* Racing Club de Lens currently sit in the relegation zone, five points from safety.
* Issam Jomaa is their top scorer this season with five goals, including one in last week's 1-4 away victory against Montpellier.
* Lens have won only one of their last eight league matches.
* They have conceded 42 league goals this season - only Arles-Avignon have a worse defensive record.
* If Lens lose to Marseille on Sunday, it will be their worst home run since the 1996/7 season.
* However, of the 29 meetings between the two sides in Ligue 1 history, Lens have claimed all three points on 12 occasions, while Olympique de Marseille have emerged victorious 10 times.
* In their last seven encounters at the Stade Felix Bollaert in all competitions, Marseille have failed to record a victory.
* Nonetheless, their current form is the best in Ligue 1, having won six of their last seven league matches.
* 20% of Marseille's goals this season have come after the 80th minute.
* Marseille have conceded only 12 goals on their travels this season, the fewest in Ligue 1.
LAST MEETING
November 13, 2010: Olympique de Marseille 1-1 Racing Club de Lens
Although leading 1-0 at half-time through a Stephane M'Bia header, Marseille missed the opportunity to compensate for their defeat at Paris Saint-Germain the previous week, conceding the equaliser shortly before the hour as Eduardo smashed home a half-volley.
PROBABLE LINE-UPS
Racing Club de Lens: Runje; Aurier, Varane, Yahia, Toure, Bedimo; Hermach, Akale, Roudet; Jomaa, Eduoardo. RC Lens
Olympique de Marseille: Mandanda; Fanni, M'Bia, Heinze, Taiwo; Cheyrou, Gonzalez, Cisse; A. Ayew, Remy, Gignac.
Prediction
Although Lens should be encouraged by an impressive 1-4 victory at Montpellier last week, Sunday's encounter will prove a far greater challenge. An in-form Marseille side should comfortably leave the Stade Felix Bollaert with all three points.
RC Lens 0-2 Marseille 
