Soccer match preview: Lens confident before travelling to Lorient

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Competition: France Ligue 1
Competition: Sun 21.May
Match begins: 15:05 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Yves Allainmat - Le Moustoir (18110 seats)

It's only been seven days since Lorient fought Montpellier and the result was 1-1. Can they get the points versus Lens?

Insights:
  • Lens have the fewest conceded goals (27) in Ligue 1

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Lorient form and stats

The story so far in the Ligue 1 for Lorient at their home stadium (Stade Yves Allainmat - Le Moustoir) is 8 wins, 4 draws and 5 defeats.

The Lorient manager Bris and his gang return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Montpellier (placed 12th). Faivre, a forward, was the declared top player for the team in that fixture, earning a rating of 8.02 (out of 10). Faivre scored one goal, hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 3 of 5 times and had 38 successful passes (of 43 total).

Ahead of that match, Lorient won a home game hosting Brest (2-1).

The Lorient fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 23 in 17 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches.

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Lens form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team, who have the fewest conceded goals (27) in Ligue 1, on their Ligue 1 travels is 6 wins, 8 draws and 3 defeats. The fact that Lens have won four matches in a row should scare the hosts and makes this contest more interesting.

The club members enjoyed Lens's previous fixture versus Reims (placed 11th), a 2-1 win played at home. Lens made it very difficult for themselves in their last game, Danso receiving a red card in the 19th minute. The match was still a draw at this point. But even with this card, Lens won the match 2-1! Midfield player Fofana was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.8/10. Fofana scored one goal and dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times.

Before that, Lens secured a home win against Olympique Marseille with the score 2-1.

Lens find the net regularly in their away games. 21 goals from 17 away fixtures in the league. Lens are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 14 times in 17 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The former head-to-head match ended Lens - Lorient 5-2, earlier this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's two Lorient victories, four draws and four Lens wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

LensL. Openda
L. Openda
19 goals
LensS. Fofana
S. Fofana
6 goals

Lorient missing players

Lens missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Lorient Lens
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
35 17 5 Played P 6 17 35
14 8 2 Won W 2 6 22
10 4 2 Drew D 3 8 9
11 5 1 Lost L 1 3 4
49 23 7 Scored S 8 21 59
47 17 6 Conceded C 4 14 27
89% 82% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 83% 82% 91%
74% 71% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 59% 66%
60% 59% 80% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 35% 51%
34% 18% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 24% 23%
9% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 9%
66% 53% 80% BTTS BTTS 50% 53% 54%
23% 29% 20% Clean Sheets C S 50% 41% 40%
23% 35% 20% Failed to Score F T 17% 24% 14%
 
3.9 3.6 2.6 Corners for (avg) C F 4.2 5.4 5.3
5.5 5.2 8.4 Corners against (avg) C A 4.2 4.2 4.3
1.3 1.4 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 1.9 1.6
4 2 1 Red cards R C 1 2 3
 
10.9 11.5 7.8 Shots (avg) S ( 15 14.4 14.2
4.3 4.9 4.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.2 4.4 4.8
32% 28% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 32% 28% 35%
 
15.1 13.7 17.8 Shots against (avg) S A 10.8 10.9 10.4
4.8 4.2 5.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.5 4.1 3.7
Key stats in Ligue 1 this season:
  • Lens have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Lens have the fewest conceded goals (27) in Ligue 1
  • Lens have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (13) in Ligue 1
  • Lens have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (14) 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 Paris Saint Germain 35 26 3 6 84 35 18 13 2 3 43 22 17 13 1 3 41 13 49 81
2 Lens 35 22 9 4 59 27 18 16 1 1 38 13 17 6 8 3 21 14 32 75
3 Olympique Marseille 35 22 7 6 65 35 18 10 4 4 34 22 17 12 3 2 31 13 30 73
4 Monaco 35 19 8 8 68 51 18 9 3 6 36 31 17 10 5 2 32 20 17 65
5 Lille 35 17 9 9 60 41 17 11 4 2 36 23 18 6 5 7 24 18 19 60
6 Rennes 35 18 5 12 60 38 18 14 0 4 41 14 17 4 5 8 19 24 22 59
7 Olympique Lyonnais 35 16 8 11 58 43 17 8 5 4 29 18 18 8 3 7 29 25 15 56
8 Clermont 35 15 8 12 39 45 18 8 3 7 18 28 17 7 5 5 21 17 -6 53
9 Lorient 35 14 10 11 49 47 17 8 4 5 23 17 18 6 6 6 26 30 2 52
10 Nice 35 13 12 10 42 34 17 6 6 5 21 17 18 7 6 5 21 17 8 51
11 Reims 35 12 14 9 42 37 17 8 5 4 25 18 18 4 9 5 17 19 5 50
12 Montpellier 35 13 5 17 57 58 18 7 3 8 27 26 17 6 2 9 30 32 -1 44
13 Toulouse 35 12 7 16 48 55 18 6 5 7 26 26 17 6 2 9 22 29 -7 43
14 Strasbourg 35 9 11 15 48 55 18 5 6 7 24 25 17 4 5 8 24 30 -7 38
15 Brest 35 9 11 15 39 50 17 6 5 6 21 23 18 3 6 9 18 27 -11 38
16 Auxerre 35 8 10 17 32 57 17 5 7 5 16 23 18 3 3 12 16 34 -25 34
17 Nantes 35 6 15 14 35 50 17 4 8 5 19 23 18 2 7 9 16 27 -15 33
18 Ajaccio 35 6 5 24 22 66 17 3 3 11 9 25 18 3 2 13 13 41 -44 23
19 Troyes 35 4 10 21 42 77 17 1 9 7 17 28 18 3 1 14 25 49 -35 22
20 Angers SCO 35 3 5 27 29 77 18 2 3 13 18 35 17 1 2 14 11 42 -48 14

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 Paris Saint Germain 35 26 3 6 84 35 18 13 2 3 43 22 17 13 1 3 41 13 49 81
2 Lens 35 22 9 4 59 27 18 16 1 1 38 13 17 6 8 3 21 14 32 75
3 Olympique Marseille 35 22 7 6 65 35 18 10 4 4 34 22 17 12 3 2 31 13 30 73
4 Monaco 35 19 8 8 68 51 18 9 3 6 36 31 17 10 5 2 32 20 17 65
5 Lille 35 17 9 9 60 41 17 11 4 2 36 23 18 6 5 7 24 18 19 60
6 Rennes 35 18 5 12 60 38 18 14 0 4 41 14 17 4 5 8 19 24 22 59
7 Olympique Lyonnais 35 16 8 11 58 43 17 8 5 4 29 18 18 8 3 7 29 25 15 56
8 Clermont 35 15 8 12 39 45 18 8 3 7 18 28 17 7 5 5 21 17 -6 53
9 Lorient 35 14 10 11 49 47 17 8 4 5 23 17 18 6 6 6 26 30 2 52
10 Nice 35 13 12 10 42 34 17 6 6 5 21 17 18 7 6 5 21 17 8 51
11 Reims 35 12 14 9 42 37 17 8 5 4 25 18 18 4 9 5 17 19 5 50
12 Montpellier 35 13 5 17 57 58 18 7 3 8 27 26 17 6 2 9 30 32 -1 44
13 Toulouse 35 12 7 16 48 55 18 6 5 7 26 26 17 6 2 9 22 29 -7 43
14 Strasbourg 35 9 11 15 48 55 18 5 6 7 24 25 17 4 5 8 24 30 -7 38
15 Brest 35 9 11 15 39 50 17 6 5 6 21 23 18 3 6 9 18 27 -11 38
16 Auxerre 35 8 10 17 32 57 17 5 7 5 16 23 18 3 3 12 16 34 -25 34
17 Nantes 35 6 15 14 35 50 17 4 8 5 19 23 18 2 7 9 16 27 -15 33
18 Ajaccio 35 6 5 24 22 66 17 3 3 11 9 25 18 3 2 13 13 41 -44 23
19 Troyes 35 4 10 21 42 77 17 1 9 7 17 28 18 3 1 14 25 49 -35 22
20 Angers SCO 35 3 5 27 29 77 18 2 3 13 18 35 17 1 2 14 11 42 -48 14

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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.