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Ligue 1 | Gameweek 35
Apr 30, 2022 at 4pm UK
Stade Felix Bollaert
Nantes

Lens
2 - 2
Nantes

Costa (67'), Kalimuendo (81' pen.)
Leca (19')
FT(HT: 0-2)
Simon (8', 32')
Pereira de Sa (53'), Cyprien (62'), Moutoussamy (74'), Pallois (80'), Lafont (81')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Lens 2-2 Monaco
Saturday, May 21 at 8pm in Ligue 1
Last Game: Nantes 1-1 St Etienne
Saturday, May 21 at 8pm in Ligue 1
Next Game: PSG vs. Nantes
Saturday, July 30 at 11pm in Trophee des Champions

We said: Lens 2-1 Nantes

Both sides are in similar form, with Lens showing to be slightly stronger in recent weeks, which is why they should be able to edge their visitors to three points this weekend, especially being on home soil. Lens will take confidence from their four-game unbeaten run, while Nantes were lifted by their 5-3 win last time out, which suggests that both teams are likely to get on the scoresheet. 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 56.03%. A draw had a probability of 23.6% and a win for Nantes had a probability of 20.33%.

The most likely scoreline for a Lens win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.92%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.34%) and 2-1 (9.75%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.24%), while for a Nantes win it was 0-1 (6.48%). The actual scoreline of 2-2 was predicted with a 4.6% likelihood.

Result
LensDrawNantes
56.03%23.64%20.33%
Both teams to score 50.27%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
50.08%49.93%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
28.09%71.91%
Lens Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
82.36%17.65%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
51.74%48.26%
Nantes Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
61.04%38.96%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
24.31%75.69%
Score Analysis
    Lens 56.02%
    Nantes 20.33%
    Draw 23.64%
LensDrawNantes
1-0 @ 11.92%
2-0 @ 10.34%
2-1 @ 9.75%
3-0 @ 5.98%
3-1 @ 5.64%
3-2 @ 2.66%
4-0 @ 2.59%
4-1 @ 2.45%
4-2 @ 1.15%
Other @ 3.54%
Total : 56.02%
1-1 @ 11.24%
0-0 @ 6.88%
2-2 @ 4.6%
Other @ 0.93%
Total : 23.64%
0-1 @ 6.48%
1-2 @ 5.3%
0-2 @ 3.05%
1-3 @ 1.66%
2-3 @ 1.44%
0-3 @ 0.96%
Other @ 1.43%
Total : 20.33%

How you voted: Lens vs Nantes

Lens
65.2%
Draw
17.4%
Nantes
17.4%
23
Head to Head
Dec 10, 2021 8pm
Nantes
3-2
Lens
Kolo (49', 57'), Simon (90')
Girotto (31'), Blas (60'), Chirivella (76')
Costa (7'), Kalimuendo (14')
Haidara (46'), Gradit (60'), Medina (61')
Jan 17, 2021 2pm
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
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
CParis Saint-GermainPSG342210281334876
2MonacoMonaco34207768422667
3Brest341710753341961
4Lille341611752341859
5Nice341510940291155
6Lyon34165134955-653
7Lens34149114537851
8Marseille3413111052411150
9Reims34138134247-547
10Rennes341210125346746
11Toulouse341110134246-443
12Montpellier HSCMontpellier341012124348-541
13StrasbourgStrasbourg34109153850-1239
14NantesNantes3496193055-2533
15Le HavreLe Havre34711163445-1132
16Metz3485213558-2329
RLorient3478194366-2329
RClermont34510192660-3425


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