Lens vs Lorient: result 5-2 and analysis
Ligue 1Regular Season - 5Kick-off on August 31, 2022 at 07:00 PM (UTC)Stade Bollaert-Delelis, Lens
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What was the result of Lens vs Lorient?
Lens won 5-2 on August 31, 2022.
Goalscorers
- 24′F. SotocaLens
- 28′W. SaïdLens
- 41′T. MoffiLorient
- 50′T. MoffiLorient
- 57′S. Abdul SamedLens
- 77′F. SotocaLens
- 86′L. OpendaLens
Official lineup for Lens vs Lorient
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Lens
3-4-3- 20David Pereira da Costa
- 7F. Sotoca
- 22W. Saïd
- 3D. Machado
- 13Ł. Poręba
- 26S. Abdul Samed
- 19J. Cabot
- 14F. Medina
- 4K. Danso
- 24J. Gradit
- 30B. Samba
Lorient
4-3-3- 11D. Ouattara
- 13T. Moffi
- 7S. Diarra
- 10E. Le Fée
- 6L. Abergel
- 37T. Le Bris
- 25V. Le Goff
- 3M. Talbi
- 15J. Laporte
- 24G. Kalulu
- 38Y. Mvogo
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Lens have 9 wins, 6 draws and 0 defeats; Lorient have 5, 4 and 6.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 2022 | Rennes(home) | 2-1 | Ligue 1 |
| Aug 20, 2022 | Monaco(away) | 4-1 | Ligue 1 |
| Aug 14, 2022 | Ajaccio(away) | 0-0 | Ligue 1 |
| Aug 7, 2022 | Stade Brestois 29(home) | 3-2 | Ligue 1 |
| Jul 30, 2022 | West Ham(home) | 0-0 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 2022 | Clermont Foot(home) | 2-1 | Ligue 1 |
| Aug 21, 2022 | Toulouse(away) | 2-2 | Ligue 1 |
| Aug 7, 2022 | Rennes(away) | 1-0 | Ligue 1 |
| Jul 30, 2022 | Ajaccio(home) | 1-1 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Jul 27, 2022 | Chateauroux(home) | 2-1 | Friendlies Clubs |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 3 Lens wins, 1 draw, 2 Lorient wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 6, 2022 | Lorient 2-0 Lens | Ligue 1 |
| Aug 29, 2021 | Lens 2-2 Lorient | Ligue 1 |
| Apr 11, 2021 | Lens 4-1 Lorient | Ligue 1 |
| Sep 13, 2020 | Lorient 2-3 Lens | Ligue 1 |
| Nov 2, 2019 | Lens 1-0 Lorient | Ligue 2 |
| Apr 23, 2019 | Lens 0-1 Lorient | Ligue 2 |
How many goals should we expect?
Lens score 1.8 and concede 0.8 goals per match over their last 15; Lorient score 0.9 and concede 1.4.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lens | 1.8 | 0.8 | 6 | 9/15 | 9/15 |
| Lorient | 0.9 | 1.4 | 4 | 7/15 | 7/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Lens sit 10th in Ligue 1 (7 points from 6 matches) and Lorient sit 8th (8 points from 6 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Lorient | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
| 10 | Lens | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 7 |
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