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Marseille vs Lens is a competitive Ligue 1 matchup in which both clubs have made home advantage count in the cited sequence. Lens won 2–1 at Stade Bollaert-Delelis on 25 October 2025, while Marseille answered with a 3–1 victory at the Stade Vélodrome on 24 January 2026. The contrast makes the fixture worth following: each ground has offered a different answer, and neither scoreline settles the balance for every future meeting.
Past matches, Marseille vs Lens
Match center
Starting eleven
Substitutes Marseille
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12G
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28D
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4D
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62D
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50M
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17M
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18M
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10F
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97F
Lens Substitutes
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G
1
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D
13
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D
32
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M
5
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M
18
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M
26
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F
7
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F
19
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F
38
Match events
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3'⚽A. Gouiri Normal Goal
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13'⚽E. Nwaneri Normal Goal (Asst: P. Hojbjerg)
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37'W. Said Yellow Card
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58'M. Greenwood E. Nwaneri
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59'A. Sima O. Edouard
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61'M. Sangare Yellow Card
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70'F. Thauvin Yellow Card
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71'R. Fofana W. Said
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72'A. Bulatovic A. Thomasson
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73'B. Pavard N. Aguerd
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74'B. Pavard N. Aguerd
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74'D. Bakola H. J. Traore
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74'M. O'Riley Q. Timber
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75'⚽A. Gouiri Normal Goal (Asst: T. Weah)
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78'A. Bermont R. Aguilar
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78'F. Sotoca F. Thauvin
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80'P. Aubameyang A. Gouiri
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85'⚽R. Fofana Normal Goal (Asst: M. Sangare)
Stats for this game
Matchup Marseille VS Lens
Two strong home responses
Lens took the first cited result, beating Marseille 2–1 at Stade Bollaert-Delelis on 25 October 2025. Marseille responded at the Stade Vélodrome on 24 January 2026, winning 3–1. Those scores suggest a matchup shaped by venue and response rather than a fixed pecking order. Lens have shown they can make their home setting count, while Marseille can produce a clearer margin in front of their own crowd. The results are useful evidence of competitiveness, but they do not tell us that one team controlled every phase.
A test of authority under pressure
At the Vélodrome, Marseille’s task is to protect the authority shown in the 3–1 result without assuming the venue will solve the contest. In Lens, the home side can ask whether its intensity and resistance can again turn into a result. The clubs’ competitive environments may evolve, yet the question remains steady. Can Lens carry the edge of its home performance into another setting, or can Marseille answer away from home? That unresolved exchange gives the matchup a durable present and future interest.