Lens and Arsenal get a break from their league challenge to fight for a possible trophy in this Champions League Group Stage fixture.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Lens form and stats
The story so far in the Ligue 1 for Lens at their home stadium (Stade Félix Bollaert) is 1 win, 1 draw and 1 defeat.
Happy days for Lens in their previous game, a fixture away at Strasbourg that ended with a 1-0 victory. Midfield player Aguilar got a match rating of 7.44 in that game, the max score being 10. Aguilar hit one key pass and had 30 successful passes (of 36 total).
Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against Toulouse.Lens has scored {3 goals-1} so far and conceded {3 goals-2} from 3 home games. These are numbers from the league only.
Arsenal form and stats
Last season their Europa League adventure ended in the round of 16.Arsenal are on a winning streak away after three games, as mentioned below. A maximum 9 points in the bag from 3 travels in the Premier League.
Arsenal play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 4-0 victory visiting AFC Bournemouth. As mentioned above, Arsenal was the only team on the pitch versus AFC Bournemouth in their previous game, winning 4-0. This could be a tougher task. Midfield player Ødegaard was the top player of the team with a match rating of 9.32/10. Ødegaard scored one goal, served one assist, hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 47 successful passes (of 53 total).
Earlier, the Carabao Cup win away at Brentford.
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Arsenal has managed {6 goals} and let in 0 from 3 matches.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  B. Saka 4 goals |  M. Ødegaard 3 goals |   D. Machado Mena 2 goals |
Lens missing players
Arsenal missing players
| Lens | Arsenal | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 8 | Won | W | 6 | 13 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Drew | D | 3 | 8 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | ||
| 42 | 26 | Scored | S | 20 | 55 | ||
| 31 | 12 | Conceded | C | 10 | 31 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 80% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 64% | 84% | ||
| 64% | 69% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 45% | 64% | ||
| 32% | 15% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 45% | 56% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 18% | 24% | ||
| 60% | 54% | BTTS | BTTS | 36% | 56% | ||
| 32% | 38% | Clean Sheets | C S | 55% | 32% | ||
| 12% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 9% | 12% | ||
| 4.8 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 6 | ||
| 4 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 3.3 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.6 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 12.8 | 13.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.2 | 13.8 | ||
| 4.8 | 5.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.4 | 5.6 | ||
| 35% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 40% | ||
| 10 | 7.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.4 | 10.4 | ||
| 3.8 | 2.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 3.6 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Arsenal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 2 | Lens | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Sevilla | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | PSV | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Monaco | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 14 |
| 2 | Brest | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 |
| 3 | Nice | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| 4 | PSG | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 12 |
| 5 | Reims | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 10 |
| 6 | Strasbourg | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -2 | 10 |
| 7 | Le Havre | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 8 | Olympique Marseille | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | -2 | 9 |
| 9 | Rennes | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 10 | Lille | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -1 | 8 |
| 11 | Metz | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -3 | 8 |
| 12 | Nantes | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 13 | Lens | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 7 |
| 14 | Montpellier | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 15 | Lorient | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -2 | 6 |
| 16 | Toulouse | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 6 |
| 17 | Clermont | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -7 | 2 |
| 18 | Olympique Lyonnais | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -8 | 2 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Manchester City | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 18 |
| 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 17 |
| 3 | Arsenal | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 17 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 16 |
| 5 | Aston Villa | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 15 |
| 6 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 15 |
| 7 | West Ham United | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 13 |
| 8 | Newcastle United | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 12 |
| 9 | Crystal Palace | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 11 |
| 10 | Manchester United | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -4 | 9 |
| 11 | Fulham | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -5 | 8 |
| 12 | Nottingham Forest | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -2 | 7 |
| 13 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -5 | 7 |
| 14 | Brentford | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 15 | Chelsea | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 5 |
| 16 | Everton | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | -6 | 4 |
| 17 | Luton Town | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -7 | 4 |
| 18 | AFC Bournemouth | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -10 | 3 |
| 19 | Burnley | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -11 | 1 |
| 20 | Sheffield United | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -14 | 1 |
