Open game expected at Stade Bollaert-Delelis: Lens vs Guingamp preview

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Date: Sat 03.August
Match begins: 14:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Bollaert-Delelis (41233 seats)

After the first game it's Lens - Guingamp 3-1 in points. Who will triumph in this second Ligue 2 game of the season?

It's no vacation for neither Lens nor Guingamp as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Lens form and stats

The home supporters saw a 0-0 draw versus Guingamp in the Ligue 2 last time out and are looking for a win here. Before that match, a win away at Le Mans.

This is expected to be a close game, with Lens perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Lens as a small favourite), we find five games. Lens has won 2 of these, drawn 2 and lost 1.

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Guingamp form and stats

Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in ten away games in a row. The sun doesn’t shine and the birds do not sing for Guingamp, who have now gone twelve games without a victory. The Dijon game was their last win and it’s been a dry spell since.

Guingamp has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Lens for a Ligue 2 game that ended a draw (0-0). Ahead of that game was the 3-3 draw at home against Grenoble Foot 38.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found eleven similar matches played by Guingamp in our archives, and the results are: 2 wins for Guingamp, 5 draws and 4 defeats.

Let's have a look at how Guingamp performed last season in the Ligue 1: They landed a 20th position in the league table after playing out 5 victories, 12 draws and 21 defeats. In total they scored 28 and conceded 68 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 2 - drew 5 and lost 12 with 12/41 goals scored/conceded.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last eight matches): Lens 1 win, 2 draws and Guingamp 5 victories. As for goals, 2 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 6 games had two or less.

Lens missing players

Guingamp missing players

Lens Guingamp
Total Home Home vs mid Statistic Away vs top Away Total
2 1 0 Played 0 1 2
1 0 0 Won 0 0 0
1 1 0 Drew 0 1 2
0 0 0 Lost 0 0 0
2 0 0 Scored 0 0 3
1 0 0 Conceded 0 0 3
50% 0% 0% Over 0.5 0% 0% 50%
50% 0% 0% Over 1.5 0% 0% 50%
50% 0% 0% Over 2.5 0% 0% 50%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 0% 0% 50%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 0% 0% 50%
50% 0% 0% BTTS 0% 0% 50%
50% 100% 0% Clean Sheets 0% 100% 50%
50% 100% 0% Failed To Score 0% 100% 50%
 
1 0 0 Corners For (avg) 0 2 5
3.5 2 0 Corners Against (avg) 0 0 0.5
0 0 0 Yellow Cards (avg) 0 0 0.5
0 0 0 Red Cards 0 0 0
Lens Last season Guingamp
Total Home   Statistic   Away Total
40 19   Played   19 38
19 11   Won   2 5
10 5   Drew   5 12
11 3   Lost   12 21
52 30   Scored   12 28
30 9   Conceded   41 68
80% 74%   Over 0.5   84% 84%
60% 53%   Over 1.5   74% 68%
35% 37%   Over 2.5   58% 50%
12% 16%   Over 3.5   21% 24%
10% 16%   Over 4.5   16% 11%
30% 26%   BTTS   37% 47%
50% 63%   Clean Sheets   26% 26%
40% 37%   Failed To Score   53% 42%
 
5.8 5.6   Corners For (avg)   4.4 5.1
4.2 3.8   Corners Against (avg)   5.1 4.3
2.1 1.8   Yellow Cards (avg)   1.7 1.5
5 1   Red Cards   2 5
Key stats last season:
  • Guingamp have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Guingamp have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • 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 at home.
  • Lens have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Guingamp have scored away.

Lens
All Coupe de la Ligue Coupe de France Ligue 2 Club Friendlies
All Home Away
21-05-19 L2 Paris 1 - 1 Lens
24-05-19 L2 Troyes 1 - 1 Lens
19-07-19 CF Dunkerque 2 - 0 Lens
27-07-19 L2 Le Mans 1 - 2 Lens
03-08-19 L2 Lens 14:30 Guingamp
10-08-19 L2 Clermont 13:00 Lens
13-08-19 Co Troyes 19:05 Lens
17-08-19 L2 Lens 13:00 Le Havre
23-08-19 L2 Troyes - Lens
30-08-19 L2 Grenoble Foot 38 - Lens
Guingamp
All Coupe de la Ligue Ligue 1 Coupe de France Ligue 2 Club Friendlies
All Home Away
02-07-19 CF Le Havre 0 - 1 Guingamp
13-07-19 CF Lorient 1 - 3 Guingamp
16-07-19 CF Guingamp 2 - 1 Cholet
26-07-19 L2 Guingamp 3 - 3 Grenoble Foot 38
03-08-19 L2 Lens 14:30 Guingamp
09-08-19 L2 Guingamp 18:00 Orléans
13-08-19 Co Orléans 18:00 Guingamp
19-08-19 L2 Auxerre 18:45 Guingamp
23-08-19 L2 Guingamp - Valenciennes
30-08-19 L2 Lorient - Guingamp

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Clermont 2 2 0 0 5 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 4 6
2 Chambly 2 2 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 6
3 Rodez 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 4
4 Ajaccio 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 4
5 Lorient 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
6 Lens 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
7 Troyes 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 3
8 Auxerre 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 3
9 Le Havre 2 0 2 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 2
10 Nancy 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 2
11 Sochaux 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 2
12 Caen 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
13 Guingamp 1 0 1 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
14 Grenoble Foot 38 2 0 1 1 3 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 3 3 -1 1
15 Orléans 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 -1 1
16 Valenciennes 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 1
17 Niort 2 0 1 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 -2 1
18 Châteauroux 2 0 1 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 1
19 Paris 2 0 1 1 1 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 1
20 Le Mans 2 0 0 2 1 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 -3 0

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