The revers fixture between these tow sides in October last year ended 1-0 in favour of Lens thanks to David Costa’s second half effort.
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Lens will play host to Marseille in a Ligue 1 fixture at Stade Bollaert-Delelis on Saturday. The revers fixture between these tow sides in October last year ended 1-0 in favour of Lens thanks to David Costa’s second half effort. As of now, Lens are occupying third spot in the French top flight standings, having collected 69 points from 33 games, eight points clear of fourth-placed Monaco and just a solitary point behind the Olympians, who are sitting at the second position.
𝑱𝑶𝑼𝑹 𝑫𝑬 𝑴𝑨𝑻𝑪𝑯 ⚒️
Première étape du 𝘀𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 en @Ligue1UberEats : les hommes d’Igor Tudor se déplacent à Bollaert-Delelis pour défier le RC Lens 💥 #RCLOM👤 Clément Turpin pic.twitter.com/esuiVHMFWu
— Olympique de Marseille (@OM_Officiel) May 6, 2023
Lens are heading into the match on the back of a narrow 1-0 win away to Toulouse on Tuesday night thanks to Lois Openda’s lone goal in the first half. It was les Sang et’s 20th league-win of the season and they have now recorded six wins and one defeat from their last seven outings in the top flight. With five games left to play, the Blood and Gold’s Champions League destiny is in their own hands and a top-four finish could be guaranteed for Lens this weekend if results around them go in their favour. Meanwhile, Lens have the best home-record in the Ligue 1 this season, having collected a stunning 43 points from a possible 48 thus far.
Marseille, on the other hand, came from behind to secure all three points against Auxerre last time out thanks to Cengiz Under’s 75th-minute equaliser and Alexis Sanchez’s winner two minutes later. The result extended their unbeaten streak to eight games in Ligue 1, while winning five matches in the process. Meanwhile, the Olympians have the best away-record in the French top flight this term, having lost only once and collected 39 points from 16 outings so far. The Phocaeans are currently trailing the league-leaders Paris Saint-Germain by only five points, and with five games remaining, can still put pressure Parisians. Three of their next five fixtures will be against teams in the bottom half of the table.
Marseille, have won only one of their last five encounters against Marseille, and that lone success came at Stade Bollaert-Delelis last season. It was the Olympians’s 42nd victory against the Lens in 104 meetings across all competitions. Meanwhile, the Blood and Gold have won prevailed 40 times in the clash and 22 fixtures have ended in draws.
| Key Details | Stats |
| Total matches | 104 |
| Lens won | 42 |
| Marseille won | 40 |
| Draws | 22 |
| Total Lens goals | 132 |
| Total Marseille goals | 169 |
| Biggest Lens win | 8-1 (1963) |
| Biggest Marseille win | 4-0 (1948) |
| Last 5 match-results | Score |
| Lens beat Marseille | 1-0 |
| Marseille beat Lens | 0-2 |
| Lens beat Marseille | 2-3 |
| Lens draw Marseille | 2-2 |
| Lens beat Marseille | 0-1 |
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