Nice took a 1-0 lead over Marseille in the 13th minute as Terem Moffi scored the first goal. Les Aiglons attempted five attempts in the opening forty-five minutes in an attempt to increase their winning run to two games. Despite Nice's early lead, a goal by Jonathan Clauss in the 31st minute brought OM back even at one. Marseille's joy would not last long, though, as in the first-half stoppage time, Faris Moumbagna was sent a red card after receiving a second yellow card. 

The shorthanded OM squad would seize the lead despite Jean-Louis Gasset and his team having to play the last forty-five minutes with just 10 players. Following the verification of a Les Phocéens penalty kick by VAR, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang entered the area to score, giving Marseille a 2-1 lead.