Olympique Marseille perform at a high level so far being 6th in the table. Lens can look both up and down from their 10th position.
- Olympique Marseille have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Lens haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
It's no vacation for neither Olympique nor Lens as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
These teams have little in common geographically as Lens have to travel 900 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Olympique Marseille form and stats
Olympique Marseille have collected 15 points from their Ligue 1 home games so far after 4-3-2.
Olympique's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 1-2 versus Nimes (placed 18th). Prior to that, an away loss at Paris Saint Germain in the Super Cup.
Some supporters pointed their nail-bitten fingers at Florian Thauvin for missing a penalty kick versus Nimes in the 35th minute. It's possible that a goal in that situation would have changed the outcome.
The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Olympique handle that role? We have found 14 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are seven wins, five draws and two defeats.
The manager L. Pina Cabral Villas-Boas will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Monaco in only three days.
The Olympique fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 15 goals in 9 league matches. 11 goals have been conceded.
Lens form and stats
4-2-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Lens in their Ligue 1 matches away.
The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-1 defeat against Strasbourg.
Lens are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is one win, zero draws and two defeats. From a total of three matches.
A new game in only three days for Lens, the Ligue 1 home match versus Nice. Busy days.
The visiting Lens have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 14 goals from 10 games. Lens's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 15 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
Olympique Marseille-Lens H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Olympique Marseille six wins, Lens two wins, two draws. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  G. Kakuta 8 goals |   F. Thauvin 6 goals |  F. Sotoca 5 goals |
Olympique Marseille missing players
Lens missing players
| Olympique Marseille | Lens | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 10 | 19 |
| 9 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 26 | 15 | 7 | Scored | S | 7 | 14 | 29 |
| 18 | 11 | 3 | Conceded | C | 7 | 15 | 29 |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 78% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 90% | 84% |
| 44% | 56% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 50% | 53% |
| 22% | 33% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 30% | 32% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 20% | 21% |
| 67% | 89% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 50% | 58% |
| 28% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 30% | 26% |
| 11% | 11% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 20% | 16% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.9 | 2 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.5 | 2.3 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 9.8 | 11.7 | 13.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.8 | 10.9 | 11.1 |
| 3.5 | 4.3 | 4.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 4 | 3.8 |
| 41% | 38% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 35% | 40% |
- All of Olympique Marseille's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Lens haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Olympique Marseille have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Olympique Marseille have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Olympique Marseille haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Paris Saint Germain | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 44 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 6 | 33 | 42 |
| 2 | Lille | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 35 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 20 | 42 |
| 3 | Olympique Lyonnais | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 39 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 20 | 40 |
| 4 | Monaco | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 39 | 29 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 36 |
| 5 | Rennes | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 30 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 36 |
| 6 | Olympique Marseille | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 32 |
| 7 | Angers SCO | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 31 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 18 | -6 | 30 |
| 8 | Bordeaux | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 29 |
| 9 | Metz | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 28 |
| 10 | Lens | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 29 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 0 | 28 |
| 11 | Montpellier | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 33 | 35 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 12 | -2 | 28 |
| 12 | Brest | 20 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 31 | 36 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 20 | -5 | 26 |
| 13 | Strasbourg | 20 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 29 | 32 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 18 | -3 | 23 |
| 14 | Nice | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 7 | -6 | 23 |
| 15 | Reims | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 28 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 20 | -3 | 21 |
| 16 | Saint-Etienne | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 19 | -10 | 19 |
| 17 | Nantes | 20 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -12 | 18 |
| 18 | Nimes | 20 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 41 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 18 | -25 | 15 |
| 19 | Dijon | 19 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 26 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 16 | -14 | 14 |
| 20 | Lorient | 19 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 20 | 38 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 21 | -18 | 12 |