Marseille and Ajax's Thrilling European Rivalry Continues

As of September 30th, 2025, Marseille and Ajax's thrilling European rivalry is set to continue. The two sides have a long history of clashes in continental competition, with Marseille initially losing their first 3 meetings but then going unbeaten in the last 5 (winning 3, drawing 2).

Their most recent encounter was in November 2023, when Marseille emerged victorious in a 4-3 UEFA Europa League thriller. In fact, when the teams were drawn together in the 2023-24 Europa League group stage, their two meetings that season produced a remarkable 13 goals, 64 shots, and 33 shots on target - all the most in any fixture in that group stage.

Marseille have also proven to be a tough opponent for Dutch sides at home, losing just 1 of their last 8 European matches against them, with that sole defeat coming back in 2008-09. Since then, they have gone unbeaten in 4 such fixtures, winning 3 and drawing 1.

Across the 8 meetings between these two European heavyweights, there have been a total of 34 goals scored, at an average of 4.25 per game. Both teams have found the net in all but one of these clashes, underlining the attacking prowess on display whenever Marseille and Ajax lock horns.