Lens and Sochaux are both riding high in the Ligue 2 with their 1st and 5th positions respectively. Expect a great game!
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.
Lens form and stats
Lens are steadily winning Ligue 2 games and points here at Stade Bollaert-Delelis. 4 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat is the summary from 6 games.
Lens's last game was hosting Boulogne and winning 3-1. In the game before, an away victory in the Ligue 2 match versus Rodez with a 2-1 scoreline.
The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Lens handle that role? We have found 15 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The win/draw/lost stats in these games are W8-D3-L4.
Lens are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 7 goals in 6 attempts. 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 4 from 6 matches.
Sochaux form and stats
As the visiting team in Ligue 2 matches, Sochaux, who have the fewest conceded goals (7) in Ligue 2, have produced an overall stat of 2-2-2 so far.
202 minutes! That's how long the Sochaux goalkeeper Mathieu Gorgelin and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
It might be tough going out on the road again for Sochaux, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-2 versus Epinal. That result followed a home victory 2-0 versus Le Havre in the Ligue 2.
Sochaux are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 2 wins, 1 draw and 5 defeats. From a total of eight matches.
The visitors have scored 5 goals from 6 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (4 so far).
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings between the teams: Lens won 4, Sochaux won 5 and 1 draw. 4 games with over 2,5 goals, 6 matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
 
A. Sané
7 goals
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T. Mauricio
4 goals
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G. Robail
4 goals
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Lens missing players
Sochaux missing players
| Lens | Sochaux | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs
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Statistics | Stat | vs
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Away | Total |
| 14 | 6 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 6 | 14 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 20 | 7 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 5 | 18 |
| 12 | 4 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 86% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 83% | 79% |
| 71% | 50% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 67% | 64% |
| 43% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 21% |
| 21% | 17% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 17% | 14% |
| 43% | 67% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 64% |
| 21% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 50% | 43% |
| 4.5 | 4.2 | 6 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 3 | 3.7 | 3.9 |
| 5.1 | 4.7 | 3 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 7 | 5.2 | 4.6 |
| 1.9 | 2.5 | 5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 2 | 1.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Sochaux have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Lens | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 28 |
| 2 | Lorient | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 27 |
| 3 | Ajaccio | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 26 |
| 4 | Troyes | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 26 |
| 5 | Sochaux | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 25 |
| 6 | Clermont | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| 7 | Guingamp | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 20 |
| 8 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 20 |
| 9 | Le Havre | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 19 |
| 10 | Nancy | 14 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 19 |
| 11 | Rodez | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 18 |
| 12 | Auxerre | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 17 |
| 13 | Valenciennes | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -3 | 17 |
| 14 | Caen | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | -4 | 15 |
| 15 | Niort | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -5 | 14 |
| 16 | Châteauroux | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -7 | 14 |
| 17 | Le Mans | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 13 | -10 | 13 |
| 18 | Chambly | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -10 | 13 |
| 19 | Paris | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -11 | 12 |
| 20 | Orleans | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -8 | 9 |