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Saint-Etienne
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Ligue 1 | Gameweek 33
Apr 20, 2022 at 8pm UK
Stade Felix Bollaert
Montpellier

Lens
2 - 0
Montpellier

Costa (37'), Ganago (75')
Costa (70')
FT(HT: 1-0)

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Wednesday's Ligue 1 clash between Lens and Montpellier HSC, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Lens 2-2 Monaco
Saturday, May 21 at 8pm in Ligue 1
Last Game: Angers 2-0 Montpellier
Saturday, May 21 at 8pm in Ligue 1

We said: Lens 2-1 Montpellier HSC

Buoyed by a derby victory, Lens will carry momentum into Wednesday's contest, and we think the motivation of a top-five finish will inspire them to victory over a Montpellier side who are experiencing a poor run of form after losing two of their last three matches. 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 64.97%. A draw had a probability of 19.8% and a win for Montpellier HSC had a probability of 15.2%.

The most likely scoreline for a Lens win was 2-0 with a probability of 10.85%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (10.28%) and 2-1 (9.89%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.37%), while for a Montpellier HSC win it was 0-1 (4.44%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 10.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 2-0 win for Lens in this match and our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted the win for Lens.

Result
LensDrawMontpellier HSC
64.97%19.83%15.2%
Both teams to score 52.55%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
58.18%41.82%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
35.77%64.23%
Lens Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
87.89%12.11%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
62.32%37.68%
Montpellier HSC Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
59.79%40.21%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
23.16%76.84%
Score Analysis
    Lens 64.97%
    Montpellier HSC 15.2%
    Draw 19.83%
LensDrawMontpellier HSC
2-0 @ 10.85%
1-0 @ 10.28%
2-1 @ 9.89%
3-0 @ 7.64%
3-1 @ 6.96%
4-0 @ 4.03%
4-1 @ 3.67%
3-2 @ 3.17%
5-0 @ 1.7%
4-2 @ 1.67%
5-1 @ 1.55%
Other @ 3.56%
Total : 64.97%
1-1 @ 9.37%
0-0 @ 4.87%
2-2 @ 4.5%
3-3 @ 0.96%
Other @ 0.13%
Total : 19.83%
0-1 @ 4.44%
1-2 @ 4.27%
0-2 @ 2.02%
2-3 @ 1.37%
1-3 @ 1.3%
Other @ 1.81%
Total : 15.2%

How you voted: Lens vs Montpellier

Lens
Draw
Montpellier HSC
Lens
82.8%
Draw
6.9%
Montpellier HSC
10.3%
29
Head to Head
Oct 17, 2021 4pm
Montpellier
1-0
Lens
Mavididi (47')
Chotard (58'), Esteve (67'), Ferri (68')
Ferri (86')

Wooh (29'), Costa (62'), Jean (77'), Said (81')
Jan 30, 2021 4pm
Montpellier
1-2
Lens
Wahi (78')
Mavididi (15'), Mendes (16'), Laborde (18'), Hilton (48')
Doucoure (7'), Kakuta (67')
Sotoca (51'), Banza (55'), Mauricio (83'), Haidara (90')
Dec 12, 2020 8pm
Lens
2-3
Montpellier
Omlin (36' og.), Kakuta (50' pen.)
Cahuzac (75')
Mavididi (16'), Mendes (26'), Laborde (69')
Mendes (38')
May 10, 2015 1pm
Lens
0-1
Montpellier

Landre (55')
Landre (65')
Mounier (91')
Martin (58'), Tiene (86')
Dec 13, 2014 7pm
Montpellier
3-3
Lens
Sanson (1'), Barrios (16'), Mounier (63')
Saihi (50'), Mounier (64')
Valdivia (17'), Guillaume (34'), Touzghar (80')
Sylla (32'), Bourigeaud (56')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
CParis Saint-GermainPSG33256289345581
2Marseille33195970452562
3MonacoMonaco33187863372661
4Nice33169860411957
5Lille33169850351557
6StrasbourgStrasbourg33169854411357
7Lyon331661163461754
8Brest33155135253-150
9Lens33147123839-149
10Auxerre33119134748-142
11Rennes33132184946341
12Toulouse33109144141039
13Angers33106173251-1936
14Reims3389163245-1333
15NantesNantes33712143652-1633
16Le HavreLe Havre3394203769-3231
17Saint-EtienneSt Etienne3386193774-3730
RMontpellier HSCMontpellier3344252376-5316


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