Lens and Lille spectators can't wait for Ligue 1 clash at Stade Bollaert-Delelis

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Competition: France Ligue 1
Competition: Fri 07.May
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Bollaert-Delelis (38223 seats)

The Lens & Lille managers F. Haise and C. Galtier are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the Ligue 1 league table.

Insights:
  • Lens have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Lille have the fewest conceded goals (22) in Ligue 1

Lens and Lille should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

Lille are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.

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Lens form and stats

Lens have played 17 Ligue 1 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 7-6-4 (wins-draws-losses). Lens has recorded two wins in a row here at Stade Bollaert-Delelis, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.

Lens lost their last game at PSG (placed 2nd) after a 1-2 scoreline. Ahead of that match, Lens won a home game hosting Nimes (2-1).

A decent goal production from Lens in their home games so far, with 28 goals from 17 league matches. On the other hand, Lens have conceded 23 goals.

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Lille form and stats

The away team, who have the fewest conceded goals (22) in Ligue 1, have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 12 wins, 4 draws and only 1 loss in the Ligue 1. Lille are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played twelve in a row without losing.

Lille won their last game, 2-0 versus Nice played at home. Preceding that game was the away victory against Olympique Lyonnais with the score of 3-2.

The travelling fans enjoy Lille's attacking play in away games, having scored 31 goals in 17 league matches away. It's not easy to score on Lille as they have only conceded 11 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Lille - Lens 4-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Lens one win, two draws and Lille seven victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

LilleB. Yılmaz
B. Yılmaz
13 goals
LensG. Kakuta
G. Kakuta
11 goals
LilleJ. David
J. David
11 goals

Lens missing players

Lille missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Lens Lille
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
35 17 3 Played P 4 17 35
15 7 1 Won W 2 12 22
11 6 2 Drew D 2 4 10
9 4 0 Lost L 0 1 3
55 28 4 Scored S 5 31 59
48 23 3 Conceded C 3 11 22
97% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 94% 91%
83% 76% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 71% 74%
57% 59% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 35% 37%
31% 35% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 24% 17%
17% 18% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 24% 11%
69% 71% 67% BTTS BTTS 50% 41% 46%
20% 18% 33% Clean Sheets C S 50% 59% 54%
14% 18% 0% Failed to Score F T 25% 6% 9%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.5 2.2 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.2 2.1 1.8
6 1 0 Red cards R C 1 1 2
 
11.5 11.5 13 Shots (avg) S ( 10 10.8 12.8
3.8 3.7 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 4.7 4.6
41% 44% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 39% 36%
Key stats in Ligue 1 this season:
  • Lens have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Lille have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Lille have the fewest conceded goals (11) away in Ligue 1
  • Lille have the fewest conceded goals (22) in Ligue 1
  • Lille have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (6) in Ligue 1
  • Lille have the most clean sheets (10) away in Ligue 1
  • Lille have the most clean sheets (19) in Ligue 1
  • Lille have the most points (40) away in Ligue 1

  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 35 22 10 3 59 22 18 10 6 2 28 11 17 12 4 1 31 11 37 76
2 PSG 35 24 3 8 79 27 18 12 1 5 40 14 17 12 2 3 39 13 52 75
3 Monaco 34 22 5 7 71 38 17 11 5 1 39 17 17 11 0 6 32 21 33 71
4 Olympique Lyonnais 34 19 10 5 67 35 17 10 3 4 36 19 17 9 7 1 31 16 32 67
5 Lens 35 15 11 9 55 48 17 7 6 4 28 23 18 8 5 5 27 25 7 56
6 Olympique Marseille 35 15 11 9 50 43 18 9 5 4 29 21 17 6 6 5 21 22 7 56
7 Rennes 34 15 9 10 48 36 17 8 3 6 23 20 17 7 6 4 25 16 12 54
8 Montpellier 34 12 11 11 54 57 17 7 3 7 33 33 17 5 8 4 21 24 -3 47
9 Nice 35 13 7 15 44 47 17 6 3 8 22 26 18 7 4 7 22 21 -3 46
10 Metz 34 11 10 13 37 41 17 5 4 8 18 22 17 6 6 5 19 19 -4 43
11 Reims 34 9 14 11 39 41 17 4 8 5 15 18 17 5 6 6 24 23 -2 41
12 Angers SCO 34 11 8 15 34 51 17 5 3 9 16 25 17 6 5 6 18 26 -17 41
13 Brest 34 11 7 16 47 57 17 8 4 5 31 27 17 3 3 11 16 30 -10 40
14 Saint-Etienne 34 10 9 15 39 52 17 4 6 7 19 28 17 6 3 8 20 24 -13 39
15 Strasbourg 35 10 8 17 44 54 17 4 4 9 18 25 18 6 4 8 26 29 -10 38
16 Bordeaux 34 10 6 18 36 52 17 5 4 8 15 21 17 5 2 10 21 31 -16 36
17 Lorient 34 9 8 17 44 62 17 8 2 7 27 28 17 1 6 10 17 34 -18 35
18 Nantes 34 6 13 15 35 52 17 2 8 7 17 27 17 4 5 8 18 25 -17 31
19 Nimes 34 8 7 19 33 62 17 3 4 10 18 32 17 5 3 9 15 30 -29 31
20 Dijon 34 3 9 22 23 61 17 1 6 10 7 22 17 2 3 12 16 39 -38 18

Lille:
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 35 22 10 3 59 22 18 10 6 2 28 11 17 12 4 1 31 11 37 76
2 PSG 35 24 3 8 79 27 18 12 1 5 40 14 17 12 2 3 39 13 52 75
3 Monaco 34 22 5 7 71 38 17 11 5 1 39 17 17 11 0 6 32 21 33 71
4 Olympique Lyonnais 34 19 10 5 67 35 17 10 3 4 36 19 17 9 7 1 31 16 32 67
5 Lens 35 15 11 9 55 48 17 7 6 4 28 23 18 8 5 5 27 25 7 56
6 Olympique Marseille 35 15 11 9 50 43 18 9 5 4 29 21 17 6 6 5 21 22 7 56
7 Rennes 34 15 9 10 48 36 17 8 3 6 23 20 17 7 6 4 25 16 12 54
8 Montpellier 34 12 11 11 54 57 17 7 3 7 33 33 17 5 8 4 21 24 -3 47
9 Nice 35 13 7 15 44 47 17 6 3 8 22 26 18 7 4 7 22 21 -3 46
10 Metz 34 11 10 13 37 41 17 5 4 8 18 22 17 6 6 5 19 19 -4 43
11 Reims 34 9 14 11 39 41 17 4 8 5 15 18 17 5 6 6 24 23 -2 41
12 Angers SCO 34 11 8 15 34 51 17 5 3 9 16 25 17 6 5 6 18 26 -17 41
13 Brest 34 11 7 16 47 57 17 8 4 5 31 27 17 3 3 11 16 30 -10 40
14 Saint-Etienne 34 10 9 15 39 52 17 4 6 7 19 28 17 6 3 8 20 24 -13 39
15 Strasbourg 35 10 8 17 44 54 17 4 4 9 18 25 18 6 4 8 26 29 -10 38
16 Bordeaux 34 10 6 18 36 52 17 5 4 8 15 21 17 5 2 10 21 31 -16 36
17 Lorient 34 9 8 17 44 62 17 8 2 7 27 28 17 1 6 10 17 34 -18 35
18 Nantes 34 6 13 15 35 52 17 2 8 7 17 27 17 4 5 8 18 25 -17 31
19 Nimes 34 8 7 19 33 62 17 3 4 10 18 32 17 5 3 9 15 30 -29 31
20 Dijon 34 3 9 22 23 61 17 1 6 10 7 22 17 2 3 12 16 39 -38 18

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