Lens at Marseille 1/20/21 - Ligue 1 Picks & Predictions

Marseille met a really bad loss at home against Nimes, a testament of the distraction caused by the League Cup Final loss to PSG a few days earlier. Marseille will now remain at home for their next assignment, where they will host Lens on Wednesday. Lens are coming off a draw but have struggled to get results lately.

Marseille (9-4-5) messed up really badly in their home match against Nimes. They missed a penalty kick in the first half and then conceded twice at the start of the second. They did score once at the 85th minute but could not avoid the loss. They have been in terrible shape lately, winning just one of their last seven matches in all competitions (1-4-2). Marseille are now sitting at the 6th spot of the Ligue 1 with 32 points, four behind the top-four. They have a 4-2-3 record at home, losing only to Nimes in their last six (4-1-1).

Lens (8-7-4) will have mixed feelings about their 1-1 draw on the road against Nantes. They missed an early penalty kick and saw their opponents take the lead through another penalty kick. They eventually pulled even at the 81st minute (in their only shot on target) to force a 1-1 draw. Lens have now won just one of their last five matches (1-3-1). They are sitting at the 10th spot of the Ligue 1 with 28 points, four behind Marseille. They have been mediocre on the road so far (4-4-2), scoring 14 and conceding 15 goals in the process.