France - Ligue 1StarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Lorient and Lens, taking place on Saturday, 04 November 2023, at Stade Yves Allainmat in Lorient.
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Lorient, Recent FormThe 1-0 away defeat to Reims will not have sat easily with the Lorient squad, who would not have been pleased to squander all three points. In that game they had 43% possession and managed 9 attempts on goal, with 1 on target, compared to Reims who had 12 attempts and 5 on target.
Manager Régis Le Bris will be shining a spotlight on his team's poor defensive record of late, having conceded 15 goals in their last 6 games, despite picking up a modest amount of points due in no small part to the 10 goals they managed at the other end. They have scored in 5 of their last 6 home games, but they've conceded a goal in each of their the last 9 games at Stade Yves Allainmat.
They have had a good run of form at Stade Yves Allainmat recently, unbeaten in 5 of their last 6 home games and picking up 3 wins along the way.
Eli Kroupi will be keen to add his name to the scoresheet and build on his current scoring record of 3 goals in the last 6 league games for Lorient.
Lens, Recent FormWhen Lens last played in the league they faced Nantes and produced an outstanding 4-0 home win. In that game they recorded 54 % of the possession, with 12 attempts on goal, 7 on target. Their opponents found the target on 1 of their 11 shots on goal.
They have a modest amount of points to show from their last 6 games, in spite of only conceding 3 goals, because they have failed to be as predictable in their scoring at the other end despite a reasonable 8 goals. When playing away from home, they have scored in 4 of their last 6 games and are on a run of 2 consecutive clean sheets.
Unbeaten in 5 of their last 6 matches can be counted as a good run of form, particularly with 3 victories included.
The last league encounter between these two sides concluded with a 1-3 win for Lens.
Lorient have scored in each of their last 12 games at home in the league against Les Sang et Or. In their recent meetings Lens have had no problem breaking down Les Merlus' defence, having found the back of the net 14 times in their last 5 games.
Lorient has lost the last 2 times they've faced Lens in the league.
Florian Sotoca will be feeling confident of netting goals for Lens in this one against Lorient with his scoring record of 3 goals in their last 5 meetings in the league.
Lorient manager Régis Le Bris has some team selection issues to consider ahead of this match. Quentin Boisgard (Foot), Bamba Dieng (Groin), Bonke Innocent (Groin), Benjamin Mendy (Thigh) and Loris Mouyokolo (Groin) are all currently out of contention for this game.
Franck Haise has a number of injury concerns in his Lens squad to contend with: Ruben Aguilar (Foot), Jimmy Cabot (Cruciate ligament), Wuilker Faríñez (Cruciate ligament), David Pereira da Costa (Thigh) and Wesley Saïd (Thigh)
Lorient Playing at home | Lens Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 1.8 | Goals scored | 0.8 |
| 1.6 | Goals conceded | 1.8 |
| 23' | Time first goal scored | 40' |
| 37' | Time first goal conceded | 38' |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 3.4 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0.2 |
| 4.4 | Subs used | 5 |
| 4-1 | Biggest victory | 1-0 |
| 3-0 | Biggest defeat | 3-0 |
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