Lens vs Marseille Prediction & Betting Tips (23 November)

Lens has gone through a zone of turbulence recently. While in 5th place in the standings, RCL was beaten by its northern rival Lille 0-2 in the derby at the end of October and at PSG 1-0 at the start of the following month. Their stunning success over Nantes 3-2 acquired before the international break is certainly positive in putting out the start of the fire but the Sang et Or now occupy 8th place in the ranking. Will Still's players have the same number of points as Nice, 6th and virtually the first European club. They have drawn a majority of matches after 11 days, 5 of which they have all lined up in a row. Marseille's latest results perfectly sum up its first third of the season.

The club coached by Roberto De Zerbi is performing well away from home, like its last successes at Montpellier 0-5 on October 20 and Nantes 1-2 on November 3, but loses too many points on its pitch at the Vélodrome stadium. Indeed, OM only won one home match and suffered the law of Auxerre 1-3 before the international break. An unexpected setback which stripped the club of its place as runner-up to PSG. The Olympians thus returned to 3rd place, 3 points behind second, Monaco, and 9 behind leader, PSG.

The suspensions have impacted Lens recently and continue to harm Will Still's squad, with the coach himself being deprived of the bench this Saturday. While striker Nzola (2 goals in League 1) is back after serving this sanction, senior defender Khusanov is punished for a second and final match. The Lens defense suffers a little more this weekend since an important element, Gradit, has to step back for this reason. These absences are added to those of the injured Cabot (no matches), Satriano (no goals) and Saïd (2 goals). Aguilar also remains sidelined after undergoing shoulder surgery. In this position, Polish international Frankowski is also likely to withdraw after missing this month's matches for his selection due to an adductor injury. Will Still could have to tinker to compose his starting lineup. On the Marseille side, the injured Moumbagna and Carboni have been absent for many weeks. Other elements have recently been sidelined due to injuries such as Harit (2 goals in Ligue1), defender Cornelius and secondary goalkeeper Blanco.

They are in doubt for this resumption of the championship. Defender Mbemba, sidelined since the start of the season, remains on the sidelines and recently said he wanted to leave the club this winter during the transfer window. The truce may have finally launched summer recruit Rabiot. The French international, who started OM's last four matches in Ligue 1, came out of a convincing rally with the Blues. He played the entire match in Italy and contributed to the French victory by scoring 2 goals. Greenwood scored against Auxerre without however managing to avoid defeat for his team. The Englishman is the second best scorer in the championship with 8 goals to his name.