The league table in Ligue 2 tells a story about these teams so far, with Lens leading Orleans by 31 points. Match preview to follow:
Lens and Orléans 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.
Lens form and stats
27 points is a decent return from 13 Ligue 2 games here at Stade Bollaert-Delelis for Lens. The data says 8 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses.
Lens are returning here after visiting Paris in a Ligue 2 game and winning with a 2-0 scoreline. Florian Sotoca (2) scored the goal(s). Ahead of that match, Lens lost 1-4 at home to Caen.
The Lens fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 18 in 13 matches. Lens are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stade Bollaert-Delelis in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 9 from 13 matches.
Orléans form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Orléans so far with only 11 points returning home. The records show 2-5-6 (win-draw-lose).
Orléans failed to get anything from their last game, a Ligue 2 home match vs Troyes (placed 3rd) that ended with defeat 0-2. Prior to that result Orléans won their away game at Le Havre. The scoreline was 2-1.
After this away game Orléans return home for a Ligue 2 game against Grenoble Foot 38. That game is only four sleeps after this.
Orléans find the net regularly in their away games. 13 goals from 13 away fixtures in the league. Orléans have conceded 19 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Orléans - Lens 1-4 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Numbers for the last eight meetings between these two teams are: five wins for Lens, zero draws and three wins for Orléans. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: three games.Top Goalscorers
 F. Sotoca 7 goals | G. Robail 7 goals | S. Banza 7 goals |
Lens missing players
Orléans missing players
| Lens | Orléans | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 27 | 13 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 13 | 27 |
| 14 | 8 | 4 | Won | W | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 16 |
| 38 | 18 | 8 | Scored | S | 5 | 13 | 21 |
| 24 | 9 | 1 | Conceded | C | 5 | 19 | 42 |
| 85% | 85% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 77% | 89% |
| 70% | 54% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 62% | 59% |
| 41% | 38% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 54% | 44% |
| 22% | 23% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 31% | 26% |
| 11% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 15% | 11% |
| 44% | 31% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 54% | 41% |
| 48% | 69% | 75% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 23% | 19% |
| 22% | 15% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 46% | 52% |
| 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.2 | 3.2 | 4.7 |
| 3.9 | 3.4 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 4.5 | 4.8 |
| 2 | 2.5 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.2 | 2.6 | 2 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 278 | 139 | 45 | Total Shots | T S | 38 | 120 | 280 |
| 115 | 55 | 24 | Shots on Target | S O | 17 | 51 | 103 |
| 33% | 33% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 25% | 20% |
- Lens has the most points from losing position (15)
- Lens has the most scored goals in the second half (28)
- Orléans has the fewest clean sheets (5)
- Orléans has the fewest scored goals (21)
- Orléans has the the worst goal difference (-21)
- Orléans have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Orléans have won significantly less corners away then at home.
| 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 | 28 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 45 | 25 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 13 | 20 | 54 |
| 2 | Ajaccio | 28 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 38 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 16 | 52 |
| 3 | Troyes | 28 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 34 | 25 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 51 |
| 4 | Lens | 27 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 38 | 24 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 50 |
| 5 | Clermont | 28 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 35 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 50 |
| 6 | Le Havre | 28 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 38 | 25 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 44 |
| 7 | Valenciennes | 28 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 24 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 42 |
| 8 | Guingamp | 28 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 40 | 33 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 39 |
| 9 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 28 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 27 | 29 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 16 | -2 | 35 |
| 10 | Chambly | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 26 | 32 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 11 | -6 | 35 |
| 11 | Auxerre | 28 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 31 | 30 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 1 | 34 |
| 12 | Nancy | 28 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 27 | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 34 |
| 13 | Caen | 28 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 33 | 34 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 17 | -1 | 34 |
| 14 | Sochaux | 28 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 28 | 30 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 19 | -2 | 34 |
| 15 | Châteauroux | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 38 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 15 | -16 | 34 |
| 16 | Rodez | 28 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 31 | 34 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 16 | -3 | 32 |
| 17 | Paris | 28 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 22 | 40 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 18 | -18 | 28 |
| 18 | Niort | 28 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 30 | 41 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 25 | -11 | 26 |
| 19 | Le Mans | 28 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 30 | 45 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 28 | -15 | 26 |
| 20 | Orléans | 27 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 42 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 23 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 19 | -21 | 19 |