France - Ligue 1StarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Lille and Lens, taking place on Friday, 29 March 2024, at The Decathlon Arena in Villeneuve d'Ascq.
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Lille, Recent FormIt's fair to say Lille will have been relatively pleased with a point from their last encounter with Brest, a match that ended in a 1-1 draw. In that game they had 49% possession and managed 13 attempts on goal, with 8 on target, compared to Brest who had 16 attempts and 4 on target.
It's reasonable to say they have enjoyed some decent goal scoring form of late, with 9 goals notched up in their last 6 matches, but while their offensive line is working, their defensive setup has shown cause for concern with 9 goals shipped and valuable points dropped. They have scored in 23 of their 26 games this season, and of the 12 games they have played at home, they've notched up 8 clean sheets.
They have been performing well at The Decathlon Arena recently and are unbeaten in their last 9 home games.
When home matches come round at The Decathlon Arena, Jonathan David will feel confident of adding more goals to his tally of 10 goals in Lille's last 6 home league matches.
Lens, Recent FormThe 3-1 home defeat to Nice will not have sat easily with the Lens squad, who would not have been pleased to squander all three points. They achieved 60% possession in that match and had 20 strikes at goal, with 4 hitting the target, up against Nice's tally of 7 efforts at goal, 3 of which were on target.
Franck Haise will be quite satisfied with his squad's offensive prowess in recent performances. They have managed to notch up 11 goals from their last 6 outings. However, the manager will know they have work to do at the back where they have let in 8 goals and, as a result, lost some important points. In their last 6 away games, they have scored in 4 and kept a clean sheet in 4.
They have had a good run of form away from home recently, unbeaten in 5 of their last 6 games on the road and picking up 3 wins along the way.
Elye Wahi will be aiming to add his name to the scoresheet again to extend his goal tally of 4 goals in the last 6 league outings for Lens.
In the most recent meeting between these teams, they both managed to find the net, but the game finished in a 1-1 draw.
The Les Sang et Or defence has struggled at The Decathlon Arena, having conceded 1 or more goals in each of their last 8 visits.
It has been a share of the points the last 2 times these sides have met in the league, with the game ending in a draw on both occasions; that said, Lille may be feeling slightly more positive, having built up a run of 3 matches undefeated against their opponents.
Jonathan David will be looking to get on the scoresheet for Lille against Lens in this one, having netted 3 goals in the previous 5 encounters between the two.
There is only really one injury concern for the Lille manager Paulo Fonseca ahead of this clash, with Samuel Umtiti (Knee) missing out, which gives Fonseca a strong squad to pick his starting eleven from.
Franck Haise has a number of injury concerns in his Lens squad to contend with: Ruben Aguilar (Foot), Jimmy Cabot (Cruciate ligament) and Déiver Machado (Groin)
Lille Playing at home | Lens Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 1.9 | Goals scored | 1.1 |
| 0.5 | Goals conceded | 0.9 |
| 42' | Time first goal scored | 39' |
| 36' | Time first goal conceded | 46' |
| 1.5 | Yellow cards | 2.8 |
| 0.1 | Red cards | 0.2 |
| 4.1 | Subs used | 4.8 |
| 4-0 | Biggest victory | 3-0 |
| 2-1 | Biggest defeat | 3-0 |
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