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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

Lens

All competitions
Ligue 1
Last Game: Lens 1-1 PSV
Tuesday, October 24 at 8pm in Champions League

Nantes

All competitions
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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Lens
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Nantes
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Paris Saint-GermainPSG15114040122837
2Marseille1593332181430
3MonacoMonaco1593324121230
4Lille1576225151027
5Lyon157442720725
6Nice156632819924
7Lens156631914524
8Auxerre156362323021
9Toulouse156361717021
10Reims155552018220
11Brest156182427-319
12Rennes155282020017
13StrasbourgStrasbourg154562527-217
14NantesNantes153571724-714
15Angers153481426-1213
16Saint-EtienneSt Etienne1541101234-2213
17Le HavreLe Havre1540111129-1812
18Montpellier HSCMontpellier1523101538-239
> Ligue 1 Full Table


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