Racing Club de Lens vs Olympique de Marseille, Ligue 1 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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Racing Club de Lens vs Olympique de Marseille — Ligue 1 at Stade Bollaert-Delelis.
- Racing Club de Lens 5 games · 4 pts (2026/27)
- Olympique de Marseille 5 games · 3 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Benoit Bastien
- Assistant 1 Hicham Zakrani
- Assistant 2 Aurelien Berthomieu
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
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 | |
|---|---|---|
| #15 | Position | #17 |
| 4 | Points | 3 |
| 5 | Played | 5 |
| 1 / 1 / 3 | W / D / L | 1 / 0 / 4 |
| 9 | Scored | 7 |
| 9 | Conceded | 8 |
| +0 | GD | -1 |
| 0.80 | PPG | 0.60 |
| 20% | Win % | 20% |
Key Stats
58%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
H2H (12 games)
58%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
0%
Clean Sheets
Racing Club de Lens this season
Racing Club de Lens this season
0%
Clean Sheets
Olympique de Marseille this season
Olympique de Marseille this season
Racing Club de Lens are 15th (4 pts). Olympique de Marseille are 17th (3 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
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
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
Top Scorers (This Season)
Racing Club de Lens
| Florian Thauvin | 3 G | 3 A |
| Franjo Ivanovic | 2 G | |
| Saud Abdulhamid | 1 G | |
| Pierre Ganiou | 1 G |
Olympique de Marseille
| Amine Gouiri | 4 G | 1 A |
| Pierre Emile Hojbjerg | 1 G | |
| Keyliane Abdallah | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' Three points are at stake. Racing Club de Lens host Olympique de Marseille — let the battle begin!
- 5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
- 10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Racing Club de Lens that had 448 games and scored 428 goals.
- 15' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 20' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
- 25' A quiet spell here at Stade Bollaert-Delelis. Olympique de Marseille seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 30' Leonardo Balerdi is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Racing Club de Lens so far.
- 35' 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.
- 37' Renan Lodi picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 42' Jonathan Gradit has been relatively quiet despite scoring 3 goals in his last 399 appearances.
- 44' Jonathan Gradit was booked on 44.
- 45' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jonathan Gradit on 45.
- 50' It looks surprising Racing Club de Lens does not make any changes. Massadio Haidara has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 55' Racing Club de Lens are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Olympique de Marseille backline.
- 56' Olympique de Marseille make a change. Joaquin Correa trudges off to be replaced by Iliman Ndiaye on 56 minutes.
- 60' A change in the Racing Club de Lens ranks — Adrien Thomasson exits the field as Morgan Guilavogui enters on 60.
- 65' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Florian Sotoca made 437 appearances and scored 52 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 70' A tactical swap from Olympique de Marseille — Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang on, Vitinha off on 70 minutes.
- 71' A tactical swap from Racing Club de Lens — Deiver Machado on, Massadio Haidara off on 71 minutes.
- 76' Racing Club de Lens player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 81' Olympique de Marseille started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 81.
- 86' Olympique de Marseille manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Michael Murillo is hanging Ismaila Sarr on the field on 86 minute.
- 87' Racing Club de Lens ring the changes. Neil El Aynaoui has done his job and it is now time for David Pereira da Costa to step up.
- 90' Jonathan Gradit makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Racing Club de Lens are in front.
- The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Olympique de Marseille.
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 |
| Florian Thauvin | 1 |
| Seko Fofana | 1 |
| Arkadiusz Milik | 1 |
| Jonathan Gradit | 1 |
| Facundo Medina | 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
1.85
Racing Club de Lens xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.2
Olympique de Marseille xG
I would bet for:
Both teams to score 59% + Over 2.5 goals 58%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Racing Club de Lens win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 3.05
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 94% |
|
6% |
| ± 1.5 | 81% |
|
19% |
| ± 2.5 | 58% |
|
42% |
| ± 3.5 | 36% |
|
64% |
| ± 4.5 | 20% |
|
80% |
Double Chance
Racing Club de Lens or Draw
77%
Draw or Olympique de Marseille
47%
Racing Club de Lens or Olympique de Marseille
76%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.4%
2 – 1
9.3%
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 0
8%
0 – 0
6.4%
1 – 2
6.1%
3 – 1
5.8%
2 – 2
5.6%
0 – 1
4.9%
3 – 0
4.8%
3 – 2
3.5%
0 – 2
3.4%
Asian Handicap — Racing Club de Lens
| Handicap | Racing Club de Lens covers | Push | Olympique de Marseille covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 14% | — | 86% |
| -2 | 14% | 16% | 71% |
| -1.5 | 29% | — | 71% |
| -1 | 29% | 22% | 49% |
| -0.5 | 51% | — | 49% |
| +0.5 | 76% | — | 24% |
| +1 | 76% | 14% | 10% |
| +1.5 | 90% | — | 10% |
| +2 | 90% | 7% | 3% |
| +2.5 | 97% | — | 3% |
Clean Sheet
Racing Club de Lens keeps clean sheet
31%
✗
Olympique de Marseille keeps clean sheet
17%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.