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Ligue 1 | Gameweek 10
Oct 28, 2023 at 8pm UK
Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Nantes

Lens
4 - 0
Nantes

Sotoca (27' pen., 72' pen.), Medina (58'), El Aynaoui (89')
Wahi (68')
FT(HT: 1-0)

Comert (68'), Duverne (83')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Lens 1-1 PSV
Tuesday, October 24 at 8pm in Champions League
Last Game: Nantes 2-0 Montpellier
Sunday, October 22 at 2pm in Ligue 1

We said: Lens 1-1 Nantes

Saturday night's Ligue 1 affair is a particularly difficult one to call, as Lens have shut up shop at the back admirably in recent weeks, albeit not always with the attacking proficiency to go with it. With jellied legs from the Champions League also setting in, Haise's backline may still struggle to contain a prolific Nantes side, who can feel confident of holding out for a slice of the spoils. 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 56.74%. A draw had a probability of 23.7% and a win for Nantes had a probability of 19.53%.

The most likely scoreline for a Lens win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.5%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.75%) and 2-1 (9.7%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.26%), while for a Nantes win it was 0-1 (6.55%). The actual scoreline of 4-0 was predicted with a 2.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Lens would win this match.

Result
LensDrawNantes
56.74% (-0.0039999999999978 -0) 23.73% (-0.009999999999998 -0.01) 19.53% (0.013000000000002 0.01)
Both teams to score 48.76% (0.052 0.05)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
48.71% (0.058 0.06)51.29% (-0.058 -0.06)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
26.88% (0.052 0.05)73.12% (-0.052999999999997 -0.05)
Lens Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
82.11% (0.021000000000001 0.02)17.89% (-0.021999999999998 -0.02)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
51.32% (0.034999999999997 0.03)48.67% (-0.034999999999997 -0.03)
Nantes Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
59.39% (0.047999999999995 0.05)40.61% (-0.047999999999995 -0.05)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
22.79% (0.042999999999999 0.04)77.21% (-0.045000000000002 -0.05)
Score Analysis
    Lens 56.72%
    Nantes 19.53%
    Draw 23.72%
LensDrawNantes
1-0 @ 12.5% (-0.02 -0.02)
2-0 @ 10.75% (-0.02 -0.02)
2-1 @ 9.7% (0.0030000000000001 0)
3-0 @ 6.17% (-0.0020000000000007 -0)
3-1 @ 5.56% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)
4-0 @ 2.66% (0.0010000000000003 0)
3-2 @ 2.51% (0.0059999999999998 0.01)
4-1 @ 2.39% (0.004 0)
4-2 @ 1.08% (0.0030000000000001 0)
5-0 @ 0.91% (0.001 0)
Other @ 2.5%
Total : 56.72%
1-1 @ 11.26% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
0-0 @ 7.27% (-0.017 -0.02)
2-2 @ 4.37% (0.0070000000000006 0.01)
Other @ 0.83%
Total : 23.72%
0-1 @ 6.55% (-0.0069999999999997 -0.01)
1-2 @ 5.08% (0.0049999999999999 0)
0-2 @ 2.95%
1-3 @ 1.53% (0.004 0)
2-3 @ 1.31% (0.004 0)
Other @ 2.12%
Total : 19.53%

How you voted: Lens vs Nantes

Lens
43.8%
Draw
31.3%
Nantes
25.0%
32
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Mar 1, 2023 5.15pm
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Nantes
2-1
Lens
Delort (31' pen., 59' pen.)
Fofana (28')
Feb 19, 2023 4.05pm
Gameweek 24
Lens
3-1
Nantes
Machado (34'), Thomasson (36'), Traore (74' og.)
Mollet (40')
Sep 18, 2022 4.05pm
Apr 30, 2022 4pm
Gameweek 35
Lens
2-2
Nantes
Costa (67'), Kalimuendo (81' pen.)
Leca (19')
Simon (8', 32')
Pereira de Sa (53'), Cyprien (62'), Moutoussamy (74'), Pallois (80'), Lafont (81')
Dec 10, 2021 8pm
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Nantes
3-2
Lens
Kolo (49', 57'), Simon (90')
Girotto (31'), Blas (60'), Chirivella (76')
Costa (7'), Kalimuendo (14')
Haidara (46'), Gradit (60'), Medina (61')
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Paris Saint-GermainPSG1192033102329
2MonacoMonaco117221881023
3Marseille116232415920
4Lille115421811719
5Lyon115331815318
6Nice1145221111017
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9Auxerre115152019116
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13Rennes113261318-511
14NantesNantes112451417-310
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16Saint-EtienneSt Etienne113171025-1510
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18Montpellier HSCMontpellier112181131-207


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