Ligue 1: Lorient vs Lens – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Ligue 1 game between Lorient and Lens who meet up this coming Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Lorient welcome Lens on Saturday in the Ligue 1, with the host motivated by the possibility of closing the gap in the table on the visitors. On the other hand, the latter could distance themselves even further with a win in this exciting round 26 match.

One spot behind the leader of the table, Lens have claimed 56 points after 25 rounds, while Lorient have amassed 34 points and are now ranked as number 10 in the Ligue 1 standings.

Form: Lorient vs Lens

Lorient Form

Lorient have three draws to show from their last three games, as Auxerre held on to a 2-2 draw. Against Nice, the score was 0-0, while their most recent match finished 1-1 against Lille. Lorient managed a strong return of four wins from their previous six matches on home soil in the Ligue 1, where they also drew twice and lost none. They scored 11 goals and conceded five times.

Lens Form

Lens look solid currently after going three matches unbeaten, which started by drawing 1-1 against Strasbourg. They followed that up by sharing the spoils with Lyon in a 2-2 draw, before taking out Metz in a 3-0 win. Lens claimed 13 points in their last six Ligue 1 matches, winning four, drawing once as well as losing once. They conceded six and scored 14 goals themselves.

Betting stats for Lorient 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 Lorient and Lens played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Lorient vs Lens

Bamba Dieng has four strikes in six Ligue 1 matches for Lorient, who will be relying on his services, when clashing with Lens. The visitors are looking to Florian Thauvin, who has provided his team with three Ligue 1 goals.

Betting markets: Lorient vs Lens

Full-time result

Lorient won five of their last 10 matches on home soil, while drawing five in a run that saw them avoid defeat in front of their home supporters. Lens won seven of their last 10 away games across all tournaments, whilst also drawing two and losing one. Lorient are on a fine streak of 10 matches without defeat at home. Lens have not lost to Lorient in 3 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Lorient scored the first goal in six out of their last ten games. Lens scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten games. Lens managed four wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Lorient’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.7 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Lens, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 2.3 times goals per game. Lens are on a nice streak of scoring at least once in their previous 15 matches.