Maja’s double comes too late as Marseille edge seven-goal game

Marseille beat Le Havre 4-3 at Orange Vélodrome in Ligue 1 on Sunday, October 25, 2026. Josh Maja’s two goals gave the visitors a late route back, but Marseille held on after building a four-goal lead.

Marseille seize control before Maja responds

CJ Egan-Riley opened the scoring for Marseille in the 5th minute, making it 1-0 after an assist from Emerson Palmieri. Timothy Weah doubled the lead in the 33rd minute for 2-0 at half-time.

Igor Paixão extended Marseille’s advantage to 3-0 in the 50th minute, assisted by Amine Gouiri. Himad Abdelli then made it 4-0 in the 55th minute. Le Havre’s response began when Maja converted a penalty in the 77th minute to make it 4-1. Lamine N’Diaye reduced the deficit to 4-2 in the 86th minute, before Maja scored again in the 89th minute, assisted by Kaito Mizuta, for the final 4-3.

Maja was the highest-rated player, scoring twice and registering three shots on target in 29 minutes. Paixão also earned an 8.2 rating, with one goal, two shots on target and two key passes.

Statistics underline Le Havre’s missed opportunity

Marseille had 53% possession and completed 418 accurate passes, but Le Havre finished with 20 shots to Marseille’s 11 and seven shots on goal to five. Le Havre also led expected goals, 3.02 to 1.63, making the scoreline unusually favourable to Marseille despite the visitors’ attacking volume.

The event log records yellow cards for Simon Ebonog, Ayumu Seko, Lamine N’Diaye and Neal Maupay. The match statistics list Marseille with zero yellow cards, creating a discrepancy in the disciplinary data.

Marseille move provisionally to eighth

Marseille entered the match ranked #10 with 9 points from 7 games and ended on 12 points from 8 games, provisionally #8. Le Havre remain provisionally #18 on 2 points, with 0W 2D 6L. Marseille are now 10 points ahead of Le Havre.