Olympique de Marseille vs Racing Club de Lens, Ligue 1 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Racing Club de Lens

Sat 8 Mar 2025 · 20:05 UTC Orange Velodrome 64,942 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 90+4' Neil El Aynaoui

Valentin Rongier 53' Y

Y 61' Abdulay Bah

Ismael Bennacer 77' Y

Leonardo Balerdi 84' Y

Overview

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Olympique de Marseille vs Racing Club de Lens — Ligue 1 at Orange Velodrome.

Olympique de Marseille 5 games · 3 pts (2026/27)
Racing Club de Lens 5 games · 4 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Thomas Leonard
Assistant 1 Thomas Luczynski
Assistant 2 Julien Haulbert

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	AS Monaco FC	5	13
2	Olympique Lyonnais	5	11
3	Paris FC	5	11
4	Lille OSC	5	10
5	Stade Rennais FC 1901	5	10
6	Paris Saint-Germain FC	5	8
7	Angers SCO	5	7
8	RC Strasbourg Alsace	5	7
9	Le Mans FC	5	6
10	AJ Auxerre	5	6
11	Stade Brestois 29	5	5
12	FC Lorient	5	5
13	Toulouse FC	5	5
14	OGC Nice	5	5
15	Racing Club de Lens	5	4
16	ES Troyes AC	5	4
17	Olympique de Marseille	5	3
18	Le Havre AC	5	2

Head-to-Head

Olympique de Marseille 12 games · Avg 2.7 goals Racing Club de Lens

Last 5 meetings

2025-03-08 Olympique de Marseille 0–1 Racing Club de Lens 2024-11-23 Racing Club de Lens 1–3 Olympique de Marseille 2024-04-28 Olympique de Marseille 2–1 Racing Club de Lens 2023-11-12 Racing Club de Lens 1–0 Olympique de Marseille 2023-05-06 Racing Club de Lens 2–1 Olympique de Marseille

Recent Form

Olympique de Marseille

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Mar	Racing Club de Lens	H	0–1	L
02 Mar	FC Nantes	H	2–0	W
22 Feb	AJ Auxerre	A	0–3	L
15 Feb	AS Saint-Étienne	H	5–1	W
09 Feb	Angers SCO	A	2–0	W
02 Feb	Olympique Lyonnais	H	3–2	W

Racing Club de Lens

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Mar	Olympique de Marseille	A	1–0	W
01 Mar	Le Havre AC	H	3–4	L
23 Feb	FC Nantes	A	1–3	L
16 Feb	RC Strasbourg Alsace	H	0–2	L
08 Feb	OGC Nice	A	0–2	L
31 Jan	Montpellier HSC	A	2–0	W

Season Stats

Olympique de Marseille		Racing Club de Lens
#17	Position	#15
3	Points	4
5	Played	5
1 / 0 / 4	W / D / L	1 / 1 / 3
7	Scored	9
8	Conceded	9
-1	GD	+0
0.60	PPG	0.80
20%	Win %	20%

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Olympique de Marseille this season

0% Clean Sheets
Racing Club de Lens this season

Olympique de Marseille are 17th (3 pts). Racing Club de Lens are 15th (4 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Olympique de Marseille

0-15

1/2

16-30

–/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

2/2

61-75

2/2

76+

2/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Racing Club de Lens

0-15

1/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

2/3

46-60

4/2

61-75

1/2

76+

1/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Olympique de Marseille

Amine Gouiri	4 G	1 A
Pierre Emile Hojbjerg	1 G
Keyliane Abdallah	1 G

Racing Club de Lens

Florian Thauvin	3 G	3 A
Franjo Ivanovic	2 G
Saud Abdulhamid	1 G
Pierre Ganiou	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Olympique de Marseille is hosting Racing Club de Lens for another epic battle.
5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Olympique de Marseille and Racing Club de Lens are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
10' Racing Club de Lens are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Olympique de Marseille that had 467 games and scored 519 goals.
20' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Olympique de Marseille side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
25' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Roberto De Zerbi will be considering his options from the bench.
30' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
35' It’s high time Roberto De Zerbi made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
40' named a 3-4-2-1 earlier, and opted for a 5-4-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
45' Racing Club de Lens come into this ranked 9 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
46' Olympique de Marseille manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Luis Henrique is hanging Bilal Nadir on the field on 46 minute.
51' Racing Club de Lens fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
53' Valentin Rongier was booked on 53.
58' The 22-year-old Abdulay Bah has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
61' The referee has no hesitation. Abdulay Bah is booked for Racing Club de Lens — card on 61.
66' The Racing Club de Lens manager makes a substitution. Andy Diouf departs to be replaced by Anass Zaroury.
67' Another change for Racing Club de Lens made on 67 minute. Wesley Said leaves to be changed by Rayan Fofana.
70' Jonathan Rowe has so much to prove this time. He replaces Quentin Merlin on 70 minute.
75' Geronimo Rulli needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
77' The referee shows Olympique de Marseille player a card on 77.
77' Neal Maupay has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ismael Bennacer on 77 minute.
82' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
83' The crowd applauds Nampalys Mendy as he leaves the pitch. Hamzat Ojediran steps in for Racing Club de Lens.
84' Leonardo Balerdi has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 84.
89' Neal Maupay is a natural forward and has been asked to do a very specific job for Olympique de Marseille tonight.
Racing Club de Lens celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Olympique de Marseille Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Roberto De Zerbi

Racing Club de Lens Lineups

5-4-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Will Still

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Dimitri Payet	4
Wesley Said	2
Florian Sotoca	2
Pape Gueye	1
Pierre Emile Hojbjerg	1
Valentin Rongier	1
Przemyslaw Frankowski	1
Luis Henrique	1

Head to Head

Olympique de Marseille Form

2025-03-08 Olympique de Marseille 0–1 Racing Club de Lens L 2025-03-02 Olympique de Marseille 2–0 FC Nantes W 2025-02-22 AJ Auxerre 3–0 Olympique de Marseille L 2025-02-15 Olympique de Marseille 5–1 AS Saint-Étienne W 2025-02-09 Angers SCO 0–2 Olympique de Marseille W 2025-02-02 Olympique de Marseille 3–2 Olympique Lyonnais W

Racing Club de Lens Form

2025-03-08 Olympique de Marseille 0–1 Racing Club de Lens W 2025-03-01 Racing Club de Lens 3–4 Le Havre AC L 2025-02-23 FC Nantes 3–1 Racing Club de Lens L 2025-02-16 Racing Club de Lens 0–2 RC Strasbourg Alsace L 2025-02-08 OGC Nice 2–0 Racing Club de Lens L 2025-01-31 Montpellier HSC 0–2 Racing Club de Lens W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.79 Olympique de Marseille xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.51 Racing Club de Lens xG

I would bet for: Olympique de Marseille or Racing Club de Lens 75% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Olympique de Marseille43% Draw25% Racing Club de Lens32%

Actual: Racing Club de Lens win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes65% 0% No35%

Avg goals/match: 3.3

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	63%	37%
± 3.5	42%	58%
± 4.5	24%	76%

Double Chance

Olympique de Marseille or Draw

69%

Draw or Racing Club de Lens

57%

Olympique de Marseille or Racing Club de Lens

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Olympique de Marseille33% Draw42% Racing Club de Lens25%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.8%

2 – 1

8.6%

1 – 2

7.2%

2 – 2

6.4%

1 – 0

5.9%

2 – 0

5.9%

0 – 0

5.2%

3 – 1

5.1%

0 – 1

Actual

0 – 2

4.2%

3 – 2

3.9%

1 – 3

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Olympique de Marseille

Handicap	Olympique de Marseille covers	Push	Racing Club de Lens covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	13%	76%
-1.5	24%	—	76%
-1	24%	20%	57%
-0.5	43%	—	57%
+0.5	68%	—	32%
+1	68%	16%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	9%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Olympique de Marseille keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

Racing Club de Lens keeps clean sheet

17% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.