Marseille vs Lens

24 January 2026 · Ligue 1 · 2025/26 · Referee Benoît Bastien

Full time 3 – 1

Half-time: 2–0

  • Amine Gouiri 3’, 75’
  • Ethan Nwaneri 13’
  • Rayan Fofana 85’

Match summary

Marseille saw off Lens 3-1. Marseille led 2-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Amine Gouiri put Marseille ahead in the 3rd minute, set up by Igor Paixão and Ethan Nwaneri made it 2-0 in the 13th minute, set up by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg. In the second half, Gouiri made it 3-0 in the 75th minute, set up by Timothy Weah and Rayan Fofana pulled one back to make it 3-1 in the 85th minute, set up by Mamadou Sangaré.

There was little between the sides on chances: Marseille created 1.07 expected goals (xG) from 10 shots, Lens 1.00 from 7.

Match stats

54% Possession 46%
10 Shots 7
5 Shots on target 2
2 Corners 2
68 Attacks 98
27 Dangerous attacks 35
556 Passes 471
89% Pass accuracy 87%
15 Tackles 21
18 Fouls 16
1 Yellow cards 3
0 Red cards 0
1 Offsides 4

Key events

Marseille Lens
Kick-off
Amine GouiriRight foot shot1-0 (Marseille)
3’
Amine GouiriShot on target
12’
Ethan NwaneriLeft foot shot2-0 (Marseille)
13’
37’
Wesley Saïd Persistent fouling
Half-time2-0
Second half underway
Ethan NwaneriShot on target
54’
Mason GreenwoodEthan Nwaneri
58’
59’
Abdallah SimaOdsonne Édouard
61’
Mamadou SangaréFoul
70’
Florian ThauvinFoul
71’
Rayan FofanaWesley Saïd 
72’
Andrija BulatovicAdrien Thomasson 
Darryl BakolaHamed Junior Traoré
74’
Matt O'RileyQuinten Timber
74’
Benjamin PavardNayef Aguerd
74’
Amine GouiriRight foot shot3-0 (Marseille)
75’
78’
Anthony BermontRuben Aguilar
78’
Florian SotocaFlorian Thauvin
Pierre-Emerick AubameyangAmine Gouiri
80’
85’
Rayan FofanaRight foot shot3-1 (Lens)
87’
Anthony BermontShot on target
Full-time3-1

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.07 1.00 3’ Amine Gouiri (Marseille), 1-0 3’ 13’ Ethan Nwaneri (Marseille), 2-0 13’ 75’ Amine Gouiri (Marseille), 3-0 75’ 85’ Rayan Fofana (Lens), 3-1 85’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.07 1.00 3’ Amine Gouiri (Marseille), 1-0 Gouiri 3’ 13’ Ethan Nwaneri (Marseille), 2-0 Nwaneri 13’ 75’ Amine Gouiri (Marseille), 3-0 Gouiri 75’ 85’ Rayan Fofana (Lens), 3-1 Fofana 85’
Marseille 1.07 xGLens 1.00 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Lens attacking Marseille attacking 
75’ Amine Gouiri (Marseille), open play, 0.55 xG, goal 46’ Adrien Thomasson (Lens), open play, 0.30 xG, off target 85’ Rayan Fofana (Lens), open play, 0.31 xG, goal 28’ Odsonne Edouard (Lens), open play, 0.28 xG, off target 3’ Amine Gouiri (Marseille), open play, 0.15 xG, goal 13’ Ethan Nwaneri (Marseille), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 54’ Ethan Nwaneri (Marseille), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 62’ Mason Greenwood (Marseille), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 69’ Amine Gouiri (Marseille), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 15’ Odsonne Edouard (Lens), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 25’ Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Marseille), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 46’ Adrien Thomasson (Lens), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 12’ Amine Gouiri (Marseille), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 81’ Igor Paixão (Marseille), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 70’ Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Marseille), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 87’ Anthony Bermont (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 89’ Abdallah Sima (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 75’ Amine Gouiri (Marseille), open play, 0.55 xG, goal 46’ Adrien Thomasson (Lens), open play, 0.30 xG, off target 85’ Rayan Fofana (Lens), open play, 0.31 xG, goal 28’ Odsonne Edouard (Lens), open play, 0.28 xG, off target 3’ Amine Gouiri (Marseille), open play, 0.15 xG, goal 13’ Ethan Nwaneri (Marseille), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 54’ Ethan Nwaneri (Marseille), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 62’ Mason Greenwood (Marseille), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 69’ Amine Gouiri (Marseille), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 15’ Odsonne Edouard (Lens), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 25’ Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Marseille), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 46’ Adrien Thomasson (Lens), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 81’ Igor Paixão (Marseille), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 12’ Amine Gouiri (Marseille), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 70’ Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Marseille), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 87’ Anthony Bermont (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 89’ Abdallah Sima (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked
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Lineups

Marseille 3-4-2-1 Starting XI
Rulli
Balerdi
Aguerd 74’
Medina
Weah
Højbjerg
Timber 74’
Paixão
Nwaneri 58’
Traoré 74’
Gouiri 2 80’
Lens 3-4-2-1 Starting XI
Risser
Udol
Sarr
Ganiou
Aguilar 78’
Thomasson 72’
Sangaré
Abdulhamid
Saïd 71’
Thauvin 78’
Édouard 59’

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Gerónimo Rulli GK900 0.000.000
Facundo Medina DEF900 0.000.000
Leonardo Balerdi DEF900 0.000.000
Naif Aguerd DEF760 0.000.000
Timothy Weah MID9010 0.000.551
Igor Paixão MID9011 0.030.151
Pierre-Emile Højbjerg MID9012 0.060.122
Quinten Timber MID760 0.000.000
Hamed Junior Traore MID760 0.000.081
Ethan Nwaneri MID6012 0.170.000
Amine Gouiri FWD8224 0.770.021
Mason Greenwood Sub301 0.040.041
Matt O'Riley Sub140 0.000.000
Benjamin Pavard Sub140 0.000.000
Darryl Bakola Sub140 0.000.031
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Sub80 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Marseille win 46% Avg odds 2.07
Draw 25% Avg odds 3.72
Lens win 29% Avg odds 3.22

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

Form going into the game

Marseille DLWLW
Lens WWWWW

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Previous and next meeting

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Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Timeline, lineups and team statistics from Sportmonks. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.