Lens receives Marseille on Wednesday evening (9 pm) as part of the 23rd day of Ligue 1. Here is everything you need to know about this meeting.
Only two weeks after facing each other in a late match, Lens and Marseille meet again. The Sang et Or obviously wish to repeat their last performance against the Phocéens (1-0), who for their part live very hectic hours. On the pitch, where they haven’t won any of their last four matches. And outside, with the serious incidents that occurred at the Commanderie on Saturday.
Stats to know (with Opta)
Lens has won only one of its last 6 confrontations against Marseille in Ligue 1 (1 draw, 4 defeats), but it was the last, on January 20 at the Vélodrome (0-1). The Sang et Or could win their 2 matches in the same L1 season against OM for the first time since 2001/02.
Lens have lost their last 2 Ligue 1 matches against Marseille at home, after not losing in any of their previous 6 (3 wins, 3 draws). The Sang et Or have not scored any goals in their last 2 home games in L1 against OM, the worst series at home in their history against this opponent.
Lens has 34 points after 22 matches in Ligue 1 this season – only one promoted has done better at the same stadium over the last 15 seasons: Monaco in 2013/14 (48 points).
Marseille remains on 3 consecutive defeats in Ligue 1 (1-2 v Nîmes, 0-1 v Lens, 1-3 v Monaco), it is its worst series since April 2015 (4). OM have only won one of their last 8 matches in the top flight (2 draws, 5 defeats), it was against Montpellier on January 6 (3-1).
Lens has won only one of its last 7 home matches in Ligue 1 (2 draws, 4 losses), 2-1 against Brest on December 23, after winning its first 3 this season.
Marseille have not won any of their last 4 away matches in Ligue 1 (1 draw, 3 losses), having won 8 of their previous 9 (1 draw).
Lens have not scored any goals in their last 2 home matches in Ligue 1 (0-1 v Strasbourg and 0-1 v Nice), having found the opening in each of their first 8 this season (15 goals over the period).
Although Marseille is the 2nd team with the lowest total of high recoveries in Ligue 1 this season (120, Nantes to 108), OM is the team that has scored the most goals following these recoveries in the 40 meters opponents (6).
Lens player Jonathan Gradit has traveled 3,528 meters forward with the ball in Ligue 1 this season, more than a kilometer more than any other player.
Marseille players Dimitri Payet and Florian Thauvin both remain in 4 Ligue 1 matches without being decisive, the longest famine since April-August 2019 (8) for Payet and March-April 2019 (5) for Thauvin.
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