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Ligue 1 | Gameweek 36
May 21, 2023 at 4.05pm UK
Stade du Moustoir
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Lorient
1 - 3
Lens

Faivre (6')
Yongwa (71'), Kalulu (75')
FT(HT: 1-2)
Sotoca (20'), Thomasson (25'), Fofana (87')
Machado (39'), Medina (43')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Lorient

All competitions
Last Game: Montpellier 1-1 Lorient
Sunday, May 14 at 2pm in Ligue 1

Lens

All competitions
Last Game: Lens 2-1 Reims
Friday, May 12 at 8pm in Ligue 1

We said: Lorient 2-3 Lens

 Knowing that they must win to keep their title hopes alive, Lens look set to notch a fifth successive victory this weekend, although the hosts are expected to make life difficult for their visitors. 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 57.97%. A draw had a probability of 24.1% and a win for Lorient had a probability of 17.96%.

The most likely scoreline for a Lens win was 0-1 with a probability of 13.91%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (11.67%) and 1-2 (9.48%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.29%), while for a Lorient win it was 1-0 (6.73%). The actual scoreline of 1-3 was predicted with a 5.3% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Lens would win this match.

Result
LorientDrawLens
17.96% (0.016999999999999 0.02) 24.07% (0.0030000000000001 0) 57.97% (-0.018000000000001 -0.02)
Both teams to score 45.22% (0.019999999999996 0.02)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
45.36% (0.009999999999998 0.01)54.64% (-0.0080000000000027 -0.01)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
24.03% (0.0090000000000003 0.01)75.97% (-0.0080000000000098 -0.01)
Lorient Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
55.61% (0.027999999999999 0.03)44.39% (-0.026000000000003 -0.03)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
19.56% (0.021000000000001 0.02)80.44% (-0.019000000000005 -0.02)
Lens Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
81.32% (-0.0019999999999953 -0)18.68% (0.0039999999999978 0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
49.98% (-0.0050000000000026 -0.01)50.01% (0.0049999999999955 0)
Score Analysis
    Lorient 17.96%
    Lens 57.97%
    Draw 24.07%
LorientDrawLens
1-0 @ 6.73% (0.0030000000000001 0)
2-1 @ 4.59% (0.0040000000000004 0)
2-0 @ 2.74% (0.004 0)
3-1 @ 1.24% (0.002 0)
3-2 @ 1.04% (0.002 0)
Other @ 1.62%
Total : 17.96%
1-1 @ 11.29%
0-0 @ 8.29% (-0.0040000000000013 -0)
2-2 @ 3.85% (0.0030000000000001 0)
Other @ 0.64%
Total : 24.07%
0-1 @ 13.91%
0-2 @ 11.67%
1-2 @ 9.48% (0.00099999999999945 0)
0-3 @ 6.53% (-0.0049999999999999 -0)
1-3 @ 5.3%
0-4 @ 2.74% (-0.0020000000000002 -0)
1-4 @ 2.22%
2-3 @ 2.15% (0.0020000000000002 0)
0-5 @ 0.92% (-0.001 -0)
2-4 @ 0.9% (0.001 0)
Other @ 2.14%
Total : 57.97%

How you voted: Lorient vs Lens

Lorient
24.1%
Draw
0.0%
Lens
75.9%
29
Head to Head
Feb 9, 2023 8pm
Round of 16
Lorient
1-1
Lens
 Lens win 4-2 on penalties
Le Fee (84')
Fulgini (21')
Poreba (50'), Boura (60'), Onana (82')
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')
Aug 29, 2021 2pm
gameweek 4
Lens
2-2
Lorient
Clauss (24'), Fofana (70')
Danso (18'), Medina (75')
Lauriente (27'), Monconduit (35')
Abergel (6'), Fontaine (12'), Silva (23'), Nardi (59')
Apr 11, 2021 2pm
gameweek 32
Lens
4-1
Lorient
Kakuta (16' pen.), Jean (39'), Kalimuendo (55'), Banza (88' pen.)
Moffi (29')
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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