📊 Form Guide

RC Lens

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RC Lens fans will want a repeat of their previous result, being a 3-2 Ligue 1 success versus Nantes.

In that match, RC Lens managed 67% possession and 15 shots on goal with 3 of them on target. For RC Lens, goals were scored by Przemysław Frankowski (21'), Hamzat Ojediran (86') and Adrien Thomasson (90'). For their opponents, Nantes had 9 shots at goal with 3 on target. Moses Simon (36') and Nicolas Cozza (71') scored for Nantes.

Will Still's RC Lens have hit the target a sum total of 7 times over their past 6 outings. The corresponding number of goals that have been scored against them in that same time stands at 7.

Marseille

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Following on from being beaten in their last game against AJ Auxerre in Ligue 1 competition, Marseille will be aiming to make amends here.

In that match, Marseille had 74% possession and 19 attempts on goal with 5 of them on target. The only player to score for Marseille was Mason Greenwood (65'). For their opponents, Auxerre got 10 attempts at goal with 6 of them on target. Lassine Sinayoko (10'), Gaëtan Perrin (43') and Hamed Junior Traorè (45') scored for AJ Auxerre.

The numbers tell their own story, and Marseille have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, seeing their opponents hit 9 goals overall. At the back, Marseille certainly have room for improvement.

Going into this game, the form guide shows that Marseille:

• haven't won against RC Lens in games played away from home for the previous 2 league games.
• are unbeaten in their previous 2 away league matches.

↔️ Head to head

Looking at their prior head to head clashes stretching back to 26/09/2021 tells us that RC Lens have won 4 of them & Marseille 2, with the tally of drawn results standing at 0.

An aggregate of 15 goals were yielded between them during those clashes, with 8 for Les Artésiens and 7 belonging to Les Olympiens. That’s an average goals per game of 2.5.

The last league encounter between the two was Ligue 1 match day 31 on 28/04/2024 which ended up with the score at Marseille 2-1 RC Lens.

In that game, Marseille had 43% possession and 13 attempts on goal with 6 of them on target. Goals were scored by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (1') and Pape Gueye (85').

RC Lens had 18 attempts on goal with 5 on target. Wesley Saïd (77') was the scorer.

The match was refereed by Eric Wattellier.

ℹ️ Team News: RC Lens

Wesley Saïd (Dead leg), Ruben Aguilar (Shoulder injury), Jimmy Cabot (Knee injury) and Martín Satriano (Cruciate ligament tear) will be missing for RC Lens gaffer Will Still.

It’s our opinion that Les Artésiens look set to make use of the 3-4-2-1 formation this time, handing starts to Brice Samba, Facundo Medina, Kevin Danso, Malang Sarr, Angelo Fulgini, Deiver Machado, Neil El Aynaoui, Adrien Thomasson, David Costa, Andy Diouf and M'Bala Nzola.

🗞️ Team News: Marseille

Marseille manager Roberto De Zerbi has to choose from a squad that has some fitness concerns. Faris Moumbagna (Cruciate ligament tear), Rubén Blanco (Ankle injury) and Valentín Carboni (Cruciate ligament tear) will not be playing here.

From our viewpoint, Les Olympiens might utilise a 4-2-3-1 formation using Geronimo Rulli, Pol Lirola, Leonardo Balerdi, Lilian Brassier, Quentin Merlin, Adrien Rabiot, P. Hoejbjerg, Mason Greenwood, Ismael Kone, Jonathan Rowe and Neal Maupay.

⚡ Prediction

We’ve got the feeling that Marseille will have to work hard as a team to put one past this RC Lens outfit who we think will score & stay on top.

We’re therefore expecting a hard-fought contest, finishing with a 1-0 advantage for RC Lens at the end of the 90 minutes.

Expecting it to be tight.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Andre Moura, 15:02 23/11/2024