PREVIEW | Marseille vs Lens - team news, lineups, predictions

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·22 January 2026

PREVIEW | Marseille vs Lens - team news, lineups, predictions

Marseille and Lens face off this Saturday at the Orange Vélodrome in Ligue 1.

Marseille have won 35 points to date and are placed in 3rd position. Last time out, Roberto De Zerbi's team slipped to a 0-3 defeat against Liverpool (UEFA Champions League 2025/26).

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Lens currently have 43 points and lie in 1st position. Last time out, Pierre Sage's team triumphed 1-0 against Auxerre (Ligue 1 2025/26).

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Lens winning 2-1.

Predicted lineups

Marseille: Gerónimo Rulli, Michael Murillo, Leonardo Balerdi, Facundo Medina, Timothy Weah, Bilal Nadir, Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, Emerson Palmieri, Mason Greenwood, Amine Gouiri, Hamed Traorè

Lens: Robin Risser, Ismaëlo Ganiou, Samson Baidoo, Malang Sarr, Saud Abdulhamid, Andrija Bulatovic, Adrien Thomasson, Matthieu Udol, Florian Thauvin, Rayan Fofana, Wesley Saïd

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Marseille

Lens

Jonathan Gradit - Lower Leg Fracture
Jhoanner Chávez - Dead Leg
Régis Gurtner - Hamstring Injury
Amadou Haidara - Fitness

Last starting XIs

Marseille ( vs Liverpool 2026-01-21): Gerónimo Rulli, Benjamin Pavard, Facundo Medina, Leonardo Balerdi, Michael Murillo, Timothy Weah, Geoffrey Kondogbia, Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, Hamed Traorè, Mason Greenwood, Amine Gouiri

Lens ( vs Auxerre 2026-01-17): Robin Risser, Ismaëlo Ganiou, Samson Baidoo, Malang Sarr, Saud Abdulhamid, Adrien Thomasson, Andrija Bulatovic, Matthieu Udol, Florian Thauvin, Rayan Fofana, Wesley Saïd

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MANAGERS

Roberto De Zerbi has faced Pierre Sage on two occasions, recording one win and one loss
Pierre Sage has faced Marseille on four occasions, recording two wins and two losses
Roberto De Zerbi has faced Lens on three occasions, recording one win and two losses

TEAMS

Away from home, Lens currently has one loss in the last eight games.
Away from home, Lens has scored in five consecutive games.
Away from home, Lens has gone five consecutive games without losing.
Away from home, Lens has five consecutive victories.
Lens currently has one loss in the last 16 games.
Lens currently has one draw in the last 20 games.
Lens has scored in ten consecutive games.
Lens has gone ten consecutive games without losing.
Lens has won ten consecutive games.
At home, Marseille currently has three losses in the last 13 games.
At home, Marseille has gone two consecutive games without a win.
At home, Marseille has suffered two consecutive defeats.
Marseille currently has three losses in the last 13 games.

HEAD TO HEAD

Marseille and Lens have faced each other 108 times, there is no advantage between Marseille and Lens: 43 wins each in 108 games.
At the Orange Vélodrome, Marseille has an advantage in the duels against Lens: 29 wins in 53 games. Lens has 13 wins.
In the French League, there have been 103 games between the two teams, with 41 wins for Marseille, 21 draws and 41 wins for Lens.