Lens vs Marseille prediction: FRANCE: Ligue 1 betting tips on match 2024-11-22 16:00.
[p]Lens scored twice after the 85th minute to turn likely defeat into victory against Nantes (W 3-2) before the international break, with that dramatic late show ending their two-game losing streak in Ligue 1 in the process. They resume the action just inside the top half but four points better off than where they were at this stage last term, even despite that mini-slump that saw them fail to score for two games in a row.[/p]
[p]Victory over Nantes also broke a sequence of three straight home games without scoring (D2, L1) for Lens and they’ll be thankful to have found their scoring form again ahead of the visit of Marseille, a team they’ve only lost to once across the last three home meetings (W2, D1). Yet they remain the league’s joint-lowest scorers at home this term where they’ve netted just five times in total (W2, D2, L1). [/p]
[p]Losing 3-1 to Auxerre just before the international break will have given Marseille boss Roberto De Zerbi plenty to think about, as that result saw them lose even more ground on leaders PSG. With hopes of a first Ligue 1 title since 2009/10 dwindling, facing Lens probably comes at an inopportune time, as only against Saint-Étienne (41) have they lost more league games against then they have Lens (39). [/p]
[p]Things could get better here though, with Les Olympiens being one of the continent’s best travellers – only Barcelona among the sides playing in Europe’s ‘top five’ leagues have won more league away games than Marseille’s five this term, so there are reasons to head north with confidence. Four of those victories saw Marseille score 3+ goals too, highlighting the significant attacking threat they continue to pose on the road.[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Adrien Thomasson completed victory for Lens against Nantes with his third consecutive goal to arrive after half-time, two of which were after the 85th minute, while Mason Greenwood has netted between the 55th and 65th minute in both of Marseille’s last two Ligue 1 away games.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: A red card has been shown in three of Marseille’s last five league away fixtures and two of Lens’s five at home this term.[/p]
[p][i]Written by John Pennington[/i][/p]