Marseille travel to Lens for a French Ligue 1 fixture on Saturday with both teams looking to find some momentum. They are equally erratic at the moment and appear evenly matched heading into Saturday’s clash.
Lens are eight on the table and are three points behind Marseille who sit in third. However, they have struggled to build any kind of momentum, with just two wins from their last 10 matches.
The problem for Lens is that they have played out too many draws, with five in the last nine matches. However, William Still’s men did claim a 3-2 victory over Nantes in their previous Ligue 1 fixture.
Marseille travel to Lens off the back of a 3-1 home defeat to Auxerre last time out in Ligue 1. That result is part of a string of erratic showings for Roberto De Zerbi’s men who have picked up just one win in six matches across all competitions.
A strange thing about Marseille’s campaign is that they seem to do their best work on the road. They have won five of their last six Ligue 1 away matches, beating the likes of Lyon and Brest.
How the bookies view it: Lens on top
Lens have the upper hand among the bookies and are priced at 6/5 by Betfred to claim the win. A victory for Marseille is valued at 5/2 by Betfred, who are also offering odds of 5/2 for a draw.
Head to head: Evenly matched rivals
Lens and Marseille have claimed 18 wins each and eight draws from 44 previous matches. Both teams won their home fixture last season, with Lens earning a 2-1 victory at the Stade Bollaert-Delelis.
Players to watch: Eyes on Greenwood
Mason Greenwood appears to have rediscovered his scoring touch following a dry spell. The forward has now been on target in three of the last four matches and is priced at 15/8 by Betfred to find the net once again.
Lens have spread their goals across the team this season but Remy Labeau-Lascary is the man often tasked with leading the line. The forward is priced at 7/2 by Betfred to find the net on Saturday.
Probable line-ups
Jonathan Gradit and Abdukodir Khusanov are suspended for Lens while Martin Satriano, Wesley Said and Jimmy Cabot are out injured. Florian Sotoca could be set to start on Saturday after coming on as a substitute against Nantes.
Marseille are without Amine Harit, Derek Cornelius and Valentin Carboni, who are all sidelined with injury. Geoffrey Kondogbia should earn a start after coming off the bench last time out.
Lens: Samba, Medina, Danso, Chavez, Machado, Thomasson, El Aynaoui, Frankowski, Sotoca, Pereira da Costa, Labeau-Lascary.
Marseille: Rulli, Merlin, Brassier, Balerdi, Lirola, Hojbjerg, Kondogbia, Rabiot, Henrique, Greenwood, Maupay.
Anything else catch the eye?
Lens and Marseille produced over 3.5 goals in their previous fixtures and a repeat is priced at 7/4 by Betfred. Over 2.5 goals is valued at 4/6 while Betfred is also offering odds of 4/6 on both teams to score.
There have been more goals after the break in the last four meetings between Lens and Marseille and a similar pattern is priced at 21/20 by Betfred.
This French Ligue 1 match between Lens and Marseille will be played on Nov 23, 2024 and kick off at 17:00. Check below for our tipsters best Lens vs Marseille prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
