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This match

Match statistics

MetricMarseilleLens
Shots10 shots/match7 shots/match
Shots on target5 shots/match2 shots/match
Possession54%46%
Corners2 corners/match2 corners/match
Fouls18 fouls/match16 fouls/match
Yellow cards0 cards/match3 cards/match

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Each team attacks towards its own end of the pitch.

Amine Gouiri · Marseille · 12′ · 0.02 xG · on targetOdsonne Édouard · Lens · 15′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedAdrien Thomasson · Lens · 45′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedPierre-Emile Højbjerg · Marseille · 70′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedAbdallah Sima · Lens · 89′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedAnthony Bermont · Lens · 87′ · 0.03 xG · on targetPierre-Emile Højbjerg · Marseille · 25′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedMason Greenwood · Marseille · 62′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedAmine Gouiri · Marseille · 69′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedIgor Paixão · Marseille · 81′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedAmine Gouiri · Marseille · 3′ · 0.06 xG · goalEthan Nwaneri · Marseille · 54′ · 0.06 xG · on targetEthan Nwaneri · Marseille · 13′ · 0.08 xG · goalOdsonne Édouard · Lens · 28′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedAdrien Thomasson · Lens · 46′ · 0.22 xG · off target or blockedAmine Gouiri · Marseille · 75′ · 0.49 xG · goalRayan Fofana · Lens · 85′ · 0.49 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Marseille: 10 shots, 5 on target, 0.89 xG. Lens: 7 shots, 2 on target, 0.89 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

00.510′HT90′Amine Gouiri · Marseille · 3′Ethan Nwaneri · Marseille · 13′Amine Gouiri · Marseille · 75′Rayan Fofana · Lens · 85′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Marseille 0.89 xG · Lens 0.89 xG.

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Marseille's last-five goals scored average is below their season average. A second useful context is: Marseille have recorded the higher season possession share. Limitation: Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Marseille's recent record differs from the season

weak

Marseille's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

1.8 goals/matchGoals forLast 5 · Season2.32 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for1.8 goals/match2.32 goals/match1.4 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

Marseille have recorded the higher season possession share.

59.7%PossessionMarseille · Lens49.1%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 10.6 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricMarseilleLensBaseline
Possession59.7%49.1%49.2%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams — history, not a forecast.

0Marseille
0Draws
1Lens
LensMarseille · Ligue 121

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Marseille favored in 4 of 14 directional metrics · Lens in 3 · 7 too close

2.32 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 19/191.74 goals/match
1.05 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 19/190.84 goals/match
Expected goalsseason · 0/0
Expected goals allowedseason · 0/0
14.4 shots/matchShotsseason · 19/1913.9 shots/match
9.53 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 19/1911.9 shots/match
5.95 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 19/195.21 shots/match
4.05 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 19/193.53 shots/match
59.7%Possessionseason · 19/1949.1%
5.11 corners/matchCornersseason · 19/195.63 corners/match
3.58 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 19/194.32 corners/match
2.16 cards/matchCardsseason · 19/192.21 cards/match
12.2 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 19/1913.7 fouls/match
Passesseason · 0/0
Pass accuracyseason · 0/0
Shots inside boxseason · 0/0
Blocked shotsseason · 0/0
Goalkeeper savesseason · 0/0
Offsidesseason · 0/0
32%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 19/1937%
79%Scoring frequencyseason · 19/1979%

Style profile

How the teams compare

Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.

Possession control

Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.

Marseille91.7
Lens47.2
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Marseille93.5
Lens82.4
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.

Marseille73.2
Lens75
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.

Marseille41.7
Lens91.7
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Marseille47.2
Lens66.7
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Marseille69.4
Lens75
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.

Marseille73.6
Lens79.2
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches
1.8 goals/matchGoals scored5/51.8 goals/match
1.2 goals/matchGoals allowed5/50.8 goals/match
Expected goals0/0
13.6 shots/matchShots5/515.4 shots/match
6 shots/matchShots on target5/55.4 shots/match
58.4%Possession5/554.8%
3.6 corners/matchCorners5/55 corners/match
1.6 cards/matchCards5/51.6 cards/match
13 fouls/matchFouls5/516.2 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches
2.2 goals/matchGoals scored10/101.9 goals/match
1.1 goals/matchGoals allowed10/100.8 goals/match
Expected goals0/0
13.7 shots/matchShots10/1014.6 shots/match
6.1 shots/matchShots on target10/105.8 shots/match
59%Possession10/1054.6%
4.3 corners/matchCorners10/105.2 corners/match
1.9 cards/matchCards10/101.8 cards/match
11.9 fouls/matchFouls10/1014.7 fouls/match

Window

Season

19 / 19 matches
2.32 goals/matchGoals scored19/191.74 goals/match
1.05 goals/matchGoals allowed19/190.84 goals/match
Expected goals0/0
14.4 shots/matchShots19/1913.9 shots/match
5.95 shots/matchShots on target19/195.21 shots/match
59.7%Possession19/1949.1%
5.11 corners/matchCorners19/195.63 corners/match
2.16 cards/matchCards19/192.21 cards/match
12.2 fouls/matchFouls19/1913.7 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

10 / 10 matches
2.7 goals/matchGoals scored10/101.6 goals/match
1.1 goals/matchGoals allowed10/101.2 goals/match
Expected goals0/0
14.2 shots/matchShots10/1012.7 shots/match
6.2 shots/matchShots on target10/104.7 shots/match
60.7%Possession10/1049%
4.9 corners/matchCorners10/104.8 corners/match
1.9 cards/matchCards10/102.6 cards/match
13.6 fouls/matchFouls10/1014.4 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

7 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/17.17 days
1 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/11 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceready
Season samples19 / 19home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: xg_for, xg_against.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 25 Jan 2026, 00:05 UTC · analysis-v4

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