LIGUE 1 22-23: MARSEILLE
LIGUE 1 22-23: MARSEILLE

LIGUE 1 22-23: MARSEILLE

The squad led by Igor Tudor finished in third place of Ligue 1, a position that grants access to the Champions League Qualifiers. With a good season, Marseille has a few players with top of the class performances in their respective positions. To understand their individual impact to the team, we present the average ratings of the players in a Back 5, the type of defense used in this season. In addition, this players must meet the necessary minutes requirement to be considered (minimum 450 minutes played in the season in a type of predefined defense: Back 4 or Back 5).

PlayerRatingMinutes PlayedPosition
Pau López6.742925GK
Chancel Mbemba6.852840CB
Leonardo Balerdi6.622638CB
Samuel Gigot6.481879CB
Jonathan Clauss7.132565WB
Nuno Tavares6.742349WB
Jordan Veretout6.952863M
Valentin Rongier7.392762M
Mattéo Guendouzi6.282093M&W
Cengiz Ünder6.532122W
Alexis Sánchez7.352302CF
Marseille’s eleven with the most minutes played (Back 5 – Ligue 1).

Star Player:

  • Valentin Rongier (M) – 7.39

With incredible performances, Valentin Rongier was the player with the highest average rating of the squad.

Other Key Players:

  • Alexis Sánchez (CF) – 7.35
  • Jonathan Clauss (WB) – 7.13

With a few players having great seasons, it is possible to consider Marseille one of the best teams in Ligue 1 – 22-23 Edition. Some of the players in this squad are present in the Ligue 1 22-23 Team of the Season (TEAM OF THE SEASON: LIGUE 1 22-23).

PlayerRatingMinutes PlayedPosition
Rubén Blanco5.72495GK
Eric Bailly5.13525CB
Sead Kolašinac6.211810CB
Issa Kaboré5.641022WB
Dimitri Payet6.30754M&W
Amine Harit6.34493M&W
Ruslan Malinovskyi6.481022M&W
Marseille’s subs with +450 minutes played (Ligue 1).
MARSEILLE – 22/23 LIGUE 1
G – Games38
W – Wins22
D – Draws7
L – Loses9
P – Points73
GS – Goals Scored67
GA – Goals Against40
GD – Goal Diference+ 27
HW – Home Wins10
AW – Away Wins12
Additional Information regarding Marseille in Ligue 1

With more wins away than at home (10 Home Wins & 12 Away Wins), it is possible to consider Marseille a stronger team playing away from home field. Besides that, the positive goal difference highlights the good attacking setup (1,76 goals per game) with a good defensive setup (1,05 goals per game).

PlayerRatingMinutes PlayedPosition
Pau López5.86540GK
Chancel Mbemba7.10406CB
Eric Bailly6.72293CB
Leonardo Balerdi6.80491CB
Jonathan Clauss5.89410WB
Nuno Tavares6.58540WB
Jordan Veretout6.89485M
Valentin Rongier7.09471M
Amine Harit7.67359M&W
Mattéo Guendouzi6.03418M&W
Alexis Sánchez6.86418CF
Marseille’s squad with the most minutes played in Champions League – Back 5 (Minimum 290 minutes played in this competition).

UCL – Star Player:

  • Amine Harit (M&W) – 7.67

UCL – Other Key Players:

  • Chancel Mbemba (CB) – 7.10
  • Valentin Rongier (M) – 7.09

With another presence in European Competitions, Marseille finished last in the Group Stage of the UCL. In terms of the Champions League performances, Amine Harit was the star player followed by great performances of Chancel Mbemba and Valentin Rongier.

Positions most in need of strengthening:

  • CB & W

With a good squad, Marseille should invest on upgrading the Centre-Back (CB) position as well as the Winger (W) position.

Data from FBref.