Two clubs that are under a lot of pressure at the moment would be Olympique Marseille and RC Lens. Both clubs have wandered off their levels and are currently struggling in the league at the moment. Olympique Marseille have not tasted a victory in the last 5 league games while RC Lens just ended a 4-match winless streak with a scrappy win against bottom-placed Clermont Foot 63. Both clubs will be eager to get a good result in this game but which of the teams will it be?
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Olympique Marseille are obviously chasing the flight to Europe next season but at current speed, they are running out of time. Their current results of 3 losses and 2 draws in 5 games suggests that they do not deserve a seat in Europe next season, but they hope to keep up with the chase until the end of the season. Overall, Olympique Marseille have the records: 10 wins, 11 draws and 9 losses and they are in 8th position with 41 points.
Olympique Marseille played their last game against OGC Nice during midweek and they managed to hold onto a 2-2 draw. After falling behind in the 13th minute, Jonathan Clauss responded with the equalizer in the 31st minute but before the end of the first half, they lost Faris Pemi Moumbagna to a red card. In the second half, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang converted a penalty to put Marseille ahead but they lost the lead in the 72nd minute and the game ended as a draw. According to stats, Marseille had 48% possession, 4 shots on target and 3 corner kicks. They also had 3 big chances, missed 2 and hit the woodwork once.
RC Lens
It's fair assessment to say RC Lens has had a poor season compared to their performance last season. Results from the last 5 games shows they had 1 win, 1 draw and 2 defeats. And the overall stats shows they had 13 wins, 7 draws and 10 defeats this season. This leaves them in 6th spot with 46 points.
RC Lens ended their poor run by beating Clermont Foot last weekend. Lens was awarded an early penalty in the 3rd minute and Florian Sotoca converted the kick to put them in the lead. After that, the game was pretty much quite and RC Lens failed to stretch their lead and the game ended 1-0. According to stats, Lens had 48% possession, 4 shots on target and 4 corner kicks. They also created 5 big chances, missed 4 and hit the woodwork twice during the game.
Head to Head
The h2h shows in the last 20 meetings between both clubs, RC Lens won 8 matches, while Olympique Marseille won 7 and 5 matches ended in a draw.
Analysis and Predictions
It's hard to see either side as an outright winner in this clash when their results and current form is put into consideration. But there is a chance Olympique Marseille will be the stronger team of the two because they have home advantage behind them.
RC Lens won the last 3 meetings while Olympique Marseille are without a clean sheet in the last 3. Lens scored first in 4 of the last 5 meetings and there were more than 4.5 cards in 5 of the last 7 meetings. There were also less than 10.5 corners in 7 of the last 9 meetings.
- 3 Way Total Over 2 Goals at 1.976 Odds
- Both Teams to Score at 1.73 Odds
- Over 8 Corners at 1.61 Odds
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