Lens 1-2 Marseille: match report, goals and statistics

Match summary

Marseille beat Lens 2-1 in Ligue 1 on Sunday, 8 November 2026.

The score was 1-1 at half-time. The game was played at Stade Bollaert-Delelis, Lens.

Before kick-off

Lens: 2 wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats in their last 5 matches (W-L-W-L-L), scoring 6 goals and conceding 15 goals.

Marseille: 4 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat in their last 5 matches (W-L-W-W-W), scoring 12 goals and conceding 6 goals. Marseille have won 3 matches in a row.

Marseille arrive in better form, taking 12 of a possible 15 points from their recent matches, compared with 6 for Lens.

The previous meeting between the sides before this game was Marseille 3-1 Lens on Saturday, 24 January 2026.

Goals and key moments

The match produced 3 goals.

Amine Gouiri found the net for Marseille in minute 2, making it 0-1. Florian Thauvin found the net for Lens in minute 20, making it 1-1. Keyliane Abdallah found the net for Marseille in minute 82, making it 1-2.

Discipline and substitutions

The match saw 3 yellow cards: 1 for Lens and 2 for Marseille.

Substitutions recorded: 6 substitutions for Lens and 3 substitutions for Marseille.

Match statistics

Lens had 41.1% of possession, against 58.9% for Marseille.

Lens had 13 shots, 6 on target, while Marseille had 16 shots, 5 on target. Lens won 4 corners and Marseille won 6 corners. Lens committed 15 fouls and Marseille committed 7 fouls.

Lens had the most shots on target (6).

Impact on the table

The table shows Lens in 11th place (13 points from 10 matches) and Marseille in 4th place (18 points from 10 matches). Marseille hold a 5 points advantage over Lens in the standings.

More on this match

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