This promises to be quite the engaging contest at Stade Bollaert-Delelis in the Ligue 1. Lens is in 4th place and host Lorient in 10th spot. Read all about the game here!
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
11 - 12 - 16 with 51-59. What does this mean? Well, these are the statistics for Lorient when playing on grass like they will do today. Wins - draws- losses and goals scored-conceded. Lorient play their home games on artifical turf so that's why we provide these numbers.
Lens form and stats
A Ligue 1 draw at home so far for Lens. Last season their home statistics were 7 wins, 7 draws and 5 defeats from 19 matches.
A good away victory last time out for Lens, who won 2-0 against Monaco (placed 19th). Kevin Danso, defender, was given a rating of 7.61/10 in that game, top of the team. Danso won 7 of 8 duels.
In the match before that, Lens hosted Saint-Étienne and drew the game 2-2.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Lens have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 14 games) they have won four times, drawn six and lost four.
Lens has scored 2 goals so far and conceded 2 goals from 1 home game. These are numbers from the league only.
Lorient form and stats
The Ligue 1 season is young and Lorient have only just started going through their travel schedule, with 2 away games done and still no victory. 1 draw and 1 defeat so far.
Two away games in a row for Lorient, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-3 versus Montpellier in the Ligue 1. Midfield player Laurent Abergel was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.35/10. Abergel hit three key passes, dribled passed the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 30 successful passes (of 37 total). Lorient goalkeeper Paul Nardi had a great day against Montpellier, but despite making seven saves the loss could not be avoided.
Before that, Lorient secured a home win against Monaco with the score 1-0.Lorient are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is two wins, three draws and four defeats. From a total of nine matches.
Lorient have the goal stats of 2-4 (for/against) from 2 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
Lens-Lorient H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Lens three wins, Lorient four wins, three draws. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  S. Fofana 2 goals |  I. Kpene Ganago 2 goals |  S. Banza 1 goals |
Lens missing players
Lorient missing players
| Lens | Lorient | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 67% |
| 33% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 33% |
| 33% | 100% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 67% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 67% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 6.3 | 7 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 2.5 | 1.7 |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 6.5 | 6.3 |
| 1.3 | 1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 4.5 | 4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | 22 | 22 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 8.5 | 6.3 |
| 6 | 9 | 9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 3.5 | 3 |
| 28% | 22% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 29% | 33% |
| Lens | Last season | Lorient | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 38 | 19 | Played | P | 19 | 38 | ||
| 15 | 7 | Won | W | 1 | 11 | ||
| 12 | 7 | Drew | D | 7 | 9 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Lost | L | 11 | 18 | ||
| 55 | 28 | Scored | S | 19 | 50 | ||
| 54 | 26 | Conceded | C | 39 | 68 | ||
| 95% | 89% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 95% | 97% | ||
| 82% | 74% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 89% | 84% | ||
| 58% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 53% | 55% | ||
| 29% | 32% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 47% | 42% | ||
| 16% | 16% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 21% | 26% | ||
| 63% | 63% | BTTS | BTTS | 68% | 63% | ||
| 21% | 21% | Clean Sheets | C S | 5% | 13% | ||
| 21% | 26% | Failed to Score | F T | 32% | 26% | ||
| 5.1 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.1 | 4.6 | ||
| 4.8 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 4.3 | ||
| 2.5 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.8 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 11.4 | 11.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.3 | 11.1 | ||
| 3.8 | 3.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 3.7 | ||
| 38% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 36% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Paris Saint Germain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 2 | Angers SCO | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 3 | Clermont | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 4 | Lens | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | Rennes | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | Nice | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 7 | Montpellier | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Olympique Marseille | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Nantes | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | Lorient | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 4 |
| 11 | Reims | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | Saint-Étienne | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | Brest | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2 |
| 14 | Metz | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| 15 | Bordeaux | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| 16 | Olympique Lyonnais | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 2 |
| 17 | Lille | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -4 | 2 |
| 18 | Troyes | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 1 |
| 19 | Monaco | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 1 |
| 20 | Strasbourg | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 1 |
| Last season | 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 | 38 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 64 | 23 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 28 | 11 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 12 | 41 | 83 |
| 2 | Paris Saint Germain | 38 | 26 | 4 | 8 | 86 | 28 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 44 | 14 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 42 | 14 | 58 | 82 |
| 3 | Monaco | 38 | 24 | 6 | 8 | 76 | 42 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 43 | 21 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 33 | 21 | 34 | 78 |
| 4 | Olympique Lyonnais | 38 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 81 | 43 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 42 | 23 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 39 | 20 | 38 | 76 |
| 5 | Olympique Marseille | 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 54 | 47 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 23 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 24 | 7 | 60 |
| 6 | Rennes | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 52 | 40 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 21 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 19 | 12 | 58 |
| 7 | Lens | 38 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 55 | 54 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 28 | 26 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 28 | 1 | 57 |
| 8 | Montpellier | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 60 | 62 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 34 | 35 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 26 | 27 | -2 | 54 |
| 9 | Nice | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 50 | 53 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 25 | 30 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 23 | -3 | 52 |
| 10 | Metz | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 44 | 48 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 22 | -4 | 47 |
| 11 | Saint-Étienne | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 42 | 54 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 29 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 25 | -12 | 46 |
| 12 | Bordeaux | 38 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 42 | 56 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 23 | 35 | -14 | 45 |
| 13 | Angers SCO | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 40 | 58 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 27 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 31 | -18 | 44 |
| 14 | Reims | 38 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 42 | 50 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 29 | -8 | 42 |
| 15 | Strasbourg | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 49 | 58 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 29 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 29 | -9 | 42 |
| 16 | Lorient | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 50 | 68 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 31 | 29 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 39 | -18 | 42 |
| 17 | Brest | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 50 | 66 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 32 | 33 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 33 | -16 | 41 |
| 18 | Nantes | 38 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 47 | 55 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 26 | -8 | 40 |
| 19 | Nimes | 38 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 40 | 71 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 39 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 32 | -31 | 35 |
| 20 | Dijon | 38 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 25 | 73 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 31 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 42 | -48 | 21 |