Lens vs Marseille prediction 12.11.2023
RC Lens
1 : 0
Marseille
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- Competition: Ligue 1
- Date: Sunday, 12th November 2023
- Kickoff: 19:45 UK/20:45 CET
- Venue: Stade Bollaert-Delelis (Lens)
Lens had an excellent previous season when they were even close to winning the Ligue 1 title, but instead of taking another step forward in 2023/24, Lens are so far only a mid-table team. Franck Haise's team accumulated only 13 points from the first 11 league matches. Lens won only one of the last six matches in all competitions. On Wednesday, Lens lost 1-0 on the road in the Champions League against PSV. Guests played solid in that game but couldn't break the home team's defense, so they stayed empty-handed once again. After another bad match, Lens' confidence can't be at the highest level.
Marseille have a similar story to Lens. Last season, they finished third on the table, but this one, they are only a mid-table team with 13 points so far. Still, it seems that Marseille is improving lately as they lost only one of the last six matches in all competitions. In the previous game, they won 2-0 on the road in the Europa League against AEK Athens. According to the stats, the teams were pretty even, but guests had much better converting goal-scoring opportunities, so Gennaro Gattuso's team picked up all three points.
Lens vs Marseille pick: Under 2.5 goals
Lens have problems with scoring. They scored only six goals in the last six matches. Five of those six games went under 2.5 goals. On the other hand, Marseille allowed only two goals in the previous four matches. Under 2.5 goals seems to be the best bet for this tie.
Best bookmakers for Lens vs Marseille match
RC Lens vs Marseille Head to Head (H2H) stats
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RC Lens
1 : 0
Marseille
Ligue 1
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RC Lens
2 : 1
Marseille
Ligue 1
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Marseille
0 : 1
RC Lens
Ligue 1
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RC Lens
0 : 2
Marseille
Ligue 1
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Marseille
2 : 3
RC Lens
Ligue 1
Lens team news
After a loss against PSV, Lens' head coach Franck Haise talked of his team inability to score. He said, "We started the game well. We attacked the goal well. But they scored from their first chance. After that, the game became a bit different. We didn't manage to stay calm and airtight. It's not easy to achieve, but it's the only way you can be more accurate, which is the quality we were lacking the most. I'm pretty proud of the way the players performed right up to the end. But once again, I regret their lack of precision."
Oscar Cortes, David Costa, Jimmy Cabot, and Wuilker Farinez remain injured and will not play on Sunday against Marseille.
Last matches of RC Lens
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RC Lens
3 : 2
Lyon
Ligue 1
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Arsenal
6 : 0
RC Lens
Champions League
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Clermont
0 : 3
RC Lens
Ligue 1
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RC Lens
1 : 0
Marseille
Ligue 1
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PSV Eindhoven
1 : 0
RC Lens
Champions League
RC Lens lineup
Goalkeeper
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30
Brice Samba
Defenders
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24
Jonathan Gradit
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4
Kevin Danso
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14
Facundo Medina
Midfielders
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29
Przemyslaw Frankowski
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6
Salis Abdul Samed
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26
Nampalys Mendy
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3
Deiver Machado
Forwards
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7
Florian Sotoca
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9
Elye Wahi
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28
Adrien Thomasson
Marseille team news
For Marseille, the biggest news of the previous few days was Valentin Rongier's serious injury. The midfielder played in almost every Ligue 1 minute this season, but after a knee injury, Marseille will be a long period without him. For the game versus Lens, unavailable due to injury are also Azzedine Ounahi, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, and Francois Mughe.
Last matches of Marseille
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Marseille
2 : 0
Rennes
Ligue 1
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Marseille
4 : 3
Ajax
Europa League
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Strasbourg
1 : 1
Marseille
Ligue 1
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RC Lens
1 : 0
Marseille
Ligue 1
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AEK Athens
0 : 2
Marseille
Europa League
Marseille lineup
Goalkeeper
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16
Pau Lopez
Defenders
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7
Jonathan Clauss
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4
Samuel Gigot
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99
Chancel Mbemba
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12
Renan Lodi
Midfielders
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27
Jordan Veretout
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37
Emran Soglo
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19
Geoffrey Kondogbia
Forwards
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23
Ismaila Sarr
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9
Vitinha
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11
Amine Harit
4 Reasons why we should see two or fewer goals in this match
- Lens scored six goals in the last six matches
- Lens went under 2.5 goals in five of the previous six games
- Marseille allowed two goals in the last four matches
- Marseille went under 2.5 goals in three of the previous four games
Main prediction RC Lens - Marseille
Under 2.5 goals
Best Odds:
Bet365
1.95
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RC Lens & Marseille current standing in Ligue 1
| Regular Season | P | W | D | L |
G - A
|
GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris Saint Germain | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 36 - 11 | +25 | 33 |
| 2 | Nice | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 14 - 5 | +9 | 29 |
| 3 | Monaco | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 29 - 19 | +10 | 27 |
| 4 | LOSC Lille | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 19 - 11 | +8 | 26 |
| 5 | Reims | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 20 - 19 | +1 | 23 |
| 6 | Lens | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 19 - 15 | +4 | 22 |
| 7 | Brest | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 17 - 14 | +3 | 21 |
| 8 | Nantes | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 18 - 23 | -5 | 18 |
| 9 | Olympique Marseille | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 15 - 14 | +1 | 17 |
| 10 | Le Havre | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 12 - 15 | -3 | 16 |
| 11 | Metz | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 15 - 22 | -7 | 16 |
| 12 | Rennes | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 19 - 19 | 0 | 15 |
| 13 | Montpellier | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 17 - 20 | -3 | 13 |
| 14 | Toulouse | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 14 - 18 | -4 | 13 |
| 15 | Strasbourg | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 - 18 | -7 | 13 |
| 16 | Lorient | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 18 - 25 | -7 | 12 |
| 17 | Clermont | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 - 21 | -12 | 10 |
| 18 | Olympique Lyonnais | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 - 24 | -13 | 7 |