Marseille vs Lens

0 - 1
🕒 Sat, 08 Mar 2025 20:05 Europe/London 📍 Stade Orange Vélodrome 🧑‍⚖️ Thomas Leonard 🔁 Regular Season - 25 🏁 match finished
Season
2024-2025 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 25
Regular Season Table
Marseille 2 · Lens 8
Referee Stats
20 matches · 3.50 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.50
Reds avg 0.10
Penalties avg 0.35
Over 4.5 cards 35%
Home wins 45%
Draws 10%
Away wins 45%
How the match was won
  • Marseille outshot their opponent (15-3).
  • Marseille controlled possession (76%).
  • Marseille had the sharper finishing (6-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

Marseille (Home stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 10-4-3

Goals For / Against

41 / 23
Avg: 2.41 / 1.35

Points

34
Avg: 2.00

Clean Sheets

2

Failed to Score

2
Lens (Away stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 8-5-4

Goals For / Against

23 / 17
Avg: 1.35 / 1.00

Points

29
Avg: 1.71

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

3

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Ligue 1 fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.00
PPG
1.71
2.41
GF
1.35
1.35
GA
1.00
65%
O2.5
35%
76%
BTTS
53%
53%
Score 1st
53%

League-position context

Marseille rank2nd
Lens rank8th
Marseille points65
Lens points52
Marseille: #2 · 65 pts · GD +27
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 15 pts above the play-off edge. 31 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Lens: #8 · 52 pts · GD +3
13 pts off the top 2. 2 pts above the play-off edge. 18 pts clear of the relegation zone.
13-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Marseille last 5 home

W W W W L
Points12/15
Weighted index93
Goals16-7
Record4-0-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Lens last 5 away

D W W L W
Points10/15
Weighted index64
Goals7-4
Record3-1-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Marseille trend breakdown

Over 2.565%
BTTS76%
BTTS + O2.559%
1H Over 0.576%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 94% · Over 3.5 53% · 1H BTTS 18%

Lens trend breakdown

Over 2.535%
BTTS53%
BTTS + O2.535%
1H Over 0.582%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 76% · Over 3.5 24% · 1H BTTS 24%

Scoring reliability

Marseille score at home88%
Marseille clean sheet at home12%
Lens score away82%
Lens clean sheet away29%

First-goal patterns

Marseille score first53%
Marseille win after scoring first67%
Lens score first53%
Lens win after scoring first67%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Marseille 63% · Lens 50%
Avg first goal minute: Marseille 22.1' · Lens 32.9'

Vs league average

Marseille score at home2.41 vs 1.61
Marseille concede at home1.35 vs 1.37
Lens score away1.35 vs 1.37
Lens concede away1.00 vs 1.61
Marseille score 50% above league average, while Lens score 1% below league average.
Defensive side: Marseille are 1% below league average at home, and Lens are 38% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.00
BTTS80%
Over 2.580%
At this venue setup: 2.80 goals on average across the last 5.

Marseille goal timing (home)

1H scored: 35% 2H scored: 65% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
61-75 14
46-60 9
16-30 7
76-90+ 7
31-45 5
0-15 4
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 7
31-45 5
46-60 5
16-30 4
0-15 3
61-75 2

Lens goal timing (away)

1H scored: 41% 2H scored: 59% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 0-15
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 10
16-30 8
61-75 5
0-15 2
31-45 2
46-60 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
0-15 5
16-30 4
46-60 4
61-75 3
76-90+ 3
31-45 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
6
2
Total Shots
15
3
Shots off Goal
6
1
Blocked Shots
3
0
Shots Inside Box
10
3
Shots Outside Box
5
0
Ball Possession
76%
24%
Corner Kicks
7
0
Fouls
15
12
Offsides
0
2
Yellow Cards
3
1
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
1
6
Total Passes
863
276
Passes Accurate
786
194
Passes %
91%
70%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
3
Away
1
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
4
Away
3
46' ↑↓
↑↓
46' ⇄ A. Dedić
1st substitution · For: M. Greenwood
46' ↑↓
↑↓
46' ⇄ B. Nadir
2nd substitution · For: Luis Henrique
53'
53' V. Rongier
60'
60' Abdulay Bah
66' ↑↓
↑↓
66' ⇄ A. Diouf
1st substitution · For: A. Zaroury
67' ↑↓
↑↓
67' ⇄ W. Saïd
2nd substitution · For: R. Fofana
70' ↑↓
↑↓
70' ⇄ Q. Merlin
3rd substitution · For: J. Rowe
77'
77' I. Bennacer
77' ↑↓
↑↓
77' ⇄ I. Bennacer
4th substitution · For: N. Maupay
83' ↑↓
↑↓
83' ⇄ N. Mendy
3rd substitution · For: H. Ojediran
84'
84' L. Balerdi
90+4' ⚽
⚽
90+4' ⚽ Goal · 0-1
N. El Aynaoui
Normal Goal · Assist: D. Machado

Marseille vs Lens 0-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Lens beat Marseille 1-0 on Saturday, 08 March 2025 in Ligue 1. The match was refereed by Thomas Leonard. It was played at Stade Orange Vélodrome.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. No other first-half events were recorded.

Second half: Marseille made their 1st substitution at 46', with A. Dedić replacing M. Greenwood. Marseille made their 2nd substitution at 46', with B. Nadir replacing Luis Henrique. V. Rongier received a yellow card for Marseille at 53'. Abdulay Bah received a yellow card for Lens at 60'. Lens made their 1st substitution at 66', with A. Diouf replacing A. Zaroury. Lens made their 2nd substitution at 67', with W. Saïd replacing R. Fofana. Marseille made their 3rd substitution at 70', with Q. Merlin replacing J. Rowe. I. Bennacer received a yellow card for Marseille at 77'. Marseille made their 4th substitution at 77', with I. Bennacer replacing N. Maupay. Lens made their 3rd substitution at 83', with N. Mendy replacing H. Ojediran. L. Balerdi received a yellow card for Marseille at 84'. Lens took the lead at 90+4' when N. El Aynaoui scored, with the assist credited to D. Machado, making the score 0-1.

Marseille used 4 substitutions while Lens used 3 substitutions. Marseille got 3 yellow cards, while Lens got 1 yellow card.

How the match was won

  • Marseille outshot their opponent (15-3).
  • Marseille controlled possession (76%).
  • Marseille had the sharper finishing (6-2 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games12
Home Wins4
Draws1
Away Wins7
Over 2.5 Goals7 (58.3%)
BTTS7 (58.3%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games6
Home Wins2
Draws0
Away Wins4
Over 2.5 Goals3 (50.0%)
BTTS3 (50.0%)

Marseille vs Lens Head-to-Head History by Season