Olympique de Marseille vs RC Lens predictions, H2H, statistics and tips

The Les Sang et Or, having lost their last match against Le Havre, travel to Marseille with the intention of achieving the best possible result. In this match of the 25th round of the Ligue 1,  Olympique de Marseille will face RC Lens at Orange Vélodrome stadium on 8 March at 15:05, and will be refereed by T. Léonard.

The home team, Olympique de Marseille is currently in 2º position in the tournament with 49 points, while RC Lens is currently in 9º position with 33.  Continue reading our analysis for stats, H2H history and best predictions for this Olympique de Marseille vs RC Lens.

Olympique de Marseille

Olympique de Marseille comes from playing against FC Nantes and finished the match with a result of 2-0, with win for Olympique de Marseille. Buoyed by this latest result, they will be looking to get another win against Les Sang et Or coached by W. Still. In that last match between Olympique de Marseille and FC Nantes, The Phocaeans team achieved a 75% possession of the ball, with 5 shots on goal of which 2 were goals. The goals were scored by Amine Gouiri and Mason Greenwood.

In the last 8 matches, the team coached by R. De Zerbi has achieved 4 wins, 1 draw y 3 defeats. Olympique de Marseille average number of goals per game is 1.8 goals, while they concede an average of 1.3 goals per game. With this trend, they have kept 1 clean sheet in 1 official match. In those 8 matches, they have scored a total of 14 goals while conceding 10 goals.

Latest statistics in Olympique de Marseille matches:

• Under 2.5 goals: 5/8
• Both teams to score: 4/8
• First to concede goals: 5/8
• Draw at half-time: 4/8

RC Lens

RC Lens, meanwhile, are coming off a 3-4 defeat against Le Havre, and travel to the Orange Vélodrome stadium with the intention of turning this last result around and facing Olympique de Marseille.

In that match between RC Lens and Le Havre, the Les Sang et Or team achieved 69% ball possession, getting 7 shots on goal, 3 of which were goals. The goals were scored by Florian Sotoca, Ruben Aguilar and Neil El Aynaoui.

Analysing the last 8 matches, W. Still's team has won 3, and lost 5, and is on a run of 4 consecutive defeats. RC Lens average 1.3 goals per game, while they concede an average of 1.8 goals per game. With this trend, they have 4 official matches without clean sheets. In those 8 matches, they have scored a total of 10 goals while conceding 14 goals.

Latest statistics in RC Lens matches:

• Over 2.5 goals: 4/8
• Under 2.5 goals: 4/8
• Both teams to score: 4/8
• Matches conceding goals: 4
• First to score: 4/8
• First to concede goals: 4/8
• Losing streak: 4
• Draw at half-time: 4/8

Olympique de Marseille vs RC Lens: H2H STATS

The match-ups between the two teams can help you when placing your bets. We have taken them into account for this Olympique de Marseille vs RC Lens prediction. The last match between these teams was in the Ligue 1 competition, in an event that took place at the Bollaert-Delelis stadium on 23-11-2024 with the result of 1-3, with Olympique de Marseille winning.

The last 5 meetings between Olympique de Marseille and RC Lens have resulted in 2 wins for Olympique de Marseille, 3 wins for RC Lens. In those matches, Olympique de Marseille managed to score 6 goals, while RC Lens scored 6 goals against Olympique de Marseille.

• In 3/5 matches both teams scored
• En 3/5 games it was an Over 2.5 goals