Racing Club de Lens vs Olympique de Marseille, Ligue 1 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
Racing Club de Lens vs Olympique de Marseille — Ligue 1 at Stade Bollaert-Delelis.
- Racing Club de Lens 10 games · 13 pts (2026/27)
- Olympique de Marseille 10 games · 18 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Benoit Bastien
- Assistant 1 Hicham Zakrani
- Assistant 2 Aurelien Berthomieu
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
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Nov | Olympique de Marseille | H | 1–0 | W |
| 08 Nov | PSV | A | 0–1 | L |
| 04 Nov | FC Lorient | A | 0–0 | D |
| 28 Oct | FC Nantes | H | 4–0 | W |
| 24 Oct | PSV | H | 1–1 | D |
| 20 Oct | Le Havre AC | A | 0–0 | D |
Season Stats
| Racing Club de Lens | Olympique de Marseille | |
|---|---|---|
| #11 | Position | #4 |
| 13 | Points | 18 |
| 10 | Played | 10 |
| 4 / 1 / 5 | W / D / L | 6 / 0 / 4 |
| 17 | Scored | 22 |
| 15 | Conceded | 14 |
| +2 | GD | +8 |
| 1.30 | PPG | 1.80 |
| 40% | Win % | 60% |
Key Stats
62%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)
H2H (13 games)
62%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
0%
Clean Sheets
Racing Club de Lens this season
Racing Club de Lens this season
22%
Clean Sheets
Olympique de Marseille this season
Olympique de Marseille this season
Racing Club de Lens are 11th (13 pts). Olympique de Marseille are 4th (18 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
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
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
Top Scorers (This Season)
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 |
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 |
Events
Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Racing Club de Lens to score. At the same time, Olympique de Marseille does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 10' Racing Club de Lens are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Olympique de Marseille backline.
- 15' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Olympique de Marseille winning 100% of all matches.
- 20' Both keepers have barely been tested. Racing Club de Lens and Olympique de Marseille are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
- 25' Olympique de Marseille has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
- 30' Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 35' Sepe Elye Wahi, a Ivory Coast forward, has 3 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 37' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Renan Lodi on 37 minutes.
- 42' 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.
- 44' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Jonathan Gradit on 44 minutes.
- 45' Jonathan Gradit was booked on 45.
- 50' Olympique de Marseille have won 539 goals from 479 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 55' Jordan Veretout is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Racing Club de Lens tonight.
- 56' Fresh legs for Olympique de Marseille! Iliman Ndiaye comes on to replace Joaquin Correa.
- 60' Morgan Guilavogui is replacing Adrien Thomasson for the Racing Club de Lens side.
- 65' Olympique de Marseille seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 70' The supporters are chanting for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. He replaces Vitinha on 70 minute.
- 71' Deiver Machado is ready to make an impact after coming on for Massadio Haidara at the 71 minute mark.
- 76' The referee calls foul for Salis Abdul Samed. He receives a Yellow card.
- 81' Olympique de Marseille come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 86' Olympique de Marseille make a change. Ismaila Sarr trudges off to be replaced by Michael Murillo on 86 minutes.
- 87' The crowd applauds Neil El Aynaoui as he leaves the pitch. David Pereira da Costa steps in for Racing Club de Lens.
- 90' Against the run of play, Jonathan Gradit has scored! This game has turned on its head.
- Olympique de Marseille will have plenty to reflect on. Racing Club de Lens were simply the better side today.
Lineups
Racing Club de Lens Lineups
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 2
- 24
- 30
- 28
- 21
- 4
- 14
-
7
Florian Sotoca ↓ Angelo Fulgini 60'
- 6
-
9
Sepe Elye Wahi ↓ Wesley Said 71'
- 23
Bench
-
11
Angelo Fulgini ↑ 60'
-
22
Wesley Said ↑ 71'
- 16
- 29
-
3
Deiver Machado ↑ 71'
-
10
David Pereira da Costa ↑ 87'
-
27
Morgan Guilavogui ↑ 60'
- 18
- 25
Olympique de Marseille Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 12
-
23
Ismaila Sarr ↓ Michael Murillo 86'
- 11
- 7
- 19
- 16
- 27
-
20
Joaquin Correa ↓ Iliman Ndiaye 56'
- 4
- 5
- 9
Bench
-
29
Iliman Ndiaye ↑ 56'
- 10
- 36
- 99
- 34
- 18
-
62
Michael Murillo ↑ 86'
- 37
- 66
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Dimitri Payet | 4 |
| Florian Sotoca | 2 |
| Wesley Said | 2 |
| Valentin Rongier | 1 |
| Przemyslaw Frankowski | 1 |
| Luis Henrique | 1 |
| Cedric Bakambu | 1 |
| Angelo Fulgini | 1 |
Head to Head
Racing Club de Lens Form
Olympique de Marseille Form
2023-11-12
Racing Club de Lens
1–0
Olympique de Marseille
L
2023-11-09
PAE AEK
0–2
Olympique de Marseille
W
2023-11-04
Olympique de Marseille
0–0
Lille OSC
D
2023-10-26
Olympique de Marseille
3–1
PAE AEK
W
2023-10-21
OGC Nice
1–0
Olympique de Marseille
L
2023-10-08
Olympique de Marseille
3–0
Le Havre AC
W
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.61
Racing Club de Lens xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.43
Olympique de Marseille xG
I would bet for:
Both teams to score 61% + Over 2.5 goals 58%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Racing Club de Lens win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 3.04
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 93% |
|
7% |
| ± 1.5 | 81% |
|
19% |
| ± 2.5 | 58% |
|
42% |
| ± 3.5 | 36% |
|
64% |
| ± 4.5 | 20% |
|
80% |
Double Chance
Racing Club de Lens or Draw
71%
Draw or Olympique de Marseille
54%
Racing Club de Lens or Olympique de Marseille
75%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.9%
2 – 1
8.5%
1 – 2
7.6%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
6.5%
2 – 0
6.2%
2 – 2
6.1%
0 – 1
6%
0 – 2
4.8%
3 – 1
4.6%
1 – 3
3.6%
3 – 2
3.3%
Asian Handicap — Racing Club de Lens
| Handicap | Racing Club de Lens covers | Push | Olympique de Marseille covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 9% | — | 91% |
| -2 | 9% | 12% | 79% |
| -1.5 | 21% | — | 79% |
| -1 | 21% | 20% | 59% |
| -0.5 | 41% | — | 59% |
| +0.5 | 67% | — | 33% |
| +1 | 67% | 17% | 16% |
| +1.5 | 84% | — | 16% |
| +2 | 84% | 10% | 6% |
| +2.5 | 94% | — | 6% |
Clean Sheet
Racing Club de Lens keeps clean sheet
25%
✗
Olympique de Marseille keeps clean sheet
21%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.