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Le Havre
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Montpellier
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Rennes
Saint-Etienne
Strasbourg
Toulouse
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Ligue 1 | Gameweek 26
Mar 4, 2023 at 4pm UK
Stade Felix Bollaert
Lille

Lens
1 - 1
Lille

Fonte (41' og.)
Fofana (23'), Gradit (90+1')
FT(HT: 1-0)
David (69')
Gomes (2'), Fonte (27'), Andre (44'), Alexsandro (90+1')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Ligue 1 clash between Lens and Lille, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Nantes 2-1 Lens
Wednesday, March 1 at 5.15pm in Coupe de France
Last Game: Lille 2-1 Brest
Friday, February 24 at 8pm in Ligue 1

We said: Lens 2-1 Lille

In spite of their faltering form, home advantage in this Derby du Nord could count heavily in the favour of Lens, who are rock-solid in front of their own fans. Only PSG can better their home stats this term, so a momentum-shifting win may be on the cards - keeping them ahead of Lille in the table. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Lens win with a probability of 42.98%. A win for Lille had a probability of 31.8% and a draw had a probability of 25.2%.

The most likely scoreline for a Lens win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.46%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.99%) and 2-0 (7.13%). The likeliest Lille win was 0-1 (7.91%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.92%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with an 11.9% likelihood.

Result
LensDrawLille
42.98% (0.0030000000000001 0) 25.22% (-0.016999999999999 -0.02) 31.8% (0.016000000000002 0.02)
Both teams to score 55.8% (0.058999999999997 0.06)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
52.31% (0.073999999999998 0.07)47.69% (-0.072000000000003 -0.07)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
30.12% (0.068000000000001 0.07)69.88% (-0.066999999999993 -0.07)
Lens Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
77.85% (0.034000000000006 0.03)22.15% (-0.032 -0.03)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
44.47% (0.048000000000002 0.05)55.54% (-0.046000000000006 -0.05)
Lille Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
71.68% (0.046999999999997 0.05)28.32% (-0.044999999999998 -0.04)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
35.95% (0.058 0.06)64.05% (-0.055999999999997 -0.06)
Score Analysis
    Lens 42.98%
    Lille 31.8%
    Draw 25.22%
LensDrawLille
1-0 @ 9.46% (-0.019 -0.02)
2-1 @ 8.99% (0.00099999999999945 0)
2-0 @ 7.13% (-0.008 -0.01)
3-1 @ 4.52% (0.0049999999999999 0)
3-0 @ 3.58% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
3-2 @ 2.85% (0.0070000000000001 0.01)
4-1 @ 1.7% (0.004 0)
4-0 @ 1.35% (0.0010000000000001 0)
4-2 @ 1.07% (0.004 0)
Other @ 2.33%
Total : 42.98%
1-1 @ 11.92% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
0-0 @ 6.27% (-0.019 -0.02)
2-2 @ 5.67% (0.008 0.01)
3-3 @ 1.2% (0.004 0)
Other @ 0.15%
Total : 25.22%
0-1 @ 7.91% (-0.013999999999999 -0.01)
1-2 @ 7.52% (0.0030000000000001 0)
0-2 @ 4.99% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
1-3 @ 3.16% (0.0050000000000003 0.01)
2-3 @ 2.39% (0.0069999999999997 0.01)
0-3 @ 2.1% (0.0020000000000002 0)
1-4 @ 1% (0.003 0)
Other @ 2.72%
Total : 31.8%

How you voted: Lens vs Lille

Lens
75.6%
Draw
7.3%
Lille
17.1%
41
Head to Head
Oct 9, 2022 7.45pm
Lille
1-0
Lens
David (44' pen.)

Cabot (4')
Apr 16, 2022 8pm
Lille
1-2
Lens
Xeka (45+1')
Xeka (18'), David (29'), Sanches (45+2')
Frankowski (4'), Kalimuendo (37')
Gradit (45+2'), Cahuzac (90')
Jan 4, 2022 8pm
Round of 32
Lens
2-2
Lille
Lens win 4-3 on penalties
Fofana (67', 90+5')
Fofana (90+5')
Onana (28', 33')
Mandava (72'), Grbic (90')
Sep 18, 2021 4pm
Lens
1-0
Lille
Frankowski (74')
Leca (57'), Sotoca (88')

Mandava (22'), Celik (90+3')
May 7, 2021 8pm
Lens
0-3
Lille

Michelin (29'), Fortes (67')
Michelin (35')
Yilmaz (4' pen., 40'), David (60')
Araujo (39'), Fonte (65')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Paris Saint-GermainPSG14104037112634
2Marseille1492331171429
3MonacoMonaco1492324121229
4Lille1475224141026
5Lyon147432617925
6Nice146532617923
7Lens146531712523
8Toulouse156361717021
9Auxerre146262121020
10Reims145452018219
11Brest145182026-616
12Rennes144281820-214
13NantesNantes143561620-414
14StrasbourgStrasbourg143562227-514
15Angers143471424-1013
16Saint-EtienneSt Etienne1541101234-2213
17Le HavreLe Havre1440101126-1512
18Montpellier HSCMontpellier1422101336-238


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