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Olympique de Marseille – RC Lens

Olympique de Marseille 17th in Ligue 1 Home 1.64 projected goals by the model
RC Lens 15th in Ligue 1 Away 1.85 projected goals by the model

Model updated 4 October, 00:30 Odds not yet available

What the model expects

expected goals
1.64 1.85
Olympique de Marseille RC Lens
Olympique de Marseille
32%
Draw
26%
RC Lens
42%
The odds each result is fair at by the model's chance of it, with no margin in it
Olympique de Marseille Draw RC Lens
Fair odds 3.09 3.87 2.40
Total goals
3.49
Over 2.5 goals
70%
Both teams to score
73%
Data coverage · full

Both teams have the full 20-match model window available.

Model vs market

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The model's case

Why the model leans RC Lens

42% RC Lens to win

Attack
2nd vs 17th
RC Lens attack v Olympique de Marseille defence
Defence
8th vs 3rd
RC Lens defence v Olympique de Marseille attack
Recent xG form
+0.23 vs -0.52
xGD per match, last 6
Projected goals
1.64 – 1.85
Olympique de Marseille v RC Lens
How the model arrived here →

Team comparison

Season to date, per match, with each club's placing in the competition. The last row is the last 6 matches.

Overview: Olympique de Marseille and RC Lens compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading Olympique de Marseille RC Lens
xG / match 1.56 · 10th (better) 2.27 · 2nd
xGA / match 2.28 · 18th (better) 1.92 · 13th
xGD / match -0.72 · 17th (better) +0.35 · 6th
xPts / match 1.09 · 14th (better) 1.49 · 6th
Last 6 xGD / match -0.53 (better) +0.23

The scorelines behind the model's numbers

No exact score is especially likely. The 3 most probable scorelines account for 29% of the model's distribution.

RC Lens clean sheet
17%
RC Lens 2+ goals
57%
Under 2.5 goals
30%
Both teams to score: no
27%

Most likely scorelines

1:1
10.8%
1:2
9.6%
2:2
8.4%
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Model details

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the last 20 matches, recency weighted (a match 107 days old counts half)
Olympique de Marseille sample
20 matches
RC Lens sample
20 matches
Home xG sample · Olympique de Marseille
3 matches
Away xG sample · RC Lens
3 matches
Computed
Sunday, 04/10/2026 at 00:30

Limitations

The model reads expected goals and nothing else. It does not know the lineups, who is injured or suspended, what either side has to play for, the weather, or how congested the schedule around this match is.