Ace Football previews the Ligue 1 game between Le Mans and Lens who meet up this coming Sunday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Le Mans hope to live up to their early billing as the Ligue 1 title favourites this coming Sunday when they welcome Lens over to the Stade Marie-Marvingt for a round 4 match.
Le Mans find themselves in the 14th place in the league table with only two points after three rounds of the season gone. Lens have gathered the same number of points, which leaves them sitting 10th in the Ligue 1 table at the moment.
Form: Le Mans vs Lens
Le Mans Form
Le Mans are without a win from their previous three outings, as Brest managed a draw, before they lost 3-2 against Rennes. Their latest match ended in a 1-1 draw with Nice. Le Mans claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the Ligue 1. They also drew two and lost two, scored nine goals and conceded ten.
Lens Form
Lens collected one win from their last three matches, as Strasbourg won by 2-1. Lorient were too strong as well, winning 0-1, before Lens won 2-3 against Slavia Prague. Lens claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Ligue 1. They also drew two and were defeated three times, as they were outscored by 11 goals to ten.
Betting stats for Le Mans and Lens
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Le Mans and Lens played across all tournaments.
- In 5 of the last 6 Le Mans home matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Le Mans home matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 14 of the last 16 Lens away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 11 of the last 13 Lens away matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Lens matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Lens matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Lens away matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was under 3.5
Players in form: Le Mans vs Lens
There are a few players in each team who currently draws attention to their name in the goal-scoring department. For the visitors, Florian Thauvin has been hitting the net regularly and now has four goals in his last six games. Should he find himself in the starting line-up on Sunday, it is because Lens bank on him to build on these numbers against Le Mans. The latter relies on Louis Mafouta, who found the target three times in six games.
Popular betting markets: Le Mans vs Lens
Full-time result
Le Mans won five of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Stade Marie-Marvingt. They drew three and lost two as well, while Lens won three of their last 10 games away. They drew four and lost three. Le Mans have not lost to Lens in 5 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Le Mans scored first in six of their last ten home games. Interestingly, Lens scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. Le Mans managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments. Le Mans have scored in 3 consecutive home meetings with Lens.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Le Mans’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.7 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Lens, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.8 times goals per game themselves.
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