Ligue 1 match prediction and preview for Bordeaux vs Lens clash

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Competition: France Ligue 1
Competition: Sun 16.May
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Matmut-Atlantique (42115 seats)

Struggling Bordeaux will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Lens in the upcoming league round. It’s 15th vs 6th and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.

Insights:
  • Bordeaux have the fewest points from losing position (1) in Ligue 1
  • Lens haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

Relegation threatens Bordeaux who should definitely be looking for some points here. Lens are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.

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Bordeaux form and stats

Bordeaux have played 18 Ligue 1 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 6-4-8 (wins-draws-losses).

Ahead of that match, Bordeaux won a home game hosting Rennes (1-0).

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Bordeaux here at Stade Matmut-Atlantique in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (16 from 18 games). Bordeaux's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 21 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Lens form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Ligue 1 travels is 8 wins, 5 draws and 5 defeats.

A 1-2 defeat away at PSG before that.

Lens has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 27 goals from 18 games. As opposed to that, Lens have seen the ball go into their own net 25 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the Lens - Bordeaux 2-1 earlier this season. Last ten meetings between the teams: Bordeaux won five, Lens won three and two draws. eight games with over 2,5 goals, two matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

BordeauxU. Hwang
U. Hwang
11 goals
LensG. Kakuta
G. Kakuta
11 goals
LensF. Sotoca
F. Sotoca
8 goals

Bordeaux missing players

Lens missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Bordeaux Lens
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
36 18 5 Played P 6 18 36
11 6 0 Won W 3 8 15
6 4 2 Drew D 3 5 11
19 8 3 Lost L 0 5 10
37 16 0 Scored S 9 27 55
55 21 7 Conceded C 6 25 51
86% 78% 60% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 97%
75% 61% 40% Over 1.5 O 1.5 83% 89% 83%
61% 50% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 56% 58%
25% 11% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 28% 31%
8% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 17% 17%
44% 33% 0% BTTS BTTS 83% 67% 67%
36% 44% 40% Clean Sheets C S 17% 22% 19%
33% 44% 100% Failed to Score F T 0% 11% 17%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.1 2 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.5 2.7 2.5
4 2 1 Red cards R C 3 5 7
 
10.4 11.2 9 Shots (avg) S ( 10.7 11.6 11.5
3.4 3.2 1.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.2 3.9 3.9
31% 28% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 36% 38% 40%
Key stats in Ligue 1 this season:
  • Bordeaux have the fewest points from losing position (1) in Ligue 1
  • Lens haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Lille 36 23 10 3 62 22 18 10 6 2 28 11 18 13 4 1 34 11 40 79
2 PSG 35 24 3 8 79 27 18 12 1 5 40 14 17 12 2 3 39 13 52 75
3 Olympique Lyonnais 36 21 10 5 74 38 18 11 3 4 40 20 18 10 7 1 34 18 36 73
4 Monaco 35 22 5 8 73 41 18 11 5 2 41 20 17 11 0 6 32 21 32 71
5 Olympique Marseille 35 15 11 9 50 43 18 9 5 4 29 21 17 6 6 5 21 22 7 56
6 Lens 36 15 11 10 55 51 18 7 6 5 28 26 18 8 5 5 27 25 4 56
7 Rennes 35 15 9 11 48 37 17 8 3 6 23 20 18 7 6 5 25 17 11 54
8 Montpellier 35 12 11 12 55 59 18 7 3 8 34 35 17 5 8 4 21 24 -4 47
9 Metz 35 12 10 13 42 42 17 5 4 8 18 22 18 7 6 5 24 20 0 46
10 Nice 35 13 7 15 44 47 17 6 3 8 22 26 18 7 4 7 22 21 -3 46
11 Reims 35 9 15 11 41 43 17 4 8 5 15 18 18 5 7 6 26 25 -2 42
12 Saint-Etienne 35 11 9 15 41 53 17 4 6 7 19 28 18 7 3 8 22 25 -12 42
13 Angers SCO 35 11 8 16 34 53 17 5 3 9 16 25 18 6 5 7 18 28 -19 41
14 Brest 35 11 7 17 48 61 18 8 4 6 32 31 17 3 3 11 16 30 -13 40
15 Bordeaux 36 11 6 19 37 55 18 6 4 8 16 21 18 5 2 11 21 34 -18 39
16 Strasbourg 35 10 8 17 44 54 17 4 4 9 18 25 18 6 4 8 26 29 -10 38
17 Lorient 36 10 8 18 47 66 18 9 2 7 29 28 18 1 6 11 18 38 -19 38
18 Nantes 36 8 13 15 42 53 18 3 8 7 20 27 18 5 5 8 22 26 -11 37
19 Nimes 35 8 8 19 35 64 18 3 5 10 20 34 17 5 3 9 15 30 -29 32
20 Dijon 35 3 9 23 24 66 18 1 6 11 8 27 17 2 3 12 16 39 -42 18

Bordeaux:
Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Lille 36 23 10 3 62 22 18 10 6 2 28 11 18 13 4 1 34 11 40 79
2 PSG 35 24 3 8 79 27 18 12 1 5 40 14 17 12 2 3 39 13 52 75
3 Olympique Lyonnais 36 21 10 5 74 38 18 11 3 4 40 20 18 10 7 1 34 18 36 73
4 Monaco 35 22 5 8 73 41 18 11 5 2 41 20 17 11 0 6 32 21 32 71
5 Olympique Marseille 35 15 11 9 50 43 18 9 5 4 29 21 17 6 6 5 21 22 7 56
6 Lens 36 15 11 10 55 51 18 7 6 5 28 26 18 8 5 5 27 25 4 56
7 Rennes 35 15 9 11 48 37 17 8 3 6 23 20 18 7 6 5 25 17 11 54
8 Montpellier 35 12 11 12 55 59 18 7 3 8 34 35 17 5 8 4 21 24 -4 47
9 Metz 35 12 10 13 42 42 17 5 4 8 18 22 18 7 6 5 24 20 0 46
10 Nice 35 13 7 15 44 47 17 6 3 8 22 26 18 7 4 7 22 21 -3 46
11 Reims 35 9 15 11 41 43 17 4 8 5 15 18 18 5 7 6 26 25 -2 42
12 Saint-Etienne 35 11 9 15 41 53 17 4 6 7 19 28 18 7 3 8 22 25 -12 42
13 Angers SCO 35 11 8 16 34 53 17 5 3 9 16 25 18 6 5 7 18 28 -19 41
14 Brest 35 11 7 17 48 61 18 8 4 6 32 31 17 3 3 11 16 30 -13 40
15 Bordeaux 36 11 6 19 37 55 18 6 4 8 16 21 18 5 2 11 21 34 -18 39
16 Strasbourg 35 10 8 17 44 54 17 4 4 9 18 25 18 6 4 8 26 29 -10 38
17 Lorient 36 10 8 18 47 66 18 9 2 7 29 28 18 1 6 11 18 38 -19 38
18 Nantes 36 8 13 15 42 53 18 3 8 7 20 27 18 5 5 8 22 26 -11 37
19 Nimes 35 8 8 19 35 64 18 3 5 10 20 34 17 5 3 9 15 30 -29 32
20 Dijon 35 3 9 23 24 66 18 1 6 11 8 27 17 2 3 12 16 39 -42 18

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Ligue 1 is the top league in the French football league system. Seasons run from August to May with 20 teams playing a total of 380 fixtures. The team topping the league table after the final game is the champion of France, receiving the trophy L’Hexagoal. Ligue 1 is one of the top five European leagues.