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Ligue 1 | Gameweek 2
Aug 20, 2023 at 7.45pm UK
Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Rennes

Lens
1 - 1
Rennes

Machado (3')
Abdul Samed (51'), Gradit (79')
FT(HT: 1-0)
Bourigeaud (53' pen.)
Omari (57')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Lens

All competitions
Ligue 1
Last Game: Brest 3-2 Lens
Sunday, August 13 at 12pm in Ligue 1

Rennes

All competitions
Ligue 1
Last Game: Rennes 5-1 Metz
Sunday, August 13 at 4.05pm in Ligue 1

We said: Lens 1-3 Rennes

 While Lens struggled without Openda and Fofana as they threw away a 2-0 lead last time out, Rennes hit the ground running with a dominant 5-1 victory on the opening weekend. With that in mind, we expect the Red and Blacks to carry their momentum into Sunday's showdown, inflicting back-to-back defeats on the Blood and Gold. 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 41.47%. A win for Rennes had a probability of 32.53% and a draw had a probability of 26%.

The most likely scoreline for a Lens win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.07%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.76%) and 2-0 (7.15%). The likeliest Rennes win was 0-1 (8.71%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.35%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 12.4% likelihood.

Result
LensDrawRennes
41.47% (0.044000000000004 0.04) 25.99% (-0.031000000000002 -0.03) 32.53% (-0.015000000000001 -0.02)
Both teams to score 53.54% (0.094000000000001 0.09)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
49.26% (0.122 0.12)50.74% (-0.124 -0.12)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
27.36% (0.107 0.11)72.64% (-0.10899999999999 -0.11)
Lens Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
75.78% (0.075000000000003 0.08)24.21% (-0.078000000000003 -0.08)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
41.44% (0.109 0.11)58.55% (-0.111 -0.11)
Rennes Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
70.65% (0.051999999999992 0.05)29.35% (-0.053999999999998 -0.05)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
34.66% (0.062000000000005 0.06)65.33% (-0.064000000000007 -0.06)
Score Analysis
    Lens 41.46%
    Rennes 32.53%
    Draw 25.98%
LensDrawRennes
1-0 @ 10.07% (-0.029999999999999 -0.03)
2-1 @ 8.76% (0.0090000000000003 0.01)
2-0 @ 7.15% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
3-1 @ 4.14% (0.014 0.01)
3-0 @ 3.38% (0.0059999999999998 0.01)
3-2 @ 2.54% (0.012 0.01)
4-1 @ 1.47% (0.008 0.01)
4-0 @ 1.2% (0.0049999999999999 0)
Other @ 2.76%
Total : 41.46%
1-1 @ 12.35% (-0.02 -0.02)
0-0 @ 7.11% (-0.036 -0.04)
2-2 @ 5.37% (0.013 0.01)
3-3 @ 1.04% (0.006 0.01)
Other @ 0.12%
Total : 25.98%
0-1 @ 8.71% (-0.031000000000001 -0.03)
1-2 @ 7.57% (0.0010000000000003 0)
0-2 @ 5.34% (-0.010999999999999 -0.01)
1-3 @ 3.09% (0.0049999999999999 0)
2-3 @ 2.19% (0.008 0.01)
0-3 @ 2.18% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
1-4 @ 0.95% (0.003 0)
Other @ 2.49%
Total : 32.53%

How you voted: Lens vs Rennes

Lens
25.6%
Draw
11.6%
Rennes
62.8%
43
Head to Head
Apr 1, 2023 8pm
Gameweek 29
Rennes
0-1
Lens
Openda (31')
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Aug 27, 2022 8pm
Gameweek 4
Lens
2-1
Rennes
Fofana (66'), Openda (70')
Laborde (90+1')
Doue (44')
> Preview
Jan 8, 2022 8pm
Gameweek 20
Lens
1-0
Rennes
Said (89')
Medina (16')

Bourigeaud (84')
> Preview
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')
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Paris Saint-GermainPSG1192033102329
2MonacoMonaco117221881023
3Marseille116232415920
4Lille115421811719
5Lyon115331815318
6Nice1145221111017
7Reims115241915417
8Lens11452129317
9Auxerre115152019116
10Toulouse114341311215
11StrasbourgStrasbourg113442022-213
12Brest114161419-513
13Rennes113261318-511
14NantesNantes112451417-310
15Angers112451320-710
16Saint-EtienneSt Etienne113171025-1510
17Le HavreLe Havre11308823-159
18Montpellier HSCMontpellier112181131-207
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