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Racing Club de Lens vs Olympique de Marseille, Ligue 1 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 1 · 2020-21
Racing Club de Lens
2 – 2
Full Time
Olympique de Marseille
Wed 3 Feb 2021 · 20:00 UTC Stade Bollaert-Delelis HT 45+4' · FT 45'
Seko Fofana 43' Y
Cheick Doucoure 48' Y
Y 60' Pol Mikel Lirola
Facundo Medina 63' Y
Y 90' Alvaro Gonzalez
Corentin Jean 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Racing Club de Lens vs Olympique de Marseille — Ligue 1 at Stade Bollaert-Delelis.

Match Details

  • Referee Thomas Leonard
  • Referee Willy Delajod
  • Referee Philippe Jeanne
  • Referee Erwan Finjean
  • Referee Stephanie Frappart

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Nantes 34 24
2 FC Metz 34 17
3 Paris Saint-Germain FC 0 0
4 Racing Club de Lens 0 0
5 Lille OSC 0 0
6 Olympique Lyonnais 0 0
7 Olympique de Marseille 0 0
8 Stade Rennais FC 1901 0 0
9 AS Monaco FC 0 0
10 RC Strasbourg Alsace 0 0
11 Toulouse FC 0 0
12 FC Lorient 0 0
13 Paris FC 0 0
14 Stade Brestois 29 0 0
15 ES Troyes AC 0 0
16 Angers SCO 0 0
17 Le Mans FC 0 0
18 Le Havre AC 0 0
19 AJ Auxerre 0 0
20 OGC Nice 0 0

Head-to-Head

7
1
4
Racing Club de Lens 12 games · Avg 2.7 goals Olympique de Marseille
Last 5 meetings
2021-02-03 Racing Club de Lens 2–2 Olympique de Marseille 2021-01-20 Olympique de Marseille 0–1 Racing Club de Lens

Recent Form

Racing Club de Lens
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Feb Olympique de Marseille H 2–2 D
30 Jan Montpellier HSC A 2–1 W
23 Jan OGC Nice H 0–1 L
20 Jan Olympique de Marseille A 1–0 W
17 Jan FC Nantes A 1–1 D
09 Jan RC Strasbourg Alsace H 0–1 L
Olympique de Marseille
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Feb Racing Club de Lens A 2–2 D
23 Jan AS Monaco FC A 1–3 L
20 Jan Racing Club de Lens H 0–1 L
16 Jan Nimes Olympique H 1–2 L
09 Jan Dijon Football Cote d'Or A 0–0 D
06 Jan Montpellier HSC H 3–1 W

Season Stats

Racing Club de Lens Olympique de Marseille
#4 Position #7
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
– PPG –
– Win % –

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Racing Club de Lens are 4th (0 pts). Olympique de Marseille are 7th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at Stade Bollaert-Delelis as Racing Club de Lens face off against Olympique de Marseille in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Racing Club de Lens that had 446 games and scored 422 goals.
  • 10' It’s high time Franck Haise made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 15' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 20' The travelling Olympique de Marseille supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 25' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Franck Haise will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 30' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 35' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 37' Against the run of play, Florian Thauvin has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 42' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 43' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Seko Fofana.
  • 46' Florian Sotoca makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and Racing Club de Lens are in front.
  • 46' The supporters are chanting for Arnaud Kalimuendo. He replaces Clement Michelin on 46 minute.
  • 48' What a moment for Arkadiusz Milik! That strike on 45 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 48' Racing Club de Lens player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 53' It looks surprising Racing Club de Lens does not make any changes. Massadio Haidara has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 58' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 60' Olympique de Marseille player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 60' Dario Benedetto is ready to make an impact after coming on for Arkadiusz Milik at the 60 minute mark.
  • 61' GOAL! Facundo Medina scores on 61. Assisted by Jonathan Clauss
  • 63' That is a Yellow card for Racing Club de Lens. Facundo Medina will be fuming at that decision.
  • 68' The 34-year-old Steven Fortes has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 73' Cheick Souare has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 78' Racing Club de Lens started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 78.
  • 81' Another substitution for Olympique de Marseille to replace Pol Mikel Lirola by Yuto Nagatomo on 81 minute.
  • 82' A change in the Racing Club de Lens ranks — Simon Banza exits the field as Corentin Jean enters on 82.
  • 87' Racing Club de Lens are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Olympique de Marseille's shape.
  • 89' A change in the Olympique de Marseille ranks — Florian Thauvin exits the field as Luis Henrique enters on 89.
  • 90' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Alvaro Gonzalez.
  • celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Racing Club de Lens Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Franck Haise

Olympique de Marseille Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Dimitri Payet 4
Florian Sotoca 2
Wesley Said 2
Jonathan Gradit 1
Facundo Medina 1
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 1
Pape Gueye 1
Pierre Emile Hojbjerg 1

Head to Head

2021-02-03 Racing Club de Lens 2–2 Olympique de Marseille 2021-01-20 Olympique de Marseille 0–1 Racing Club de Lens

Racing Club de Lens Form

2021-02-03 Racing Club de Lens 2–2 Olympique de Marseille D 2021-01-30 Montpellier HSC 1–2 Racing Club de Lens W 2021-01-23 Racing Club de Lens 0–1 OGC Nice L 2021-01-20 Olympique de Marseille 0–1 Racing Club de Lens W 2021-01-17 FC Nantes 1–1 Racing Club de Lens D 2021-01-09 Racing Club de Lens 0–1 RC Strasbourg Alsace L

Olympique de Marseille Form

2021-02-03 Racing Club de Lens 2–2 Olympique de Marseille D 2021-01-23 AS Monaco FC 3–1 Olympique de Marseille L 2021-01-20 Olympique de Marseille 0–1 Racing Club de Lens L 2021-01-16 Olympique de Marseille 1–2 Nimes Olympique L 2021-01-09 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 0–0 Olympique de Marseille D 2021-01-06 Olympique de Marseille 3–1 Montpellier HSC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
0 / 4
0.75 Racing Club de Lens xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.62 Olympique de Marseille xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 83% + Racing Club de Lens or Draw 76%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Racing Club de Lens39% Draw37% Olympique de Marseille24%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes26% 0% No74%
Avg goals/match: 1.37
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 72%
28%
± 1.5 40%
60%
± 2.5 17%
83%
± 3.5 6%
94%
± 4.5 2%
98%

Double Chance

Racing Club de Lens or Draw
76%
Draw or Olympique de Marseille
61%
Racing Club de Lens or Olympique de Marseille
63%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Racing Club de Lens20% Draw65% Olympique de Marseille15%
Actual: Olympique de Marseille win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
28.1%
1 – 0
17.3%
0 – 1
14.1%
1 – 1
12.9%
2 – 0
6.6%
2 – 1
4.5%
0 – 2
4.4%
1 – 2
3.7%
3 – 0
1.6%
2 – 2
Actual
3 – 1
1.2%
0 – 3
0.9%

Asian Handicap — Racing Club de Lens

Handicap Racing Club de Lens covers Push Olympique de Marseille covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 8% 90%
-1.5 10% — 90%
-1 10% 22% 68%
-0.5 32% — 68%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 18% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Racing Club de Lens keeps clean sheet
54% ✗
Olympique de Marseille keeps clean sheet
48% ✓

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