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

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

Last Game: Montpellier 1-1 Lorient
Sunday, May 14 at 2pm in Ligue 1
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')
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Paris Saint-GermainPSG12102036102632
2MonacoMonaco1282221101126
3Marseille1272327161123
4Lille115421811719
5Lyon125431916319
6Reims125342016418
7Nice1145221111017
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9Auxerre115152019116
10Toulouse124351314-115
11StrasbourgStrasbourg113442022-213
12Brest124171622-613
13Saint-EtienneSt Etienne124171125-1413
14Rennes113261318-511
15NantesNantes112451417-310
16Angers112451320-710
17Le HavreLe Havre11308823-159
18Montpellier HSCMontpellier122191132-217


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