France - Ligue 1StarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Lorient and Lens, taking place on Sunday, 21 May 2023, at Stade Yves Allainmat in Lorient.
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Lorient, Recent FormA 1-1 draw in their last match against Montpellier meant Lorient had to settle for a share of the points. During that encounter they had 57% possession and had 11 attempts on goal with 3 on target, while their opponents hit 4 of their 15 shots on goal.
While they have shown an appetite for goals over the last 6 matches, clocking up 7, they have not had it all their own way at the back and have given away 7 goals and some valuable points in the process. They have been unable to score at home in 3 of their last 6 games, and they have also failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 games overall.
It's been a mixed run of form for Lorient recently with 2 wins, 2 draws, and 2 defeats in their last 6 games.
Having scored 3 goals in his last 6 league games for Lorient, Ibrahima Koné will be looking to keep his tally up with a goal in their next outing.
Lens, Recent FormLens will be happy to take away 3 points from their last match, with an important 2-1 home win against Reims. They came away from that fixture with a 40% share of the possession and clocked up 8 attempts on goal with 6 on target, in comparison to Reims, who managed 17 attempts on goal, 3 of which were on target.
Manager Franck Haise will be reasonably pleased with his team's performances in front of goal, having scored 11 goals in their last 6 games, but will want to tighten up his defence with 6 goals conceded in the same period. Their goal scoring streak now stands at 14 games in a row, and they've kept a clean sheet in 3 of their last 6 games away from home.
They've had a good run of form recently, with 4 straight wins in a row.
Loïs Openda is the man of the moment at Lens right now and the toast of their travelling support, having notched up 5 goals from the last 6 away outings in the league.
After a good 5-2 win for Lens in this pair's last league encounter, Lorient will certainly be looking for a better result this time round.
The Les Artésiens defence has struggled at Stade Yves Allainmat, having conceded 1 or more goals in each of their last 11 visits. Lens have an impressive record of scoring goals against Les Merlus, with a tally of 14 goals against them in their previous 5 encounters.
Lorient manager Régis Le Bris has some team selection issues to consider ahead of this match. Bamba Dieng (Groin), Vito Mannone (Contusion) and Igor Silva (Thigh) are all currently out of contention for this game.
The injury list is starting to mount up for Lens manager Franck Haise with Jimmy Cabot (Cruciate ligament), Steven Fortès (Knee) and Wesley Saïd (Muscle) all unavailable for selection, and Wuilker Faríñez (Cruciate ligament) out for the rest of the season.
Lorient Playing at home | Lens Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 1.4 | Goals scored | 1.2 |
| 1 | Goals conceded | 0.8 |
| 24' | Time first goal scored | 44' |
| 49' | Time first goal conceded | 47' |
| 1.4 | Yellow cards | 1.9 |
| 0.1 | Red cards | 0.1 |
| 3.9 | Subs used | 4.4 |
| 3-0 | Biggest victory | 4-0 |
| 2-0 | Biggest defeat | 3-1 |
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