Ligue 1
After 10 league games, Lens are 11th in Ligue 1 with 13 points. You will find the goals profile, the players behind the goals and the fixtures ahead below, along with the markets that look best for Lens.
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Lens, founded in 1906 and nicknamed Les Sang et Or, play in Ligue 1.
Mid-table in Ligue 1 (11th), Lens have a buffer of five points over the drop.
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Rennes | 10 | 5 | 1 |
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| 4 |
| 21 |
| 21 |
| 0 |
| 16 |
| +3 |
| 9 | Stade Brestois 29 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 12 | +6 | 15 | +2 |
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| 10 | Lorient | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 15 | +2 |
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| 11 | Lens | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 15 | +2 | 13 | – |
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| 12 | Toulouse | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 13 | 0 |
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| 13 | Strasbourg | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 22 | −4 | 10 | −3 |
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| 14 | Auxerre | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 24 | −11 | 10 | −3 |
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League average this season: 1.48 goals scored per team per game, 3.0 per match (all 18 clubs' goals over their games played).
Lens have lost three in a row, shipping 12 goals along the way (all competitions).
Yet good against the best: 6 points from four matches against top-six sides for Lens (all competitions).
| Date | Competition | H/A | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ligue 1 | H | Marseille (H) | 1–2 | L | |
| UEFA Champions League | H | Como (H) | 1–9 | L | |
| Ligue 1 | A | Lille (A) | 0–1 | L | |
| Ligue 1 | H | Paris (H) | 2–1 | W | |
| UEFA Champions League | A | Club Brugge KV (A) | 0–3 | L | |
| Ligue 1 | A | Estac Troyes (A) | 3–1 | W | |
| UEFA Champions League | H | Sporting CP (H) | 0–2 | L | |
| Ligue 1 | H | Lyon (H) | 2–1 | W | |
| Ligue 1 | A | Monaco (A) | 1–2 | L | |
| Ligue 1 | A | Le Mans (A) | 2–2 | D |
All competitions. Scores are shown with the team in this guide first.
Lens are a different side at home: 1.8 points a game there against 0.8 on the road (league matches).
| Venue | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts/game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 1.80 |
| Away | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 0.80 |
| All | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 1.30 |
League matches only, the same games as the season table.
The league average for over 2.5 goals is 57%; in their 10 league games Lens are at 80%.
The back line is under pressure, with Lens allowing 3.2 a game recently against 1.5 before (all competitions).
Both teams score in 80% of Lens league games, above the league's 59%.
| Measure | Last 20 | Last 5 | Before that (15) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals scored per game | 1.7 | 0.8 | 2.0 |
| Goals conceded per game | 1.9 | 3.2 | 1.5 |
| Total goals per game | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.5 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 75% | 80% | 73% |
| Both teams scored | 70% | 60% | 73% |
| Clean sheets | 5% | 0% | 7% |
| Failed to score | 25% | 40% | 20% |
All competitions. "Last 20" is the team's last 20 finished matches; "Last 5" the latest 5; "Before that (15)" the 15 matches before the last 5. The Ligue 1 average this season is 3.0 goals per match. Across 90 finished Ligue 1 matches this season, 57% went over 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 59%. In Lens' 10 Ligue 1 matches, 80% went over 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 80%.
F. Thauvin sets the table for Lens, with 8 assists (all competitions).
| Player | Apps | Goals | Assists | G+A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| F. Thauvin | 14 | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| R. Aguilar | 13 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| A. Sima | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| F. Ivanović | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| M. Udol | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| T. Hazard | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
All competitions since 21 August. Ranked by goals, then assists.
| Date | Competition | H/A | Opponent | Pos | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ligue 1 | H | Toulouse (H) | 12th | DWDLW | |
| UEFA Champions League | A | RB Leipzig (A) | – | – | |
| Ligue 1 | A | Angers (A) | 16th | LLDLL | |
| Ligue 1 | H | Le Havre (H) | 18th | LLLLL | |
| UEFA Champions League | H | Bodø/Glimt (H) | – | – |
Opponent position and form are from the league table.
| Market | Why |
|---|---|
| Over 2.5 goals | Most recent matches went over 2.5 goals (figures in the goals profile above) |
| Both teams to score: yes | Both sides scored in most recent matches (goals profile above) |
Rules of thumb from recent results, not predictions. Prices are on the bookmaker sites.
The origins are murky, but most accounts place the birth of the club in 1906 as Racing Club lensois, and the name Racing Club de Lens has stood since 1969. The red and gold colours appeared in 1924, and in 1932 the Stade Félix Bollaert was inaugurated. Backing from the Compagnie des mines de Lens helped the club turn professional in 1934, and in a mining town that shaped its identity. Most players were miners by trade, and when the pits shut in 1962 the future of the club hung in the balance. Survival was hard from 1956 to 1968. Gervais Martel bought control in August 1988, and under Daniel Leclercq, known as the Druid, Lens reached the summit in 1998 as French champions. The club was stripped of its promotion in a ruling announced on 29 January 2015 and dropped back down, then returned to Ligue 1 on 30 April 2020. On 1 January 2023 Lens beat PSG 3–1 to end the leaders' unbeaten run.
