Olympique de Marseille vs Racing Club de Lens, Ligue 1 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
Olympique de Marseille vs Racing Club de Lens — Ligue 1 at Stade Orange Velodrome.
- Olympique de Marseille 10 games · 18 pts (2026/27)
- Racing Club de Lens 10 games · 13 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Jerome Brisard
- Referee Mikael Lesage
- Referee Aurelien Berthomieu
- Referee Gael Angoula
- Referee Huseyin Ocak
- Referee Benjamin Lepaysant
8 games this season
🟨 4.1/game
⚽ 11.0 goals/game
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain FC | 10 | 23 |
| 2 | Lille OSC | 10 | 21 |
| 3 | Paris FC | 10 | 20 |
| 4 | Olympique de Marseille | 10 | 18 |
| 5 | Olympique Lyonnais | 10 | 17 |
| 6 | OGC Nice | 10 | 17 |
| 7 | AS Monaco FC | 10 | 16 |
| 8 | Stade Rennais FC 1901 | 10 | 16 |
| 9 | Stade Brestois 29 | 10 | 15 |
| 10 | FC Lorient | 10 | 15 |
| 11 | Racing Club de Lens | 10 | 13 |
| 12 | Toulouse FC | 10 | 13 |
| 13 | RC Strasbourg Alsace | 10 | 10 |
| 14 | AJ Auxerre | 10 | 10 |
| 15 | Le Mans FC | 10 | 8 |
| 16 | Angers SCO | 10 | 8 |
| 17 | ES Troyes AC | 10 | 8 |
| 18 | Le Havre AC | 10 | 2 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Sep | Racing Club de Lens | H | 2–3 | L |
| 22 Sep | Angers SCO | A | 0–0 | D |
| 19 Sep | Stade Rennais FC 1901 | H | 2–0 | W |
| 16 Sep | FK Lokomotiv Moskva | A | 1–1 | D |
| 11 Sep | AS Monaco FC | A | 2–0 | W |
| 28 Aug | AS Saint-Étienne | H | 3–1 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Sep | Olympique de Marseille | A | 3–2 | W |
| 22 Sep | RC Strasbourg Alsace | H | 0–1 | L |
| 18 Sep | Lille OSC | H | 1–0 | W |
| 12 Sep | FC Girondins de Bordeaux | A | 3–2 | W |
| 29 Aug | FC Lorient | H | 2–2 | D |
| 21 Aug | AS Monaco FC | A | 2–0 | W |
Season Stats
| Olympique de Marseille | Racing Club de Lens | |
|---|---|---|
| #4 | Position | #11 |
| 18 | Points | 13 |
| 10 | Played | 10 |
| 6 / 0 / 4 | W / D / L | 4 / 1 / 5 |
| 22 | Scored | 17 |
| 14 | Conceded | 15 |
| +8 | GD | +2 |
| 1.80 | PPG | 1.30 |
| 60% | Win % | 40% |
Key Stats
62%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)
H2H (13 games)
62%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
22%
Clean Sheets
Olympique de Marseille this season
Olympique de Marseille this season
0%
Clean Sheets
Racing Club de Lens this season
Racing Club de Lens this season
Olympique de Marseille are 4th (18 pts). Racing Club de Lens are 11th (13 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Olympique de Marseille
0-15
4/3
16-30
1/2
31-45
3/–
46-60
6/2
61-75
2/3
76+
6/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Racing Club de Lens
0-15
1/1
16-30
1/1
31-45
4/4
46-60
5/2
61-75
2/2
76+
3/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Olympique de Marseille
| Amine Gouiri | 7 G | 3 A |
| Amine Harit | 3 G | 1 A |
| Himad Abdelli | 3 G | |
| Igor Paixao | 2 G | 1 A |
| Keyliane Abdallah | 2 G |
Racing Club de Lens
| Florian Thauvin | 5 G | 8 A |
| Matthieu Udol | 2 G | |
| Franjo Ivanovic | 2 G | |
| Saud Abdulhamid | 1 G | |
| Pierre Ganiou | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' And we are off! Olympique de Marseille vs Racing Club de Lens — let the football do the talking.
- 5' Olympique de Marseille is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 6' The referee shows Olympique de Marseille player a Yellow card on 6.
- 7' Pape Gueye picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 9' The France Florian Sotoca breaks the deadlock on 9 minutes. 0-1!
- 14' Racing Club de Lens come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 19' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 24' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 27' Przemyslaw Frankowski makes no mistake. The score reads 0-2 and Racing Club de Lens are in front.
- 32' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ahmadou Bamba Dieng made 478 appearances and scored 25 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 33' The France Dimitri Payet breaks the deadlock on 33 minutes. 1-2!
- 38' William Saliba has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 11 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 43' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Jorge Sampaoli will be considering his options from the bench.
- 46' Another change for Olympique de Marseille made on 46 minute. Valentin Rongier leaves to be changed by Pol Lirola.
- 48' A stunning finish from Dimitri Payet — that came from absolutely nowhere!
- 53' With 0 assists to his name this season, Massadio Haidara is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Olympique de Marseille.
- 58' Arnaud Kalimuendo is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Olympique de Marseille so far.
- 63' David Pereira da Costa makes way for Gael Kakuta at the 63 minute mark. A tactical switch from Racing Club de Lens.
- 68' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Olympique de Marseille and Racing Club de Lens are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
- 70' The Racing Club de Lens bench stirs into life. Deiver Machado is withdrawn and Jonathan Clauss gets his opportunity.
- 71' Goal! Wesley Said scores his 35 goal in 324 matches.
- 76' It looks surprising Olympique de Marseille does not make any changes. Seko Fofana has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 81' France international Valentin Rongier has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
- 83' Massadio Haidara is replacing Jonathan Gradit for the Racing Club de Lens side.
- 88' A quiet spell here at Stade Orange Velodrome. Olympique de Marseille seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 89' The Olympique de Marseille manager makes a substitution. Gerson departs to be replaced by Luis Henrique.
- 90' Racing Club de Lens receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
- Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-3 draw is a fair result on the day.
Lineups
Olympique de Marseille Lineups
Starting XI
- 14
- 6
- 2
-
21
Valentin Rongier ↓ Pol Lirola 46'
- 10
- 22
- 16
- 17
-
8
Gerson ↓ Luis Henrique 89'
- 5
- 12
Bench
- 30
- 23
- 15
-
7
Amine Harit ↑ 63'
- 3
-
11
Luis Henrique ↑ 89'
-
20
Konrad de la Fuente ↑ 46'
-
29
Pol Lirola ↑ 46'
- 39
Coach
Jorge Sampaoli
Racing Club de Lens Lineups
Starting XI
- 24
- 16
- 28
- 8
- 3
- 14
- 7
- 5
-
15
Arnaud Kalimuendo ↓ Wesley Said 63'
- 20
- 29
Bench
- 18
- 9
-
22
Wesley Said ↑ 63'
-
21
Massadio Haidara ↑ 83'
-
11
Jonathan Clauss ↑ 70'
-
10
Gael Kakuta ↑ 63'
- 27
- 1
- 19
Coach
Franck Haise
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Dimitri Payet | 4 |
| Florian Sotoca | 2 |
| Wesley Said | 2 |
| Florian Thauvin | 1 |
| Seko Fofana | 1 |
| Florian Thauvin | 1 |
| Arkadiusz Milik | 1 |
| Jonathan Gradit | 1 |
Head to Head
Olympique de Marseille Form
2021-09-26
Olympique de Marseille
2–3
Racing Club de Lens
L
2021-09-22
Angers SCO
0–0
Olympique de Marseille
D
2021-09-19
Olympique de Marseille
2–0
Stade Rennais FC 1901
W
2021-09-16
FK Lokomotiv Moskva
1–1
Olympique de Marseille
D
2021-09-11
AS Monaco FC
0–2
Olympique de Marseille
W
2021-08-28
Olympique de Marseille
3–1
AS Saint-Étienne
W
Racing Club de Lens Form
2021-09-26
Olympique de Marseille
2–3
Racing Club de Lens
W
2021-09-22
Racing Club de Lens
0–1
RC Strasbourg Alsace
L
2021-09-18
Racing Club de Lens
1–0
Lille OSC
W
2021-09-12
FC Girondins de Bordeaux
2–3
Racing Club de Lens
W
2021-08-29
Racing Club de Lens
2–2
FC Lorient
D
2021-08-21
AS Monaco FC
0–2
Racing Club de Lens
W
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.16
Olympique de Marseille xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.87
Racing Club de Lens xG
I would bet for:
Olympique de Marseille or Racing Club de Lens 76% + Over 2.5 goals 75%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Racing Club de Lens win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 4.03
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 97% |
|
3% |
| ± 1.5 | 91% |
|
9% |
| ± 2.5 | 75% |
|
25% |
| ± 3.5 | 56% |
|
44% |
| ± 4.5 | 37% |
|
63% |
Double Chance
Olympique de Marseille or Draw
65%
Draw or Racing Club de Lens
59%
Olympique de Marseille or Racing Club de Lens
76%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
8%
2 – 1
7.6%
2 – 2
6.9%
1 – 2
6.6%
3 – 1
5.4%
3 – 2
5%
2 – 3
Actual
2 – 0
4.3%
1 – 3
4.1%
1 – 0
3.4%
0 – 2
3.2%
3 – 3
3.1%
Asian Handicap — Olympique de Marseille
| Handicap | Olympique de Marseille covers | Push | Racing Club de Lens covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 13% | — | 87% |
| -2 | 13% | 13% | 74% |
| -1.5 | 26% | — | 74% |
| -1 | 26% | 18% | 56% |
| -0.5 | 44% | — | 56% |
| +0.5 | 66% | — | 34% |
| +1 | 66% | 16% | 18% |
| +1.5 | 82% | — | 18% |
| +2 | 82% | 10% | 8% |
| +2.5 | 92% | — | 8% |
Clean Sheet
Olympique de Marseille keeps clean sheet
16%
✓
Racing Club de Lens keeps clean sheet
12%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.