Olympique Marseille vs Lens prediction and preview
Ligue 1 · Sunday 16 May 2027, 00:00 UTC
Match facts
Olympique Marseille vs Lens
Ligue 1 · Sunday 16 May 2027, 00:00 UTC · Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
Olympique Marseille vs Lens preview
The Ligue 1 fixture between Olympique Marseille and Lens is scheduled for Sunday 16 May 2027 at 00:00 UTC at Stade Vélodrome in Marseille. Olympique Marseille sit 6th on 15 points after 9 matches, while Lens go into the round 9th, on 13 points from 9 games.
Recent form: Olympique Marseille W-W-L-W-L, Lens L-W-L-W-L (most recent first). Over their last 6, Olympique Marseille have scored 2.2 and conceded 1.2 goals per game, with 2 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 2. Lens average 1.2 scored and 1.5 conceded across their last 6, with 0 clean sheets.
Head to head, Olympique Marseille have 4 wins to Lens's 6 across 10 meetings, with 0 draws. Those games averaged 2.7 goals, 6 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 6. The most recent meeting, on 24 Jan 2026, ended Olympique Marseille 3-1 Lens.
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Form and table
- Olympique MarseilleLast five: L W L W W
- LensLast five: L W L W L
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Olympique Marseille | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 13 | +7 | 15 | LWWWW |
| 9 | Lens | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 13 | LWWWL |
Head-to-head
Team news
Olympique Marseille expected line-up (4-1-4-1)
Jeffrey de Lange, Timothy Weah, Nayef Aguerd, Emerson, CJ Egan-Riley, Igor Paixão, Himad Abdelli, Tochukwu Nnadi, Amine Harit, Pierre-Emile Højbjerg, Amine Gouiri
Lens expected line-up (3-4-2-1)
Robin Risser, Ruben Aguilar, Samson Baidoo, Jean-Clair Todibo, Matthieu Udol, Saud Abdulhamid, Michaël Cuisance, Amadou Haidara, Florian Thauvin, Florian Sotoca
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