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Lens have to recover from their biggest-ever defeat when they welcome Marseille to the Stade Bollaert-Delelis in Ligue 1 on Sunday night.
The hosts were humiliated 9-1 by Como on home soil in the Champions League in midweek.
Meanwhile, Marseille were victorious in European action, beating Bayer Leverkusen 1-0 away from home in the Europa League.
Read our prediction, preview and betting tips for the game below, and make sure to check out our today's betting tips page for more of our expert predictions.
Lens vs. Marseille key stats
- Lens have lost three of their last four games in all competitions (W1).
- Marseille have won their previous four league matches.
- Four of the last five head-to-heads have seen both teams score.
Lens vs. Marseille preview: More misery for hosts?
Lens vs Marseille — Tale of the Tape
| Lens | vs | Marseille |
|---|---|---|
| 9th | Position | 6th |
| 13 | Points | 15 |
| 16 | Goals For | 20 |
| 13 | Goals Against | 13 |
| 0 | Clean Sheets | 3 |
| 7th (H) | Home / Away Rank | 5th (A) |
After finishing as runners-up to Paris Saint-Germain last season, Lens are languishing in ninth.
They have not been at the same level since losing manager Pierre Sage to Crystal Palace, while key players like Mamadou Sangare also left for Brentford this summer.
Having only been appointed in September, Yannick Cahuzac knows the task at hand, and will have to motivate players after their humbling in midweek.
Lens appear to have no fresh injury concerns, but Cahuzac could make plenty of changes following their 9-1 defeat.
As for Marseille, they impressed at Leverkusen to record victory, their third in a row in all competitions.
They are doing slightly better than Lens in Ligue 1, as they are two points and three places above last season's runners-up.
Having missed out on Champions League football last term, that is surely the aim for Bruno Genesio's side.
The visitors could also welcome back Amine Harit after he missed Thursday's win, in what would be another boost for them.
Lens vs. Marseille form guide & betting tips
| Lens | vs | Marseille |
|---|---|---|
LWWWL |
Form | LWWWW |
| 9 | Points | 12 |
| 6th | Form Table | 2nd |
| 8 | Goals For | 14 |
| 6 | Goals Against | 7 |
WLWLL |
Form (All Comps) | WLWWW |
Whispers predicts: Lens 1-3 Marseille
Lens are 13/10 (2.30) favourites, but given Marseille's superior form, we are backing against the bookies.
Marseille to win at 19/10 (2.90) is our first pick, while Over 3.5 goals at 6/5 (2.20) reflects Lens' vulnerabilities in defence at the moment.
The hosts could still cause problems themselves though, and so BTTS – Yes at 9/20 (1.45) is our final pick.
Overall, we are predicting a 3-1 Marseille victory, which is available at 20/1 (21.00).
> BTTS – Yes at 1.45 | Likelihood: High
> Over 3.5 goals at 2.20 | Likelihood: Medium
> Marseille to win at 2.90 | Likelihood: Medium