Marseille vs Lens

Marseille

3 - 1

Lens

🕒 Sat, 24 Jan 2026 20:05 Europe/London 📍 Unknown Venue 667 🧑‍⚖️ Benoit Bastien 🔁 Regular Season - 19 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 19

Regular Season Table

Marseille 5 · Lens 2

Referee Stats

Benoit Bastien

19 matches · 3.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.00
Reds avg	0.21
Penalties avg	0.32
Over 4.5 cards	21%
Home wins	53%
Draws	11%
Away wins	37%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (10-7).
Possession was balanced (54%-46%).
Marseille had the sharper finishing (5-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

Marseille (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 11-4-2

Goals For / Against

41 / 20

Avg: 2.41 / 1.18

Points

Avg: 2.18

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Lens (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-4-5

Goals For / Against

31 / 22

Avg: 1.82 / 1.29

Points

Avg: 1.65

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

2.18

PPG

1.65

2.41

1.82

1.18

1.29

71%

O2.5

71%

65%

BTTS

59%

47%

Score 1st

53%

League-position context

Marseille rank5th

Lens rank2nd

Marseille points59

Lens points70

Marseille: #5 · 59 pts · GD +18

11 pts off the top 2. 14 pts above the play-off edge. 25 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Lens: #2 · 70 pts · GD +31

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 25 pts above the play-off edge. 36 pts clear of the relegation zone.

11-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Marseille last 5 home

W D W L W

Points10/15

Weighted index69

Goals9-5

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.

Lens last 5 away

W D D L L

Points5/15

Weighted index49

Goals9-9

Record1-2-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Marseille trend breakdown

Over 2.571%

BTTS65%

BTTS + O2.559%

1H Over 0.571%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 82% · Over 3.5 59% · 1H BTTS 12%

Lens trend breakdown

Over 2.571%

BTTS59%

BTTS + O2.547%

1H Over 0.571%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 94% · Over 3.5 29% · 1H BTTS 6%

Scoring reliability

Marseille score at home94%

Marseille clean sheet at home29%

Lens score away76%

Lens clean sheet away24%

First-goal patterns

Marseille score first47%

Marseille win after scoring first75%

Lens score first53%

Lens win after scoring first89%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Marseille 100% · Lens 17%

Avg first goal minute: Marseille 24.3' · Lens 31.6'

Vs league average

Marseille score at home2.41 vs 1.59

Marseille concede at home1.18 vs 1.24

Lens score away1.82 vs 1.24

Lens concede away1.29 vs 1.59

Marseille score 52% above league average, while Lens score 47% above league average.

Defensive side: Marseille are 5% below league average at home, and Lens are 18% 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: 47% 2H scored: 53% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 9

0-15 7

61-75 7

31-45 6

16-30 4

46-60 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

16-30 3

0-15 2

46-60 2

61-75 1

31-45 0

Lens goal timing (away)

1H scored: 48% 2H scored: 52% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 8

46-60 6

76-90+ 6

16-30 3

0-15 2

61-75 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 6

31-45 4

61-75 4

0-15 3

46-60 3

16-30 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

54%

46%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

558

471

Passes Accurate

497

409

Passes %

89%

87%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

3' ⚽

⚽

3' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

A. Gouiri

Normal Goal · Assist: Igor Paixão

13' ⚽

⚽

13' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

E. Nwaneri

Normal Goal · Assist: P. Højbjerg

37'

37' W. Saïd

58' ↑↓

↑↓

58' ⇄ E. Nwaneri

1st substitution · For: M. Greenwood

59' ↑↓

↑↓

59' ⇄ O. Édouard

1st substitution · For: A. Sima

61'

61' M. Sangaré

70'

70' F. Thauvin

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ W. Saïd

2nd substitution · For: R. Fofana

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ A. Thomasson

3rd substitution · For: A. Bulatović

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ N. Aguerd

2nd substitution · For: B. Pavard

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ H. Traorè

3rd substitution · For: D. Bakola

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ Q. Timber

4th substitution · For: M. O'Riley

75' ⚽

⚽

75' ⚽ Goal · 3-0

A. Gouiri

Normal Goal · Assist: T. Weah

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ R. Aguilar

4th substitution · For: A. Bermont

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ F. Thauvin

5th substitution · For: F. Sotoca

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ A. Gouiri

5th substitution · For: P. Aubameyang

85' ⚽

⚽

85' ⚽ Goal · 3-1

R. Fofana

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Sangaré

Marseille vs Lens 3-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Marseille beat Lens 3-1 on Saturday, 24 January 2026 in Ligue 1. The match was refereed by Benoit Bastien. It was played at Unknown Venue 667.

First half: Marseille took an early lead at 3' when A. Gouiri scored, with the assist credited to Igor Paixão, making the score 1-0. Marseille extended the lead at 13' when E. Nwaneri scored, with the assist credited to P. Højbjerg, making the score 2-0. W. Saïd received a yellow card for Lens at 37'.

Second half: Marseille made their 1st substitution at 58', with E. Nwaneri replacing M. Greenwood. Lens made their 1st substitution at 59', with O. Édouard replacing A. Sima. M. Sangaré received a yellow card for Lens at 61'. F. Thauvin received a yellow card for Lens at 70'. Lens made their 2nd substitution at 71', with W. Saïd replacing R. Fofana. Lens made their 3rd substitution at 72', with A. Thomasson replacing A. Bulatović. Marseille made their 2nd substitution at 74', with N. Aguerd replacing B. Pavard. Marseille made their 3rd substitution at 74', with H. Traorè replacing D. Bakola. Marseille made their 4th substitution at 74', with Q. Timber replacing M. O'Riley. Marseille extended the lead at 75' when A. Gouiri scored, with the assist credited to T. Weah, making the score 3-0. Lens made their 4th substitution at 78', with R. Aguilar replacing A. Bermont. Lens made their 5th substitution at 78', with F. Thauvin replacing F. Sotoca. Marseille made their 5th substitution at 80', with A. Gouiri replacing P. Aubameyang. Lens reduced the deficit at 85' when R. Fofana scored, with the assist credited to M. Sangaré, making the score 3-1.

Marseille used 5 substitutions while Lens used 5 substitutions. Lens got 3 yellow cards.