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Nantes
Ligue 1 | Gameweek 18
Dec 10, 2021 at 8pm UK
La Beaujoire-Louis Fonteneau
Lens logo

Nantes
3 - 2
Lens

Kolo (49', 57'), Simon (90')
Girotto (31'), Blas (60'), Chirivella (76')
FT(HT: 0-2)
Costa (7'), Kalimuendo (14')
Haidara (46'), Gradit (60'), Medina (61')

The Match

Preview

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

We said: Nantes 0-1 Lens

Nantes will have gained some confidence from their recent win, but Lens likely gained more from their draw against the mighty PSG. We are backing them to defy their recent away record and secure a narrow victory. 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 37.4%. A win for Nantes had a probability of 36.16% and a draw had a probability of 26.4%.

The most likely scoreline for a Lens win was 0-1 with a probability of 9.81%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.23%) and 0-2 (6.42%). The likeliest Nantes win was 1-0 (9.62%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.57%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 2.3% likelihood.

Result
NantesDrawLens
36.16%26.45%37.4%
Both teams to score 52.72%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
47.91%52.09%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
26.18%73.81%
Nantes Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
72.25%27.75%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
36.67%63.32%
Lens Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
72.97%27.03%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
37.61%62.39%
Score Analysis
    Nantes 36.16%
    Lens 37.4%
    Draw 26.44%
NantesDrawLens
1-0 @ 9.62%
2-1 @ 8.06%
2-0 @ 6.16%
3-1 @ 3.45%
3-0 @ 2.63%
3-2 @ 2.25%
4-1 @ 1.1%
Other @ 2.88%
Total : 36.16%
1-1 @ 12.57%
0-0 @ 7.5%
2-2 @ 5.27%
3-3 @ 0.98%
Other @ 0.11%
Total : 26.44%
0-1 @ 9.81%
1-2 @ 8.23%
0-2 @ 6.42%
1-3 @ 3.59%
0-3 @ 2.8%
2-3 @ 2.3%
1-4 @ 1.17%
0-4 @ 0.92%
Other @ 2.16%
Total : 37.4%

How you voted: Nantes vs Lens

Nantes
27.2%
Draw
24.6%
Lens
48.2%
114
Head to Head
Jan 17, 2021 2pm
Gameweek 20
Nantes
1-1
Lens
Louza (36' pen.)
Kolo (50'), Corchia (67'), Toure (87')
Kakuta (81')
Gradit (34'), Haidara (69'), Fortes (77')
Nov 25, 2020 6pm
Gameweek 8
Lens
1-1
Nantes
Kakuta (27')
Doucoure (37'), Kakuta (64'), Gradit (78'), Bade (85')
Toure (81' pen.)
Girotto (7'), Kolo (71')
May 23, 2015 8pm
Lens
1-0
Nantes
Chavarria (4')
Moore (30'), Landre (47')

Deaux (37'), Veretout (92')
Aug 9, 2014 8pm
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Paris Saint-GermainPSG14104037112634
2Marseille1492331171429
3MonacoMonaco1492324121229
4Lille1475224141026
5Lyon147432617925
6Nice146532617923
7Lens146531712523
8Auxerre146262121020
9Reims145452018219
10Toulouse145361516-118
11Brest145182026-616
12Rennes144281820-214
13NantesNantes143561620-414
14StrasbourgStrasbourg143562227-514
15Angers143471424-1013
16Saint-EtienneSt Etienne144191132-2113
17Le HavreLe Havre1440101126-1512
18Montpellier HSCMontpellier1422101336-238


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