This Wednesday, January 20, 2021, Olympique de Marseille welcomes Lens for a late match counting for the 9th day of the 2020-2021 season of the French Ligue 1 championship.
The match will take place at the Orange Vélodrome de Marseille and the kick-off will be at 9:00 p.m. During the previous day (D20), OM lost at home to Nîmes and Lens went to a draw in Nantes.
In the standings, Marseille is 6th with 32 points and Lens is installed in 10th place with 28 units.
◾️The two clubs have met 102 times in the past since 1937: 44 OM wins, 22 draws and 36 Lens wins.
◾️The last match between the two teams ended in a Marseille victory (4-0) on March 22, 2015 on Matchday 30 of L1 (2014-2015 season).
◾️We have to go back to March 4, 2007 to see a success from Lens to Marseille.
◾️Since that date, the Lensois club has remained on a series of 5 games without a win in the Bouches-du-Rhône.
◾️OM and Lens have taken just 4 points out of 15 possible in their last 5 Ligue 1 games.
◾️Florian Thauvin and Gaël Kakuta, OM’s top passer and Lens scorer respectively, will be the two players to watch in this encounter.
Football Prediction of the Day Marseille vs Lens
After being beaten by PSG in the Champions Trophy, OM lost again within 3 days following their loss in the league to Nîmes.
With this 4th setback of the season in L1, the Marseillais are now 4 points behind the 5th place occupied by Rennes.
For its next match, Marseille have the opportunity to return to success against a Lensoise team which remains for 3 unsuccessful games away.
Bet Tips: Marseilles
Odds: 1.97
