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Ligue 1 | Gameweek 32
May 3, 2024 at 8pm UK
Stade Bollaert-Delelis
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Lens
2 - 0
Lorient

Wahi (57'), Costa (81')
Wahi (58')
FT(HT: 0-0)

Bakayoko (20'), Katseris (71')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Marseille 2-1 Lens
Sunday, April 28 at 8pm in Ligue 1
Last Game: Lorient 1-2 Toulouse
Sunday, April 28 at 2pm in Ligue 1

We said: Lens 2-0 Lorient

Neither side have been all that consistent of late, but Lorient have their share of glaring holes at the back when compared to Lens, and we believe the home side will be able to capitalise on that. 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 63.21%. A draw had a probability of 20.1% and a win for Lorient had a probability of 16.69%.

The most likely scoreline for a Lens win was 2-0 with a probability of 10.05%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.93%) and 1-0 (9.51%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.39%), while for a Lorient win it was 1-2 (4.64%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 10.1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted a 2-0 win for Lens in this match.

Result
LensDrawLorient
63.21% (-0.339 -0.34) 20.09% (0.029999999999998 0.03) 16.69% (0.31 0.31)
Both teams to score 55.16% (0.598 0.6)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
59.9% (0.45 0.45)40.1% (-0.449 -0.45)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
37.53% (0.463 0.46)62.47% (-0.462 -0.46)
Lens Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
87.92% (0.043000000000006 0.04)12.08% (-0.040999999999999 -0.04)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
62.38% (0.086999999999996 0.09)37.62% (-0.086000000000006 -0.09)
Lorient Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
62.74% (0.65199999999999 0.65)37.26% (-0.651 -0.65)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
25.95% (0.636 0.64)74.04% (-0.63499999999999 -0.63)
Score Analysis
    Lens 63.21%
    Lorient 16.69%
    Draw 20.09%
LensDrawLorient
2-0 @ 10.05% (-0.18 -0.18)
2-1 @ 9.93% (0.0020000000000007 0)
1-0 @ 9.51% (-0.183 -0.18)
3-0 @ 7.08% (-0.113 -0.11)
3-1 @ 6.99% (0.013 0.01)
4-0 @ 3.74% (-0.054 -0.05)
4-1 @ 3.7% (0.013 0.01)
3-2 @ 3.45% (0.067 0.07)
4-2 @ 1.82% (0.038 0.04)
5-0 @ 1.58% (-0.02 -0.02)
5-1 @ 1.56% (0.008 0.01)
Other @ 3.78%
Total : 63.21%
1-1 @ 9.39% (-0.013 -0.01)
2-2 @ 4.9% (0.087000000000001 0.09)
0-0 @ 4.5% (-0.094 -0.09)
3-3 @ 1.14% (0.041 0.04)
Other @ 0.16%
Total : 20.09%
1-2 @ 4.64% (0.074999999999999 0.07)
0-1 @ 4.44% (-0.014 -0.01)
0-2 @ 2.19% (0.032 0.03)
2-3 @ 1.61% (0.056 0.06)
1-3 @ 1.53% (0.051 0.05)
Other @ 2.28%
Total : 16.69%

How you voted: Lens vs Lorient

Lens
Draw
Lorient
Lens
94.9%
Draw
2.5%
Lorient
2.5%
79
Head to Head
Nov 4, 2023 4pm
Gameweek 11
Lorient
0-0
Lens
Mvuka (40'), Mendy (90+1'), Toure (90+4')
Danso (48'), Samba (90+3'), Fulgini (90+6')
May 21, 2023 4.05pm
Gameweek 36
Lorient
1-3
Lens
Faivre (6')
Yongwa (71'), Kalulu (75')
Sotoca (20'), Thomasson (25'), Fofana (87')
Machado (39'), Medina (43')
Feb 9, 2023 8pm
Round of 16
Lorient
1-1
Lens
(Aggregate 1-1 | Lens win 4-2 on penalties)
Le Fee (84')
Fulgini (21')
Aug 31, 2022 8pm
Gameweek 5
Lens
5-2
Lorient
Sotoca (24', 77'), Said (28'), Abdul Samed (57'), Openda (86')
Gradit (63')
Moffi (41', 50')
Ouattara (58'), Abergel (60'), Moffi (64')
Feb 6, 2022 12pm
Gameweek 23
Lorient
2-0
Lens
Soumano (43'), Kone (76')

Wooh (45+1'), Haidara (79'), Frankowski (87')
Cahuzac (77')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
CParis Saint-GermainPSG31246184315378
2MonacoMonaco31167858362255
3Marseille30174962422055
4Lyon31166962422054
5Nice31159759392054
6StrasbourgStrasbourg31159751381354
7Lille30158747321553
8Lens30136113533245
9Brest30135124849-144
10Rennes31122174644238
11Auxerre30108124145-438
12Toulouse3097143839-134
13Reims3088143242-1032
14NantesNantes30710133550-1531
15Angers3086162948-1930
16Le HavreLe Havre3184193465-3128
17Saint-EtienneSt Etienne3176183471-3727
18Montpellier HSCMontpellier3043232271-4915


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