Lens vs Marseille

3 February 2021 · Ligue 1 · 2020/21 · Referee Willy Delajod

Full time 2 – 2

Half-time: 0–2

  • Florian Sotoca 46’
  • Facundo Medina 61’
  • Florian Thauvin 37’
  • Arkadiusz Milik 45+3’

Match summary

Lens and Marseille shared the points in a 2-2 draw. Marseille led 2-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Florian Thauvin put Marseille ahead in the 37th minute, set up by Álvaro González and Arkadiusz Milik made it 0-2 in first-half stoppage time, set up by Álvaro González. In the second half, Florian Sotoca pulled one back to make it 1-2 in the 46th minute, set up by Simon Banza and Facundo Medina equalised from a corner in the 61st minute, set up by Jonathan Clauss.

There was little between the sides on chances: Lens created 1.53 expected goals (xG) from 21 shots, Marseille 1.36 from 11.

Match stats

Lens Marseille
21 Shots 11
3 Shots on Target 4
8 Corners 4
4 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1.53 xG 1.32
1.53 Non-penalty xG 1.32
7 Deep Completions 7

Key events

Lens Marseille
Kick-off
37’
Florian Thauvin
Assist: Álvaro González0-1 (Marseille)
45+3’
Arkadiusz Milik
Assist: Álvaro González0-2 (Marseille)
Half-time0-2
Florian Sotoca
Assist: Simon Banza1-2 (Lens)
46’
Facundo Medina
Assist: Jonathan Clauss2-2 (Lens)
61’
Full-time2-2

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Lens
  • Facundo Medina
  • Cheick Oumar Doucoure
  • Seko Fofana
  • Corentin Jean
Marseille
  • Pol Lirola
  • Álvaro González

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.53 1.36 37’ Florian Thauvin (Marseille), 0-1 37’ 45+3’ Arkadiusz Milik (Marseille), 0-2 45+3’ 46’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), 1-2 46’ 61’ Facundo Medina (Lens), 2-2 61’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.53 1.36 37’ Florian Thauvin (Marseille), 0-1 Thauvin 37’ 45+3’ Arkadiusz Milik (Marseille), 0-2 Milik 45+3’ 46’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), 1-2 Sotoca 46’ 61’ Facundo Medina (Lens), 2-2 Medina 61’
Lens 1.53 xGMarseille 1.36 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Marseille attacking Lens attacking 
48’ Arkadiusz Milik (Marseille), set piece, 0.61 xG, goal 49’ Florian Thauvin (Marseille), open play, 0.39 xG, off target 61’ Facundo Medina (Lens), from a corner, 0.35 xG, goal 22’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), set piece, 0.21 xG, off target 46’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), open play, 0.13 xG, goal 71’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), from a corner, 0.11 xG, off target 81’ Seko Fofana (Lens), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 55’ Simon Banza (Lens), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 75’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 87’ Corentin Jean (Lens), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 17’ Lucas Perrin (Marseille), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 37’ Florian Thauvin (Marseille), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 41’ Valère Germain (Marseille), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 50’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 48’ Álvaro González (Marseille), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 55’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 31’ Seko Fofana (Lens), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 53’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 57’ Boubacar Kamara (Marseille), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+2’ Corentin Jean (Lens), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, blocked 32’ Jonathan Clauss (Lens), set piece, 0.03 xG, saved 59’ Simon Banza (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 73’ Seko Fofana (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 20’ Arkadiusz Milik (Marseille), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 89’ Arnaud Kalimuendo Muinga (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 5’ Boubacar Kamara (Marseille), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 27’ Arkadiusz Milik (Marseille), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 85’ Tony Mauricio (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 62’ Cheick Oumar Doucoure (Lens), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 78’ Gaël Kakuta (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 22’ Cheick Oumar Doucoure (Lens), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 25’ Arkadiusz Milik (Marseille), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 48’ Arkadiusz Milik (Marseille), set piece, 0.61 xG, goal 49’ Florian Thauvin (Marseille), open play, 0.39 xG, off target 61’ Facundo Medina (Lens), from a corner, 0.35 xG, goal 22’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), set piece, 0.21 xG, off target 46’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), open play, 0.13 xG, goal 71’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), from a corner, 0.11 xG, off target 81’ Seko Fofana (Lens), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 55’ Simon Banza (Lens), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 75’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 87’ Corentin Jean (Lens), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 17’ Lucas Perrin (Marseille), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 37’ Florian Thauvin (Marseille), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 41’ Valère Germain (Marseille), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 50’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 48’ Álvaro González (Marseille), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 55’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 31’ Seko Fofana (Lens), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 53’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 57’ Boubacar Kamara (Marseille), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+2’ Corentin Jean (Lens), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, blocked 32’ Jonathan Clauss (Lens), set piece, 0.03 xG, saved 59’ Simon Banza (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 73’ Seko Fofana (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 20’ Arkadiusz Milik (Marseille), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 89’ Arnaud Kalimuendo Muinga (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 5’ Boubacar Kamara (Marseille), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 27’ Arkadiusz Milik (Marseille), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 85’ Tony Mauricio (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 78’ Gaël Kakuta (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 62’ Cheick Oumar Doucoure (Lens), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 22’ Cheick Oumar Doucoure (Lens), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 25’ Arkadiusz Milik (Marseille), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Jean-Louis Leca GK900 0.000.000
Facundo Medina DEF9011 0.350.091
Steven Fortes DEF850 0.000.000
Clement Michelin DEF490 0.000.000
Jonathan Clauss MID9011 0.030.564
Cheick Oumar Doucoure MID902 0.030.021
Seko Fofana MID903 0.160.232
Massadio Haidara MID900 0.000.102
Gaël Kakuta MID851 0.020.092
Florian Sotoca FWD9017 0.690.000
Simon Banza FWD8512 0.110.131
Arnaud Kalimuendo Muinga Sub411 0.020.102
Loic Bade Sub50 0.000.000
Tony Mauricio Sub51 0.020.000
Corentin Jean Sub52 0.110.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Lens win 39% Avg odds 2.41
Draw 30% Avg odds 3.17
Marseille win 31% Avg odds 3.12

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Lens LDWLW
Marseille WDLLL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Marseille 0-1 Lens, 20 Jan 21 Next meeting: Marseille 2-3 Lens, 26 Sep 21  All Lens vs Marseille meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.