Ace Football previews the Ligue 1 round 9 match between Lens and Marseille and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
Lens enjoy home advantage, when visitors Marseille swing by on Saturday for a clash in the Ligue 1. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.
Sitting top of the table, Marseille claimed 18 points after eight rounds, while Lens have amassed 16 points. This ranks the latter as number 4 in the Ligue 1 before the next round.
Team form: Lens vs Marseille
Lens Form
Lens should be high on confidence, as their last three matches saw them gain two victories and a draw. They started off drawing 0-0 with Rennes, before beating first Auxerre by 1-2, then Paris FC in a 2-1 win. Lens won four of their past six matches on home soil in the Ligue 1, where they also lost twice but drew none. They scored 12 goals and conceded seven times.
Marseille Form
Despite losing their latest outing, results have generally been decent in the last three matches for Marseille. They first took out Metz by 0-3 before downing Le Havre by 6-2. The winning streak came to an end against Sporting CP, who ran out 2-1 winners. Marseille won half their previous six away matches in the Ligue 1, as well as seeing one draw and suffering two defeats. They scored nine goals whilst conceding five.
Betting stats for Lens and Marseille
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Lens and Marseille played across all tournaments.
- In 10 of the last 12 Lens home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 9 of the last 10 Lens matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Lens matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Lens have won 6 of the last 8 home matches and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Lens have won 6 of the last 8 home matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In the last 8 Marseille away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Marseille have won the last 3 matches in a row while scoring more than 2.5 goals
- Marseille have won the last 4 matches in a row and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Marseille have won the last 4 matches in a row while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 6 of the last 7 Marseille matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
Players in form: Lens vs Marseille
Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Florian Thauvin, who is performing well for Lens. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Ligue 1 outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Marseille.The visitors will be looking to Mason Greenwood to find the net once again, after managing five Ligue 1 goals for Marseille in recent matches.
Popular betting markets: Lens vs Marseille
Full-time result
In their last 10 matches at Stade Bollaert-Delelis across all tournaments Lens won six times, drew two and lost two times. Marseille claimed four wins, two draw and four defeats in their last 10 games away. Marseille won their last 5 matches.
Both teams to score
Lens scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Marseille scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten games. Marseille should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in on Saturday, as Lens only managed two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. Marseille claimed four clean sheets in their last 10 games. Lens have scored in 3 consecutive home meetings with Marseille.
Total goals
Lens saw over 2.5 goals in six of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.4 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals were scored in eight of the ten most recent games across all tournaments for Marseille. They performed an average of 2.7 goals in these.
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