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Ligue 1 | Gameweek 20
Jan 8, 2022 at 8pm UK
Stade Felix Bollaert
Rennes

Lens
1 - 0
Rennes

Said (89')
Medina (16')
FT(HT: 0-0)

Bourigeaud (84')

The Match

Preview

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

We said: Lens 1-3 Rennes

 Lens allow far too much time and space in their own penalty area, conceding 14 goals in their previous six matches played in Ligue 1, and when you do that against a side as potent as Rennes, you will pay the price. 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 Rennes win with a probability of 42.98%. A win for Lens had a probability of 31.9% and a draw had a probability of 25.1%.

The most likely scoreline for a Rennes win was 0-1 with a probability of 9.33%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9%) and 0-2 (7.07%). The likeliest Lens win was 1-0 (7.82%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.86%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 7.8% likelihood.

Result
LensDrawRennes
31.9%25.12%42.98%
Both teams to score 56.18%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
52.79%47.21%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
30.56%69.44%
Lens Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
71.98%28.02%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
36.33%63.67%
Rennes Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
78.05%21.94%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
44.77%55.22%
Score Analysis
    Lens 31.9%
    Rennes 42.98%
    Draw 25.12%
LensDrawRennes
1-0 @ 7.82%
2-1 @ 7.55%
2-0 @ 4.98%
3-1 @ 3.2%
3-2 @ 2.43%
3-0 @ 2.11%
4-1 @ 1.02%
Other @ 2.8%
Total : 31.9%
1-1 @ 11.86%
0-0 @ 6.15%
2-2 @ 5.72%
3-3 @ 1.23%
Other @ 0.16%
Total : 25.12%
0-1 @ 9.33%
1-2 @ 9%
0-2 @ 7.07%
1-3 @ 4.55%
0-3 @ 3.58%
2-3 @ 2.89%
1-4 @ 1.73%
0-4 @ 1.36%
2-4 @ 1.1%
Other @ 2.39%
Total : 42.98%

How you voted: Lens vs Rennes

Lens
26.5%
Draw
16.9%
Rennes
56.6%
83
Head to Head
Aug 8, 2021 12pm
Gameweek 1
Rennes
1-1
Lens
Deen Sulemana (14')
Fofana (19')
Fofana (36'), Machado (55')
> Preview
Feb 6, 2021 8pm
Gameweek 24
Lens
0-0
Rennes
Doucoure (47'), Cahuzac (90+4')
Traore (21'), Camavinga (90+3'), Martin (90+4'), Maouassa (90+5')
> Preview
Dec 5, 2020 4pm
Gameweek 13
Rennes
0-2
Lens

N'Kemboanza Mike Christopher Nzonzi (87')
Kalimuendo (28'), Ganago (78')
Gradit (20'), Bade (42'), Cahuzac (42')
> Preview
Feb 28, 2015 7pm
Lens
0-1
Rennes

Kantari (62'), Guillaume (69'), El Jadeyaoui (91')
Doucoure (36')
Habib Habibou (90')
> Match Report
Oct 4, 2014 7pm
Rennes
2-0
Lens
Ntep (54', 84')
Diagne (29')

Cyprien (65')
> Match Report
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
CParis Saint-GermainPSG312010176294770
2MonacoMonaco31177758411758
3Brest31168749331656
4Lille311510645271855
5Nice31149836251151
6Lens31137114034646
7Marseille31111194738944
8Lyon31135134251-944
9Rennes31119114841742
10Toulouse311010113840-240
11Reims31117133845-740
12Montpellier HSCMontpellier31911113943-437
13StrasbourgStrasbourg3199133444-1036
14NantesNantes3195172949-2032
15Le HavreLe Havre31611143041-1129
16Metz3185183251-1929
17Lorient3168173761-2426
18Clermont31510162550-2525
> Ligue 1 Full Table


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