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Ligue 1 | Gameweek 10
Oct 28, 2023 at 8pm UK
Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Nantes

Lens
4 - 0
Nantes

Sotoca (27' pen., 72' pen.), Medina (58'), El Aynaoui (89')
Wahi (68')
FT(HT: 1-0)

Comert (68'), Duverne (83')

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 1-1 PSV
Tuesday, October 24 at 8pm in Champions League
Last Game: Nantes 2-0 Montpellier
Sunday, October 22 at 2pm in Ligue 1

We said: Lens 1-1 Nantes

Saturday night's Ligue 1 affair is a particularly difficult one to call, as Lens have shut up shop at the back admirably in recent weeks, albeit not always with the attacking proficiency to go with it. With jellied legs from the Champions League also setting in, Haise's backline may still struggle to contain a prolific Nantes side, who can feel confident of holding out for a slice of the spoils. 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 56.74%. A draw had a probability of 23.7% and a win for Nantes had a probability of 19.53%.

The most likely scoreline for a Lens win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.5%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.75%) and 2-1 (9.7%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.26%), while for a Nantes win it was 0-1 (6.55%). The actual scoreline of 4-0 was predicted with a 2.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Lens would win this match.

Result
LensDrawNantes
56.74% (-0.0039999999999978 -0) 23.73% (-0.009999999999998 -0.01) 19.53% (0.013000000000002 0.01)
Both teams to score 48.76% (0.052 0.05)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
48.71% (0.058 0.06)51.29% (-0.058 -0.06)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
26.88% (0.052 0.05)73.12% (-0.052999999999997 -0.05)
Lens Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
82.11% (0.021000000000001 0.02)17.89% (-0.021999999999998 -0.02)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
51.32% (0.034999999999997 0.03)48.67% (-0.034999999999997 -0.03)
Nantes Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
59.39% (0.047999999999995 0.05)40.61% (-0.047999999999995 -0.05)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
22.79% (0.042999999999999 0.04)77.21% (-0.045000000000002 -0.05)
Score Analysis
    Lens 56.72%
    Nantes 19.53%
    Draw 23.72%
LensDrawNantes
1-0 @ 12.5% (-0.02 -0.02)
2-0 @ 10.75% (-0.02 -0.02)
2-1 @ 9.7% (0.0030000000000001 0)
3-0 @ 6.17% (-0.0020000000000007 -0)
3-1 @ 5.56% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)
4-0 @ 2.66% (0.0010000000000003 0)
3-2 @ 2.51% (0.0059999999999998 0.01)
4-1 @ 2.39% (0.004 0)
4-2 @ 1.08% (0.0030000000000001 0)
5-0 @ 0.91% (0.001 0)
Other @ 2.5%
Total : 56.72%
1-1 @ 11.26% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
0-0 @ 7.27% (-0.017 -0.02)
2-2 @ 4.37% (0.0070000000000006 0.01)
Other @ 0.83%
Total : 23.72%
0-1 @ 6.55% (-0.0069999999999997 -0.01)
1-2 @ 5.08% (0.0049999999999999 0)
0-2 @ 2.95%
1-3 @ 1.53% (0.004 0)
2-3 @ 1.31% (0.004 0)
Other @ 2.12%
Total : 19.53%

How you voted: Lens vs Nantes

Lens
Draw
Nantes
Lens
43.8%
Draw
31.3%
Nantes
25.0%
32
Head to Head
Mar 1, 2023 5.15pm
Quarter-Finals
Nantes
2-1
Lens
Delort (31' pen., 59' pen.)
Fofana (28')
Feb 19, 2023 4.05pm
Gameweek 24
Lens
3-1
Nantes
Machado (34'), Thomasson (36'), Traore (74' og.)
Mollet (40')
Sep 18, 2022 4.05pm
Apr 30, 2022 4pm
Gameweek 35
Lens
2-2
Nantes
Costa (67'), Kalimuendo (81' pen.)
Leca (19')
Simon (8', 32')
Pereira de Sa (53'), Cyprien (62'), Moutoussamy (74'), Pallois (80'), Lafont (81')
Dec 10, 2021 8pm
Gameweek 18
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')
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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