Marseille vs Lens

28 April 2024 · Ligue 1 · 2023/24 · Referee Eric Wattellier

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 1’
  • Pape Alassane Gueye 85’
  • Wesley Said 77’

Match summary

Marseille won 2-1 at home to Lens, with a late winner. Marseille led 1-0 at half-time.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang put Marseille ahead in the first minute, set up by Iliman Ndiaye, Wesley Said equalised with a header in the 77th minute, set up by Massadio Haidara, and Pape Alassane Gueye won it in the 85th minute, set up by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.

The chances backed that up: Marseille created 1.77 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to Lens's 1.27 from 18.

Match stats

Marseille Lens
13 Shots 18
6 Shots on Target 5
3 Corners 11
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1.77 xG 1.25
1.77 Non-penalty xG 1.25
3 Deep Completions 4

Key events

Marseille Lens
Kick-off
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Assist: Iliman Ndiaye
1-0 (Marseille)
1’
Half-time1-0
77’
Wesley Said
Assist: Massadio Haidara
1-1 (Lens)
Pape Alassane Gueye
Assist: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
2-1 (Marseille)
85’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Marseille
  • Leonardo Balerdi
  • Pape Alassane Gueye
Lens
  • Kevin Danso
  • Sepe Elye Wahi

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 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.77 1.27 1’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Marseille), 1-0 1’ 77’ Wesley Said (Lens), 1-1 77’ 85’ Pape Alassane Gueye (Marseille), 2-1 85’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.77 1.27 1’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Marseille), 1-0 Aubameyang 1’ 77’ Wesley Said (Lens), 1-1 Said 77’ 85’ Pape Alassane Gueye (Marseille), 2-1 Gueye 85’
Marseille 1.77 xGLens 1.27 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Lens attacking Marseille attacking 
1’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Marseille), open play, 0.43 xG, goal 85’ Pape Alassane Gueye (Marseille), open play, 0.42 xG, goal 12’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Marseille), open play, 0.30 xG, saved 77’ Wesley Said (Lens), open play, 0.24 xG, goal 12’ Sepe Elye Wahi (Lens), open play, 0.23 xG, off target 38’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), open play, 0.18 xG, hit the woodwork 48’ Iliman Ndiaye (Marseille), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 3’ Sepe Elye Wahi (Lens), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 21’ Jordan Veretout (Marseille), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 38’ Kevin Danso (Lens), from a corner, 0.09 xG, saved 76’ Ismaila Sarr (Marseille), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 82’ Ismaila Sarr (Marseille), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 58’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 4’ Angelo Fulgini (Lens), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 32’ Deiver Machado (Lens), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 69’ Ismaila Sarr (Marseille), set piece, 0.06 xG, saved 28’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Marseille), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 90+8’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Marseille), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+4’ Ayanda Sishuba (Lens), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 64’ Kevin Danso (Lens), set piece, 0.03 xG, saved 40’ Jordan Veretout (Marseille), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 70’ Facundo Medina (Lens), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 31’ Nampalys Mendy (Lens), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 77’ Jonathan Clauss (Marseille), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 27’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 50’ Angelo Fulgini (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 87’ Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90+2’ Andy Diouf (Lens), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 10’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Marseille), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 16’ Kevin Danso (Lens), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 89’ Ayanda Sishuba (Lens), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 1’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Marseille), open play, 0.43 xG, goal 85’ Pape Alassane Gueye (Marseille), open play, 0.42 xG, goal 12’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Marseille), open play, 0.30 xG, saved 77’ Wesley Said (Lens), open play, 0.24 xG, goal 12’ Sepe Elye Wahi (Lens), open play, 0.23 xG, off target 38’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), open play, 0.18 xG, hit the woodwork 48’ Iliman Ndiaye (Marseille), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 21’ Jordan Veretout (Marseille), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 3’ Sepe Elye Wahi (Lens), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 38’ Kevin Danso (Lens), from a corner, 0.09 xG, saved 76’ Ismaila Sarr (Marseille), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 82’ Ismaila Sarr (Marseille), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 58’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 4’ Angelo Fulgini (Lens), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 32’ Deiver Machado (Lens), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 69’ Ismaila Sarr (Marseille), set piece, 0.06 xG, saved 28’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Marseille), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 90+8’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Marseille), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+4’ Ayanda Sishuba (Lens), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 64’ Kevin Danso (Lens), set piece, 0.03 xG, saved 40’ Jordan Veretout (Marseille), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 70’ Facundo Medina (Lens), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 31’ Nampalys Mendy (Lens), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 77’ Jonathan Clauss (Marseille), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 27’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 50’ Angelo Fulgini (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 87’ Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90+2’ Andy Diouf (Lens), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 16’ Kevin Danso (Lens), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 10’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Marseille), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 89’ Ayanda Sishuba (Lens), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Pau López GK900 0.000.301
Leonardo Balerdi DEF900 0.000.000
Samuel Gigot DEF900 0.000.000
Amir Murillo DEF740 0.000.000
Jonathan Clauss MID811 0.020.213
Ulisses García MID900 0.000.051
Jordan Veretout MID902 0.130.000
Pape Alassane Gueye MID9011 0.420.000
Amine Harit MID670 0.000.000
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang FWD90115 0.840.421
Iliman Ndiaye FWD6711 0.110.431
Geoffrey Kondogbia Sub230 0.000.000
Ismaila Sarr Sub233 0.250.000
Jean Onana Sub160 0.000.000
Luis Henrique Sub90 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Marseille win 43% Avg odds 2.21
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.53
Lens win 30% Avg odds 3.22

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

Form going into the game

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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.