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Ligue 1 | Gameweek 23
Feb 6, 2022 at 12pm UK
Stade du Moustoir
Lens logo

Lorient
2 - 0
Lens

Soumano (43'), Kone (76')
FT(HT: 1-0)

Wooh (45+1'), Haidara (79'), Frankowski (87')
Cahuzac (77')

The Match

Preview

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

We said: Lorient 2-1 Lens

These teams may be separated by 16 points in the standings at the moment, but Lorient have shown tremendous effort in recent games and might be due for a break in this encounter. Les Merlus have beaten Lens in five of their previous six home fixtures, failing to concede to them in each of those victories, and this group have fared well against teams in the top half of the table, defeating Monaco, Lille and Nice. 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 41.56%. A win for Lorient had a probability of 30.59% and a draw had a probability of 27.9%.

The most likely scoreline for a Lens win was 0-1 with a probability of 12.35%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.38%) and 0-2 (7.92%). The likeliest Lorient win was 1-0 (10.19%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.06%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 5.4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted that Lorient would win this match.

Result
LorientDrawLens
30.59%27.86%41.56%
Both teams to score 47.16%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
41.45%58.56%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
20.88%79.12%
Lorient Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
65.28%34.72%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
28.55%71.45%
Lens Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
72.25%27.75%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
36.67%63.33%
Score Analysis
    Lorient 30.58%
    Lens 41.55%
    Draw 27.85%
LorientDrawLens
1-0 @ 10.19%
2-1 @ 6.91%
2-0 @ 5.39%
3-1 @ 2.44%
3-0 @ 1.9%
3-2 @ 1.56%
Other @ 2.19%
Total : 30.58%
1-1 @ 13.06%
0-0 @ 9.64%
2-2 @ 4.43%
Other @ 0.73%
Total : 27.85%
0-1 @ 12.35%
1-2 @ 8.38%
0-2 @ 7.92%
1-3 @ 3.58%
0-3 @ 3.38%
2-3 @ 1.89%
1-4 @ 1.15%
0-4 @ 1.08%
Other @ 1.83%
Total : 41.55%

How you voted: Lorient vs Lens

Lorient
42.9%
Draw
19.0%
Lens
38.1%
42
Head to Head
Aug 29, 2021 2pm
Gameweek 4
Lens
2-2
Lorient
Clauss (24'), Fofana (70')
Danso (18'), Medina (75')
Lauriente (27'), Monconduit (35')
Abergel (6'), Fontaine (12'), Silva (23'), Nardi (59')
Apr 11, 2021 2pm
Gameweek 32
Lens
4-1
Lorient
Kakuta (16' pen.), Jean (39'), Kalimuendo (55'), Banza (88' pen.)
Moffi (29')
Sep 13, 2020 2pm
Gameweek 3
Lorient
2-3
Lens
Grbic (14'), Wissa (90+2' pen.)
Boisgard (6'), Laporte (30'), Diarra (45'), Le Fee (65')
Kakuta (31' pen.), Medina (34'), Ganago (63')
Cahuzac (49'), Bade (79')
Bade (90+1')
Apr 4, 2020 2pm
Gameweek 31
Lorient
P-P
Lens
Nov 2, 2019 2pm
Gameweek 13
Lens
1-0
Lorient
Mauricio (81' pen.)
Sotoca (8'), Diallo (11'), Cahuzac (49'), Haidara (72'), Traore (94')

Hamel (52'), Fontaine (56'), Wissa (63')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Paris Saint-GermainPSG30209173264769
2MonacoMonaco30177656381858
3Brest30158744291553
4Lille301410643261752
5Nice3013983324948
6Lens30137103932746
7Rennes30119104436842
8Marseille30101194537841
9Lyon30125133949-1041
10Reims30117123741-440
11Toulouse30910113639-337
12Montpellier HSCMontpellier30910113842-436
13StrasbourgStrasbourg3099123341-836
14NantesNantes3094172848-2031
15Metz3085173149-1829
16Le HavreLe Havre30610142738-1128
17Lorient3068163659-2326
18Clermont30410162149-2822


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