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Lens vs Marseille

This page follows the latest fixture between these teams. Previous predictions stay on the record below.

Next match: Sun, 08 Nov 2026 • 22:45 UTC+3 • Round 10 • Stade Bollaert-Delelis • ☁️ 7.6°C, 3 km/h overcast

PREDICTLIX BEST BET
Corners O/U 9.5: Over 9.5
Model probability 58.0% · Market implied at best price ≈ 52.6% · EV at shown price +10.2%
Best odds 1.90 · Betano 1xBet 1.87Bet365 1.83

Snapshotted at publish: Over 9.5 at 1.90 (58.0%, Model EV +10.2%). Prices move constantly, confirm at the bookmaker.

Best Bet selection: highest current Model EV among eligible candidates from 1X2, Double Chance, BTTS, Over/Under 2.5, Corners O/U 9.5 and Correct Score.

🎯 PredictLix Predictions

Predictions updated: 02 Nov 2026 07:08 UTC+3

MarketTipOddsProbabilityModel EV
Match Result (1X2) Home 1xBet2.1247.2% +0.1%
Double Chance 12 1xBet1.2776.5% -2.8%
BTTS Yes William Hill1.4463.5% · No 36.5% -8.6%
Over/Under 2.5 Over 2.5 Betano1.5063.7% · Under 36.3% -4.5%
Correct Score 2-1 Betano9.509.3% -11.7%
Corners O/U 9.5 (~10.6 exp.) Over 9.5 Betano1.9058% · Under 42% +10.2%

🧠 Match Preview

Lens · Home

Lens enter this fixture with a mixed recent record of 2 wins and 3 losses from 5 matches, failing to score in 3 of those games. Their most recent meeting with Marseille was a 3-1 away defeat on 24 Jan 2026, but they won the preceding home encounter 2-1 on 25 Oct 2025.

Marseille · Away

Marseille have scored 11 goals across their last 5 matches, including a 5-2 win at Angers and a 4-3 home victory over Le Havre. However, they failed to score in 2 of those 5 games and lost both of them 0-1.

Lens' home H2H edge

The latest head-to-head ended 3-1 to Marseille at home on 24 Jan 2026, but Lens won the previous meeting at home 2-1 on 25 Oct 2025 and also won 1-0 at Marseille on 8 Mar 2025. Lens' recent record shows 3 defeats in 5, yet their model expected goals of 1.78 sit above Marseille's 1.39 for this fixture. Marseille have scored 11 goals in their last 5 matches but failed to score in 2 of them. The evidence supports Lens win.

Published 02 Nov 2026 04:51 UTC+3. Analysis and numbers reflect the pre-match data snapshot available at publication.

⚽ Current model expected goals: Lens 1.78 – 1.39 Marseille · expected total 3.18

🔑 What Drives the Prediction

Lens

Form (last 5)
Goals scored (season avg)1.80
Goals conceded (season avg)1.40
Best league winning streak this season8
xG for (last 5 with stats, weighted)1.36
xG against (last 5 with stats, weighted)1.68
Elo strength rating1638
Players out13

Marseille

Form (last 5)
Goals scored (season avg)2.30
Goals conceded (season avg)1.60
Best league winning streak this season5
xG for (last 5 with stats, weighted)1.13
xG against (last 5 with stats, weighted)1.02
Elo strength rating1599
Players out9
LensMarseille
Goals scored (season avg)
1.80
2.30
Goals conceded (season avg)
1.40
1.60
Best league winning streak this season
8
5
xG for (last 5 with stats, weighted)
1.36
1.13
xG against (last 5 with stats, weighted)
1.68
1.02
Elo strength rating
1638
1599
Players out
13
9

Headline inputs behind this prediction. The full model combines 20+ weighted factors, each published with an evidence level (A–D) in How we predict — including proprietary signals and calibration we don't publish, into the final probabilities.

📈 Team Trends

Lens

BTTS
3/6
Over 2.5
4/6
Scored a goal
3/6
No goals conceded
0/6

Marseille

Won 2 in a row
BTTS
2/6
Over 2.5
2/6
Scored a goal
4/6
No goals conceded
2/6

Streaks run from the most recent match; ratios cover each team's last 6 matches in all competitions.

🏅 League Benchmarks: Ligue 1

Lens

No top-3 or bottom-2 marks in the league right now.

Marseille

Best attack (2.30 goals/game, season)

Rank among 18 Ligue 1 teams. Attack, defence and clean sheets are season league stats; BTTS and Over 2.5 rates cover the last 6 matches, all competitions. Only top-3 and bottom-2 marks are shown.

🏠 Home vs Away Records

Lens at home · Marseille away, the split that matters for this fixture.

Lens (home)

Wins–Draws–Losses3W–0D–1L
W 3
L 1
Played4
Goals scored (avg)2.30
Goals conceded (avg)1.30
Clean sheets0
Failed to score1

Marseille (away)

Wins–Draws–Losses2W–0D–2L
W 2
L 2
Played4
Goals scored (avg)1.80
Goals conceded (avg)1.30
Clean sheets1
Failed to score2
Lens (home)Marseille (away)
W 3
L 1
W 2
L 2
Played
4
4
Goals scored (avg)
2.30
1.80
Goals conceded (avg)
1.30
1.30
Clean sheets
0
1
Failed to score
1
2

Season record of the home team at its own ground against the away team's record on the road.

🎯 Most Likely Scores for the Selected 1X2 Outcome

2–1
9.27%
2–0
6.66%
1–0
6.43%
3–1
5.51%
3–0
3.95%

Over/Under and BTTS tips are aligned with the leading scoreline. Alternative scores below may belong to other goal-total or BTTS outcomes. Percentages are estimated probabilities of the exact scores, not probabilities conditional on any scenario.

⚔️ Head-to-Head

Lens 6 wins · 0 draws · Marseille 4 wins · avg 2.7 goals · BTTS in 6 of 10

6
4
DateHomeScoreAwayCompetition
24 Jan 2026 Marseille 3–1 Lens Ligue 1
25 Oct 2025 Lens 2–1 Marseille Ligue 1
08 Mar 2025 Marseille 0–1 Lens Ligue 1
23 Nov 2024 Lens 1–3 Marseille Ligue 1
28 Apr 2024 Marseille 2–1 Lens Ligue 1
12 Nov 2023 Lens 1–0 Marseille Ligue 1
06 May 2023 Lens 2–1 Marseille Ligue 1
22 Oct 2022 Marseille 0–1 Lens Ligue 1
22 Jan 2022 Lens 0–2 Marseille Ligue 1
26 Sep 2021 Marseille 2–3 Lens Ligue 1

📈 Recent Form

Lens

DateOpponentVenueScoreResult
30/10 Lille Away 0–1 L
24/10 Paris FC Home 2–1 W
21/10 Club Brugge KV Away 0–3 L
17/10 Estac Troyes Away 3–1 W
13/10 Sporting CP Home 0–2 L
09/10 Lyon Home 2–1 W
02/10 Standard Liege Away 2–0 W
18/09 Monaco Away 1–2 L
13/09 Le Mans Away 2–2 D
10/09 Slavia Praha Away 3–2 W

Marseille

DateOpponentVenueScoreResult
01/11 Toulouse Home 2–0 W
25/10 Le Havre Home 4–3 W
22/10 Sturm Graz Away 0–1 L
18/10 Angers Away 5–2 W
15/10 Olympiakos Piraeus Home 0–1 L
11/10 Estac Troyes Away 2–0 W
20/09 Paris Saint Germain Home 1–2 L
17/09 Beşiktaş Away 1–4 L
11/09 Rennes Away 0–1 L
06/09 Paris FC Home 2–3 L

📊 Season Comparison: Ligue 1

Lens #9 · 13 pts ·  Marseille #6 · 15 pts

Lens

Wins–Draws–Losses4W–1D–4L
W 4
D 1
L 4
Played9
Goals scored (avg)1.80
Goals conceded (avg)1.40
Clean sheets0
Failed to score2
Yellow cards19
Red cards2
xG for (last 5 with stats, weighted)1.36
xG against (last 5 with stats, weighted)1.68
Corners for (avg)8.10
Penalties (scored/missed)3/0

Marseille

Wins–Draws–Losses5W–0D–4L
W 5
L 4
Played9
Goals scored (avg)2.30
Goals conceded (avg)1.60
Clean sheets2
Failed to score2
Yellow cards12
Red cards1
xG for (last 5 with stats, weighted)1.13
xG against (last 5 with stats, weighted)1.02
Corners for (avg)5.00
Penalties (scored/missed)2/1
LensMarseille
W 4
D 1
L 4
W 5
L 4
Played
9
9
Goals scored (avg)
1.80
2.30
Goals conceded (avg)
1.40
1.60
Clean sheets
0
2
Failed to score
2
2
Yellow cards
19
12
Red cards
2
1
xG for (last 5 with stats, weighted)
1.36
1.13
xG against (last 5 with stats, weighted)
1.68
1.02
Corners for (avg)
8.10
5.00
Penalties (scored/missed)
3/0
2/1

⏱️ Goal Timing (season)

Lens

1
0-15
1
1
16-30
3
31-45
4
3
46-60
5
2
61-75
2
3
76-90
4
scored conceded

Marseille

3
0-15
2
1
16-30
31-45
3
2
46-60
6
3
61-75
2
4
76-90
5
scored conceded

Goals by 15-minute intervals this season. Late-game scoring patterns matter for live and "goal in last 15 minutes" markets.

🏥 Injuries & Suspensions

Lens

  • ❌ K. Antonio: Suspended (Red Card)
  • ❌ S. Baidoo: Knee Injury
  • ❌ N. Celik: Injury
  • ❌ J. Chavez: Thigh Injury
  • ❌ J. Gradit: Thigh Injury
  • ❌ S. Abdulhamid: Contusion
  • ❌ O. Edouard: Personal Reasons
  • ❌ M. Nawrocki: Injury
  • ❌ S. Sagnan: Suspended (Red Card)
  • ❌ Y. Titraoui: Injury
  • ❌ A. Sima: Muscle Injury
  • ❌ M. Udol: Suspended (Red Card)
  • ❌ I. Ganiou: Knee Injury

Squad/transfer status (not counted as absences): T. Hazard (Coach's decision).

⚠️ Status unconfirmed (listed inactive): J. Todibo; not counted as confirmed absences.

Marseille

  • ❌ L. Balerdi: Calf Injury
  • ❌ F. Moumbagna: Injury
  • ❌ Q. Timber: Suspended (Yellow Cards)
  • ❌ I. Paixao: Muscle Injury
  • ❌ G. Kondogbia: Thigh Injury
  • ❌ T. Nnadi: Knee Injury
  • ❌ D. Cornelius: Hip Injury
  • ❌ P. Hojbjerg: Muscle Injury
  • ❌ T. Weah: Suspended (Red Card)

⚠️ Status unconfirmed (listed inactive): A. Koum Mbondo; not counted as confirmed absences.

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