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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
Draw
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')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
CParis Saint-GermainPSG30246083285578
2Marseille30174962422055
3MonacoMonaco30166857352254
4Lille30158747321553
5Nice30149756381851
6Lyon30156958411751
7StrasbourgStrasbourg30149748371151
8Lens30136113533245
9Brest30135124849-144
10Rennes30122164540538
11Auxerre30108124145-438
12Toulouse3097143839-134
13Reims3088143242-1032
14NantesNantes30710133550-1531
15Angers3086162948-1930
16Le HavreLe Havre3083193364-3127
17Saint-EtienneSt Etienne3076173368-3527
18Montpellier HSCMontpellier3043232271-4915


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