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Marseille vs Lens – Lineups & Match Details

Marseille beat Lens 3-1. Goals: A. Gouiri (3'), E. Nwaneri (13'), A. Gouiri (75'), R. Fofana (85'). Marseille had 54% possession against Lens's 46%. Shots on target: 5-2.

Ligue 1 · Regular Season - 19

Saturday, 24 January 2026

MarseilleMarseille

3 - 1

Full Time

HT: 2 - 0

LensLens

Referee: Benoît Bastien, France

Lineups

MarseilleMarseille3-4-2-1
G. Rulli1G. RulliG
L. Balerdi5L. BalerdiD
N. Aguerd21N. AguerdD
F. Medina32F. MedinaD
T. Weah22T. WeahM
P. Hojbjerg23P. HojbjergM
Q. Timber27Q. TimberM
I. Paixao14I. PaixaoM
E. Nwaneri11E. NwaneriF
H. J. Traore20H. J. TraoreF
A. Gouiri9A. GouiriF

Substitutes

12J. De LangeG
28B. PavardD
4C. Egan-RileyD
62M. MurilloD
50D. BakolaM
17M. O'RileyM
18A. VermeerenM
10M. GreenwoodF
97P. AubameyangF
LensLens3-4-2-1
R. Risser40R. RisserG
I. Ganiou25I. GaniouD
M. Sarr20M. SarrD
M. Udol14M. UdolD
S. Abdulhamid23S. AbdulhamidM
M. Sangare8M. SangareM
A. Thomasson28A. ThomassonM
R. Aguilar2R. AguilarM
F. Thauvin10F. ThauvinF
W. Said22W. SaidF
O. Edouard11O. EdouardF

Substitutes

1M. GorgelinG
13N. CelikD
32K. AntonioD
5A. BulatovicM
18F. SyllaM
26A. BermontM
7F. SotocaF
19A. SimaF
38R. FofanaF

Match Events

3'G

A. Gouiri

Assist: Igor Paixão

13'G

E. Nwaneri

Assist: P. Højbjerg

37'Y

W. Saïd

58'S

E. Nwaneri

Substitution 1

59'S

O. Édouard

Substitution 1

61'Y

M. Sangaré

70'Y

F. Thauvin

72'S

A. Thomasson

Substitution 2

72'S

W. Saïd

Substitution 3

74'S

N. Aguerd

Substitution 2

74'S

H. Traorè

Substitution 3

74'S

Q. Timber

Substitution 4

75'G

A. Gouiri

Assist: T. Weah

78'S

R. Aguilar

Substitution 4

78'S

F. Thauvin

Substitution 5

80'S

A. Gouiri

Substitution 5

85'G

R. Fofana

Assist: M. Sangaré

Statistics

Marseille
54%46%
Lens
1Expected Goals (xG)1.01
10Total Shots7
5Shots on Target2
2Corners2
18Fouls16
1Offsides4
89Pass Accuracy (%)87
0Yellow Cards3
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Marseille host Lens on Saturday, 24 January 2026 at Orange Vélodrome. The kick-off time is 20:05 local. The fixture is part of the Ligue 1 schedule. Marseille go into the match 6th in the table; Lens sit 2nd. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Marseille have taken 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 1 loss. Lens have collected 5 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses over the same span. Recent run: 5 wins in a row.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 25 Oct 2025: Marseille 1-2 Lens; 8 Mar 2025: Marseille 0-1 Lens; 23 Nov 2024: Marseille 3-1 Lens. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Marseille beat Lens 3-1. Marseille scored through A. Gouiri 3', E. Nwaneri 13', A. Gouiri 75'. Lens replied with R. Fofana 85'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 85 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Marseille held 54% of the ball against 46% for Lens. Shots on target finished 5-2. Expected goals read 1.00 for Marseille, 1.01 for Lens.

Verdict

The win nudges Marseille forward and leaves Lens with work to do. Marseille sat 6th and Lens 2nd before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.