADIR DOUBLES THE BET FOR OM, 2-0!
The story is beautiful for Bilal Nadir! Surprise starter this evening, the young OM midfielder controls and directs the ball to the left side of the area before hitting an impeccable shot, 2-0 for Marseille! The break is over.
Ayew stays on the ground
The former Marseille player took an accidental nudge from the young Bilal Nadir and went to get treatment at the edge of the pitch.
Possession of the ball largely to OM’s advantage
After a little over half an hour of play, the possession statistics confirm OM’s control: 74% against 26% for HAC.
Rulli’s good reading of the game
Kechta tries a nice opening in depth but Rulli moves forward well to repel the danger. Nice reading of the game from the Argentinian goalkeeper.
A crucial match for OM
If the result remained there this evening, the Marseillais would take 3 points ahead of AS Monaco, defeated by PSG in Ligue 1 (2-4), and 5 points ahead of LOSC.
RONGIER OPENS THE SCORE FOR OM, 1-0!
What a gem from Rongier! From outside the area, the Marseille midfielder strikes perfectly with his right foot, the ball ends up in the small left net of Desmas, 1-0 for OM and second goal this season for the former Nantes player!
Greenwood’s shot hits the post!
Greenwood fires a clear shot low to the ground. The ball takes the path of the small right net of Desmas but finally dies a few centimeters from it! What an opportunity for OM!
De Zerbi furious after Le Havre handball not whistled
Kechta deflects a subtle Marseille ladle at the edge of the area. The referee leaves the advantage while the leather continues to circulate in Marseille’s feet. De Zerbi would have liked it to offer a good free kick to his team and let it be known.
Ayew clears on his line!
Luis Henrique wraps a good ball from a corner and finds Rabiot. With a header, the former Juve resident takes the ball back. Desmas is beaten but Ayew is on the line to repel the danger!
Rabiot lights the first fuse for OM
This is enough to give the Marseille public a few chills. Big tense strike from Rabiot almost 25 meters from Desmas’ cage, it finally goes wide of the right post.
Marseille’s pressing hampers Le Havre’s recovery
The Marseillais have settled in the opposing camp and are hampering the Le Havre team by losing the ball. Didier Digard’s gang will have to innovate in the passing circuits to get out of the pressure.
Murillo’s daring attempt
Murillo and Rongier combine in the middle, the first trying his luck from outside the area. It’s way above the frame.
Desmas very vigilant on his line
Greenwood brings danger with a well-taken free kick. Balerdi is at the far post to regain the ball but Desmas followed well. The referee whistles a Marseille foul in the area anyway.
Housni is already making his mark
The young striker from Le Havre fixes the Marseille defense before curling his right foot. Interesting attempt but too slippery to worry Rulli.
Rabiot called to order
Excessive commitment from the Marseille midfielder to former PSG striker Ilyes Housni. The referee favors a call to order rather than a yellow card.
The first Marseille corner gives nothing
OM obtains its first corner of the game. Greenwood takes care of it on the left but the ball he addresses finds a Le Havre header. The danger is repelled.
A first sequence of possession in favor of OM
The Marseillais monopolized the leather in these first seconds of the game while the Le Havre defensive curtain has already been established.
Here we go!
The kick-off is given in a warm atmosphere at the Vélodrome! Let’s go for this closing match of the 16th day of Ligue 1 between OM and Le Havre.
Le Havre, an opponent who is doing well for OM
OM remains on 20 unbeaten matches against Le Havre in Ligue 1: 13 wins and 7 draws.
Another striking statistic, OM only lost once against Le Havre at home. This only defeat dates from December 11, 1938.
The Le Havre lineup has fallen, an Ayew-Housni duo in attack
Le Havre’s starting lineup: Desmas – Pembélé, Nego, Youté, Lloris, Zouaoui – Kuzyaev, Touré (c), Kechta – Ayew, Housni.
The composition of OM, Nadir surprise holder
Roberto de Zerbi innovates for this first match of the year 2025. The young Bilal Nadir is established to everyone’s surprise and replaces Hojbjerg, absent from the group.
OM’s starting lineup: Rulli – Murillo, Balerdi, Cornelius – Luis Henrique, Nadir, Rongier, Merlin – Greenwood, Maupay, Rabiot.
Why Hojbjerg and Harit are absent
Details on absences at OM. Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg is ill (virus). Amine Harit is not in the game as a precaution, after a muscular alert. But no link with a possible departure in January.
The club also indicates that Bamo Meïté is also physically impaired.
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The OM group without Bamo Meité or Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg
Small surprise in the OM group published a few hours before the match against Le Havre: Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg is not there, although he is not suspended and has not been announced injured until now .
Bamo Meite, who is leaving this winter, is also absent, as he was against Saint-Etienne in the Coupe de France. Amine Harit is also missing, as is Geoffrey Kondogbia, but the latter suffers from a left calf injury. Pol Lirola is suspended.
Match night at the Vélodrome
Hello everyone ! The 16th day of Ligue 1 ends this Sunday evening with a match at the Vélodrome between OM, runner-up to PSG who want to confirm their renewed form at home, and Le Havre, relegated who do not want to be left behind. Kick-off at 8:45 p.m.!
