MX23RW : Tuesday, March 11 02:54:58| >> :300:86500:86500:
Angers
AJ Auxerre
Brest logo
Le Havre
Lens logo
Lille
Lyon
Marseille
Monaco
Montpellier
Nantes
Nice
PSG logo
Reims
Rennes
Saint-Etienne
Strasbourg
Toulouse
Lens logo
Ligue 1 | Gameweek 26
Mar 4, 2023 at 4pm UK
Stade Felix Bollaert
Lille

Lens
1 - 1
Lille

Fonte (41' og.)
Fofana (23'), Gradit (90+1')
FT(HT: 1-0)
David (69')
Gomes (2'), Fonte (27'), Andre (44'), Alexsandro (90+1')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Nantes 2-1 Lens
Wednesday, March 1 at 5.15pm in Coupe de France
Last Game: Lille 2-1 Brest
Friday, February 24 at 8pm in Ligue 1

We said: Lens 2-1 Lille

In spite of their faltering form, home advantage in this Derby du Nord could count heavily in the favour of Lens, who are rock-solid in front of their own fans. Only PSG can better their home stats this term, so a momentum-shifting win may be on the cards - keeping them ahead of Lille in the table. 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 42.98%. A win for Lille had a probability of 31.8% and a draw had a probability of 25.2%.

The most likely scoreline for a Lens win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.46%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.99%) and 2-0 (7.13%). The likeliest Lille win was 0-1 (7.91%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.92%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with an 11.9% likelihood.

Result
LensDrawLille
42.98% (0.0030000000000001 0) 25.22% (-0.016999999999999 -0.02) 31.8% (0.016000000000002 0.02)
Both teams to score 55.8% (0.058999999999997 0.06)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
52.31% (0.073999999999998 0.07)47.69% (-0.072000000000003 -0.07)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
30.12% (0.068000000000001 0.07)69.88% (-0.066999999999993 -0.07)
Lens Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
77.85% (0.034000000000006 0.03)22.15% (-0.032 -0.03)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
44.47% (0.048000000000002 0.05)55.54% (-0.046000000000006 -0.05)
Lille Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
71.68% (0.046999999999997 0.05)28.32% (-0.044999999999998 -0.04)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
35.95% (0.058 0.06)64.05% (-0.055999999999997 -0.06)
Score Analysis
    Lens 42.98%
    Lille 31.8%
    Draw 25.22%
LensDrawLille
1-0 @ 9.46% (-0.019 -0.02)
2-1 @ 8.99% (0.00099999999999945 0)
2-0 @ 7.13% (-0.008 -0.01)
3-1 @ 4.52% (0.0049999999999999 0)
3-0 @ 3.58% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
3-2 @ 2.85% (0.0070000000000001 0.01)
4-1 @ 1.7% (0.004 0)
4-0 @ 1.35% (0.0010000000000001 0)
4-2 @ 1.07% (0.004 0)
Other @ 2.33%
Total : 42.98%
1-1 @ 11.92% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
0-0 @ 6.27% (-0.019 -0.02)
2-2 @ 5.67% (0.008 0.01)
3-3 @ 1.2% (0.004 0)
Other @ 0.15%
Total : 25.22%
0-1 @ 7.91% (-0.013999999999999 -0.01)
1-2 @ 7.52% (0.0030000000000001 0)
0-2 @ 4.99% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
1-3 @ 3.16% (0.0050000000000003 0.01)
2-3 @ 2.39% (0.0069999999999997 0.01)
0-3 @ 2.1% (0.0020000000000002 0)
1-4 @ 1% (0.003 0)
Other @ 2.72%
Total : 31.8%

How you voted: Lens vs Lille

Lens
75.6%
Draw
7.3%
Lille
17.1%
41
Head to Head
Oct 9, 2022 7.45pm
Lille
1-0
Lens
David (44' pen.)

Cabot (4')
Apr 16, 2022 8pm
Lille
1-2
Lens
Xeka (45+1')
Xeka (18'), David (29'), Sanches (45+2')
Frankowski (4'), Kalimuendo (37')
Gradit (45+2'), Cahuzac (90')
Jan 4, 2022 8pm
Round of 32
Lens
2-2
Lille
Lens win 4-3 on penalties
Fofana (67', 90+5')
Fofana (90+5')
Onana (28', 33')
Mandava (72'), Grbic (90')
Sep 18, 2021 4pm
Lens
1-0
Lille
Frankowski (74')
Leca (57'), Sotoca (88')

Mandava (22'), Celik (90+3')
May 7, 2021 8pm
Lens
0-3
Lille

Michelin (29'), Fortes (67')
Michelin (35')
Yilmaz (4' pen., 40'), David (60')
Araujo (39'), Fonte (65')
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Paris Saint-GermainPSG25205070244665
2Marseille25154652302249
3Nice25137549301946
4MonacoMonaco25135749321744
5Lille25128540271344
6Lyon25126746311542
7StrasbourgStrasbourg2511773932740
8Lens2510693029136
9Brest25113113840-236
10Toulouse259793227534
11Auxerre2587103638-231
12Rennes2592143536-129
13Angers2576122640-1427
14NantesNantes2559112843-1524
15Reims2557132640-1422
16Le HavreLe Havre2563162451-2721
17Saint-EtienneSt Etienne2555152557-3220
18Montpellier HSCMontpellier2543182159-3815


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
Argentina's Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup trophy after collecting the Golden Ball award on December 18, 2022Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!