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

Lens - Strasbourg. 2nd place welcomes 16th place. Everything can happen - get a broad overview of the game here!

Insights:
  • Lens have the fewest conceded goals (21) in Ligue 1
  • Strasbourg have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Lens and Strasbourg 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.

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Lens form and stats

12-1-1 is the performance here at Stade Bollaert-Delelis so far in the Ligue 1, giving Lens a total of 37 from their 14 games here. Outstanding results!

The Lens goalkeeper Brice Samba is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 291 minutes without conceding a goal in the Ligue 1.

A strong away win for Lens against Rennes the last match, as Openda were on target. Openda has scored in three matches in a row. Impressive! The talented striker Openda bettered all the other footballers in that fixture and managed a match rating of 7.71 out of 10. Openda scored one goal and hit one key pass.

Before that game, the 3-0 home victory against Angers SCO.

With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (29 in 14 games), Lens's attacking play is working. From these home matches, Lens have conceded only 10 goals.

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Strasbourg form and stats

There's been little loot from Strasbourg's travels as they have only collected 11 points from 14 away games in the Ligue 1. Strasbourg only have 2 wins to counter their 7 defeats and 5 draws.

Strasbourg are travelling again after losing away to Monaco in their previous match (3-4). As you can tell from the result, the match against Monaco was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 7 goals, will the fun continue today? Mothiba, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.22. Mothiba scored one goal and hit one key pass.

That result followed a home victory 2-0 versus Auxerre.

The visiting Strasbourg have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 19 goals from 14 games. Strasbourg has visited these top teams five times, and 4 of 5 has ended with 2 goals or more!

Head 2 Head

The sides have played each other previously this season, with the match result Strasbourg - Lens 2-2 logged in the official records. Lens-Strasbourg H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Lens two wins, Strasbourg four wins, four draws. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5). The games between these teams have had a tendency to be rough and physical, having seen 5 red cards from the last ten encounters.

Top Goalscorers

LensL. Openda
L. Openda
15 goals
StrasbourgH. Diallo
H. Diallo
15 goals
StrasbourgK. Gameiro
K. Gameiro
7 goals

Lens missing players

Strasbourg missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Lens Strasbourg
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
29 14 5 Played P 5 14 29
17 12 5 Won W 0 2 5
9 1 0 Drew D 1 5 11
3 1 0 Lost L 4 7 13
48 29 11 Scored S 6 19 37
21 10 3 Conceded C 13 28 50
90% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 97%
62% 64% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 93% 90%
45% 57% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 80% 64% 59%
24% 29% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 36% 31%
10% 14% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 21% 14%
52% 50% 40% BTTS BTTS 60% 79% 72%
41% 43% 60% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 10%
17% 7% 0% Failed to Score F T 40% 21% 21%
 
5.6 5.7 6 Corners for (avg) C F 3.6 3.9 3.8
4 3.8 3 Corners against (avg) C A 4.2 5.9 4.7
1.7 1.3 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 2.3 2
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 5
 
14.5 14.4 14.2 Shots (avg) S ( 11.6 10.9 11.6
4.6 4.9 4.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 4.5 4.3
36% 42% 46% Goal Efficiency G E 30% 30% 29%
 
9.8 8.6 5.8 Shots against (avg) S A 9.6 12.5 12.4
3.6 3.1 2.4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6.2 5.1 4.8
Key stats in Ligue 1 this season:
  • Lens have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Lens have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Lens have the fewest conceded goals (10) at home in Ligue 1
  • Lens have the fewest conceded goals (21) in Ligue 1
  • Lens have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (9) in Ligue 1
  • Lens have the most points (37) at home in Ligue 1
  • Lens have the the best goal difference (+19) at home in Ligue 1
  • Lens haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Strasbourg have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Strasbourg have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Strasbourg 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 PSG 29 21 3 5 68 29 15 11 2 2 34 18 14 10 1 3 34 11 39 66
2 Lens 29 17 9 3 48 21 14 12 1 1 29 10 15 5 8 2 19 11 27 60
3 Olympique Marseille 29 18 6 5 54 29 15 7 4 4 26 19 14 11 2 1 28 10 25 60
4 Monaco 29 17 6 6 61 40 15 8 2 5 33 26 14 9 4 1 28 14 21 57
5 Lille 29 15 7 7 54 37 15 9 4 2 31 22 14 6 3 5 23 15 17 52
6 Rennes 29 15 5 9 47 30 15 11 0 4 30 12 14 4 5 5 17 18 17 50
7 Reims 29 11 13 5 39 28 14 7 4 3 23 15 15 4 9 2 16 13 11 46
8 Nice 29 11 12 6 38 26 14 5 6 3 18 12 15 6 6 3 20 14 12 45
9 Olympique Lyonnais 29 12 8 9 44 32 14 6 5 3 20 11 15 6 3 6 24 21 12 44
10 Lorient 29 12 8 9 42 40 14 7 3 4 21 15 15 5 5 5 21 25 2 44
11 Montpellier 29 11 4 14 45 48 15 6 2 7 24 23 14 5 2 7 21 25 -3 37
12 Clermont 29 10 7 12 29 41 15 5 3 7 13 26 14 5 4 5 16 15 -12 37
13 Toulouse 29 10 5 14 44 51 15 6 4 5 25 23 14 4 1 9 19 28 -7 35
14 Nantes 29 6 12 11 30 40 14 4 6 4 15 17 15 2 6 7 15 23 -10 30
15 Brest 29 6 9 14 33 47 14 3 5 6 17 23 15 3 4 8 16 24 -14 27
16 Strasbourg 29 5 11 13 37 50 15 3 6 6 18 22 14 2 5 7 19 28 -13 26
17 Auxerre 29 6 8 15 24 51 14 4 5 5 12 20 15 2 3 10 12 31 -27 26
18 Troyes 29 4 9 16 38 62 14 1 9 4 16 22 15 3 0 12 22 40 -24 21
19 Ajaccio 29 6 3 20 21 52 14 3 1 10 9 22 15 3 2 10 12 30 -31 21
20 Angers SCO 29 2 5 22 22 64 15 1 3 11 15 31 14 1 2 11 7 33 -42 11

Strasbourg:
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 PSG 29 21 3 5 68 29 15 11 2 2 34 18 14 10 1 3 34 11 39 66
2 Lens 29 17 9 3 48 21 14 12 1 1 29 10 15 5 8 2 19 11 27 60
3 Olympique Marseille 29 18 6 5 54 29 15 7 4 4 26 19 14 11 2 1 28 10 25 60
4 Monaco 29 17 6 6 61 40 15 8 2 5 33 26 14 9 4 1 28 14 21 57
5 Lille 29 15 7 7 54 37 15 9 4 2 31 22 14 6 3 5 23 15 17 52
6 Rennes 29 15 5 9 47 30 15 11 0 4 30 12 14 4 5 5 17 18 17 50
7 Reims 29 11 13 5 39 28 14 7 4 3 23 15 15 4 9 2 16 13 11 46
8 Nice 29 11 12 6 38 26 14 5 6 3 18 12 15 6 6 3 20 14 12 45
9 Olympique Lyonnais 29 12 8 9 44 32 14 6 5 3 20 11 15 6 3 6 24 21 12 44
10 Lorient 29 12 8 9 42 40 14 7 3 4 21 15 15 5 5 5 21 25 2 44
11 Montpellier 29 11 4 14 45 48 15 6 2 7 24 23 14 5 2 7 21 25 -3 37
12 Clermont 29 10 7 12 29 41 15 5 3 7 13 26 14 5 4 5 16 15 -12 37
13 Toulouse 29 10 5 14 44 51 15 6 4 5 25 23 14 4 1 9 19 28 -7 35
14 Nantes 29 6 12 11 30 40 14 4 6 4 15 17 15 2 6 7 15 23 -10 30
15 Brest 29 6 9 14 33 47 14 3 5 6 17 23 15 3 4 8 16 24 -14 27
16 Strasbourg 29 5 11 13 37 50 15 3 6 6 18 22 14 2 5 7 19 28 -13 26
17 Auxerre 29 6 8 15 24 51 14 4 5 5 12 20 15 2 3 10 12 31 -27 26
18 Troyes 29 4 9 16 38 62 14 1 9 4 16 22 15 3 0 12 22 40 -24 21
19 Ajaccio 29 6 3 20 21 52 14 3 1 10 9 22 15 3 2 10 12 30 -31 21
20 Angers SCO 29 2 5 22 22 64 15 1 3 11 15 31 14 1 2 11 7 33 -42 11

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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.