Football betting preview: Lens vs Lorient

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Date: Sat 02.November
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Bollaert-Delelis (38223 seats)

The managers P. Montanier and C. Pélissier are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the Ligue 2 league table.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

Lorient play their home games on artificial turf, while this game is played on grass. Recent stats for Lorient when playing on grass are 21 wins, 7 draws and 14 defeats from 42 matches. They have scored 65 goals and conceded 54 times in these games.

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Lens form and stats

When playing at home in the Ligue 2, Lens have managed 3 wins, 1 draw and suffered 1 defeat from 5 games.

Lens drew their last game, 0-0 away at Nancy (placed 10th). Preceding that game was the home draw versus Auxerre that ended 0-0.

Lens are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 6 goals in 5 attempts. Lens have only conceded 4 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Lorient form and stats

The away team, who have the the best goal difference (+8) in Ligue 2, have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 4 wins, 2 draws and only 0 losses in the Ligue 2.

This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Ligue 2 home defeat versus Troyes with 0-1 on the scoreboard. Preceding that game, the 2-2 draw paying a visit to Le Havre.

The travelling fans enjoy Lorient's attacking play in away games, having scored 10 goals in 6 league matches away. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (5 so far).

Head 2 Head

Last ten meetings between the teams: Lens won 0, Lorient won 7 and 3 draws. 5 games with over 2,5 goals, 5 matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

LorientY. Wissa
Y. Wissa
7 goals / 1 assists
LensT. Mauricio
T. Mauricio
3 goals / 2 assists
LensS. Banza
S. Banza
3 goals / 1 assists

Lens missing players

Lorient missing players

Lens Lorient
Total Home Home vs top Statistics Stat Away vs top Away Total
12 5 0 Played P 0 6 12
6 3 0 Won W 0 4 7
4 1 0 Drew D 0 2 3
2 1 0 Lost L 0 0 2
17 6 0 Scored S 0 10 16
11 4 0 Conceded C 0 5 8
83% 80% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 92%
75% 60% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 83% 58%
42% 40% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 42%
25% 20% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 17% 8%
8% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
50% 40% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 67% 42%
42% 60% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 33% 42%
25% 20% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 25%
 
3.9 3.8 0 Corners For (avg) C F 0 3.5 4.8
5.5 5 0 Corners Against (avg) C A 0 5.7 4.8
1.6 2 0 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 0 2.5 1.7
0 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 2 2
Key stats this season:
  • Lorient have not yet lost a game away.
  • Lorient have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Lorient have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • Lorient have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Lorient haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

Lens
All Coupe de la Ligue Coupe de France Ligue 2
All Home Away Home vs top
21-09-19 L2 Caen 0 - 2 Lens
28-09-19 L2 Lens 2 - 1 Paris
07-10-19 L2 Orleans 1 - 4 Lens
21-10-19 L2 Lens 0 - 0 Auxerre
25-10-19 L2 Nancy 0 - 0 Lens
29-10-19 Co Nîmes 18:45 Lens
02-11-19 L2 Lens 15:00 Lorient
11-11-19 L2 Rodez 20:45 Lens
22-11-19 L2 Lens 01:00 Sochaux
29-11-19 L2 Valenciennes 01:00 Lens
Lorient
All Coupe de la Ligue Coupe de France Ligue 2
All Home Away Away vs top
23-09-19 L2 Lorient 2 - 1 Rodez
27-09-19 L2 Chambly 0 - 1 Lorient
04-10-19 L2 Lorient 0 - 0 Ajaccio
19-10-19 L2 Le Havre 2 - 2 Lorient
26-10-19 L2 Lorient 0 - 1 Troyes
02-11-19 L2 Lens 15:00 Lorient
08-11-19 L2 Lorient 20:00 Niort
22-11-19 L2 Chateauroux 01:00 Lorient
29-11-19 L2 Lorient 01:00 Grenoble Foot 38
03-12-19 L2 Orleans 01:00 Lorient

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Lorient 12 7 3 2 16 8 6 3 1 2 6 3 6 4 2 0 10 5 8 24
2 Lens 12 6 4 2 17 11 5 3 1 1 6 4 7 3 3 1 11 7 6 22
3 Ajaccio 12 6 4 2 15 9 6 2 3 1 6 4 6 4 1 1 9 5 6 22
4 Troyes 12 7 1 4 16 11 6 3 0 3 9 8 6 4 1 1 7 3 5 22
5 Sochaux 12 5 4 3 14 7 7 4 2 1 11 3 5 1 2 2 3 4 7 19
6 Rodez 12 5 3 4 17 15 6 4 1 1 13 7 6 1 2 3 4 8 2 18
7 Grenoble Foot 38 12 4 6 2 13 11 5 1 3 1 4 4 7 3 3 1 9 7 2 18
8 Clermont 12 5 3 4 14 14 6 1 3 2 7 7 6 4 0 2 7 7 0 18
9 Le Havre 11 4 5 2 18 13 5 1 3 1 6 5 6 3 2 1 12 8 5 17
10 Nancy 12 3 8 1 13 11 7 3 4 0 9 4 5 0 4 1 4 7 2 17
11 Auxerre 12 4 4 4 17 13 6 3 1 2 10 6 6 1 3 2 7 7 4 16
12 Guingamp 12 4 4 4 17 15 7 3 2 2 13 8 5 1 2 2 4 7 2 16
13 Valenciennes 11 4 4 3 7 8 5 2 2 1 4 4 6 2 2 2 3 4 -1 16
14 Niort 12 3 5 4 11 11 6 1 3 2 6 6 6 2 2 2 5 5 0 14
15 Chambly 12 3 4 5 6 11 6 1 3 2 2 5 6 2 1 3 4 6 -5 13
16 Caen 12 2 5 5 10 15 6 0 3 3 2 8 6 2 2 2 8 7 -5 11
17 Orleans 12 1 6 5 9 15 6 0 2 4 4 10 6 1 4 1 5 5 -6 9
18 Le Mans 12 3 0 9 12 23 7 3 0 4 9 10 5 0 0 5 3 13 -11 9
19 Chateauroux 12 1 5 6 4 13 5 0 2 3 1 4 7 1 3 3 3 9 -9 8
20 Paris 12 2 2 8 7 19 6 1 1 4 4 11 6 1 1 4 3 8 -12 8

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