Ace Football previews the Ligue 1 game between Lens and Marseille who meet up this coming Sunday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
When Marseille come to Stade Bollaert-Delelis for the Ligue 1 match this coming Sunday, Lens will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.
Lens are placed nineth with 13 points after nine matches. Marseille occupy a position as sixth in the league on 15 points.
Team form: Lens vs Marseille
Lens Form
Lens have been a bit bleak in their last three matches, although it opened with a 2-1 victory against Paris FC. Unable to follow that up, they went down 1-0 against Lille, before handing over another win to Como in a 1-9 defeat. It has been a bit hit-and-miss for Lens but at least mostly hit, as they put four wins on the board in their previous six Ligue 1 matches. They didn’t draw any matches, but lost twice, scoring ten goals while conceding seven.
Marseille Form
Marseille look fabulous with three wins on the trot, starting off against Le Havre, who were defeated by 4-3. Then, Toulouse got outclassed in a 2-0 win, before beating Bayer Leverkusen by 0-1. Marseille won half their previous six away matches in the Ligue 1, as well as seeing zero draws and suffering three defeats. They scored eight goals whilst conceding eight.
Betting facts for Lens and Marseille
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Lens and Marseille. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In 8 of the last 10 Lens matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Lens matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Lens home matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Lens matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Lens home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 11 of the last 13 Marseille away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 10 Marseille away matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Marseille have won the last 4 matches in a row in the Ligue 1 while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 4 of the last 5 Marseille away matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Marseille have won 3 of the last 4 matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
Players on top: Lens vs Marseille
Look no further than Matthieu Udol, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Lens in the Ligue 1, while Amine Harit managed three goals in the last half dozen matches for Marseille in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.
Betting markets: Lens vs Marseille
Full-time result
Lens won five of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Stade Bollaert-Delelis. They drew one and lost four as well, while Marseille won five of their last 10 games away. They drew zero and lost five. Marseille won their last 4 matches on the trot.
Both teams to score
Amazingly, Lens scored the first goal of the match in just three out of the last ten games at home. Marseille scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Marseille managed the first goal of the game in only four of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Lens were first on target in two of their last 10 outings. Lens have scored in 4 consecutive home meetings with Marseille.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out eight times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Lens, who scored an average of 1.4 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Marseille, who managed to score 1.6 times in those matches. Amazingly, Lens failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 9 matches.
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