This looks to be an engrossing fixture as Nantes have their expected home advantage, while Lens lead them by 5 points in the Ligue 1 standings.
- Nantes have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Lens have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
This could be an appealing game with lots of spark and excitement as both participants are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Let's start!
Nantes form and stats
4-1-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Ligue 1 numbers at home for Nantes so far this season.
Happy days for Nantes in their previous game, a Ligue 1 match away at Lorient (placed 16th) that ended with a 1-0 victory. Manager A. Kombouare felt very clever after Wylan Cyprien scored the winning goal against Lorient, having brought on that player as a substitute in the 64th minute. Defender Andrei Girotto got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 8.04/10. Girotto won 4 of 6 duels.
Preceding that match was the home game against Olympique Marseille that was lost 0-1.This is expected to be a close game, with Nantes perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Nantes as a small favourite), we find 13 games. Nantes has won four of these, drawn five and lost four.
Nantes has scored 11 league goals at home this season, in 8 matches. On the other hand, Nantes have conceded 8 goals. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Lens form and stats
As the visiting team in Ligue 1 matches, Lens have produced an overall stat of 3-2-3 so far. Lens have had a generous will to share for some time now, running a streak of three draws in a row.
Lens's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus PSG that finished 1-1. Seko Fofana got a match rating of 7.91 in that game, top player of the team. Fofana scored one goal, hit four key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times and had 52 successful passes (of 58 total).
A 2-2 draw at Clermont's stadium before that.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found four similar matches played by Lens in our archives, and the results are: two wins for Lens, one draw and one defeat.
The travelling fans enjoy Lens's attacking play in away games, having scored 12 goals in 8 league matches away. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Lens have conceded 14 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings involving these teams: Nantes won four, Lens were winners in three and we saw three draws. three games with more than 2,5 goals, seven matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  L. Blas 7 goals |   S. Fofana 5 goals |  R. Kolo Muani 4 goals |
Nantes missing players
Lens missing players
| Nantes | Lens | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 8 | 17 |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 21 | 11 | 2 | Scored | S | 3 | 12 | 30 |
| 21 | 8 | 5 | Conceded | C | 7 | 14 | 23 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 76% | 75% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 88% | 82% |
| 35% | 38% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 62% | 59% |
| 29% | 25% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 50% | 53% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 18% |
| 53% | 38% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 62% | 59% |
| 18% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 12% | 24% |
| 29% | 38% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 25% | 18% |
| 4.4 | 5.1 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 5.1 | 5.5 |
| 5.6 | 5 | 4.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 4.9 | 4.2 |
| 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.1 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 10.8 | 13.1 | 14.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.8 | 12.9 | 14.4 |
| 3.8 | 4.6 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 4.9 | 5.8 |
| 32% | 30% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 16% | 31% | 31% |
| 12.2 | 11.5 | 14 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.2 | 13.1 | 11.4 |
| 4.4 | 3.8 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.3 |
- Lens have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Lens haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Nantes have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Nantes haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 36 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 20 | 42 |
| 2 | Rennes | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 18 | 31 |
| 3 | Olympique Marseille | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 29 |
| 4 | Nice | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 27 |
| 5 | Lens | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 30 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 27 |
| 6 | Strasbourg | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 26 |
| 7 | Monaco | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 26 |
| 8 | Angers SCO | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 25 |
| 9 | Montpellier | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 25 |
| 10 | Brest | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 24 |
| 11 | Lille | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | -1 | 24 |
| 12 | Olympique Lyonnais | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 23 |
| 13 | Nantes | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 22 |
| 14 | Reims | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 11 | -2 | 19 |
| 15 | Troyes | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 16 | -9 | 16 |
| 16 | Lorient | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 18 | -13 | 15 |
| 17 | Bordeaux | 17 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 26 | 39 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 22 | -13 | 14 |
| 18 | Clermont | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 21 | -13 | 14 |
| 19 | Metz | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 37 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 19 | -19 | 12 |
| 20 | Saint-Etienne | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 37 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 17 | -20 | 12 |