Lens vs Lorient prediction: FRANCE: Ligue 1 betting tips on match 2025-11-01 16:15.
[p]Lens will be looking to bounce back from the ignominy of handing Metz their first Ligue 1 win of the season in midweek when they host Lorient. [/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Despite being heavy favourites to beat a winless Metz, Lens missed the chance to move top of Ligue 1 in midweek when they were beaten comprehensively, and were perhaps lucky to get away with a 2-0 defeat given that they gave up a whopping xG of 3.42. The fact that was over twice as many xG as Metz had conceded in their three Ligue 1 games prior combined contextualises how far off the pace Lens were as they saw their five-match unbeaten league run unceremoniously ended (W4, D1). Getting back to winning ways and back into the early title race is now the primary aim, and four successive home league wins should inspire belief in doing so.[/p]
[p]Lorient certainly won’t fear travelling to a side with lofty ambitions, particularly after they held PSG to a 1-1 draw in midweek. In spite of all the positives of a point against illustrious opposition, Lorient still reside in the Ligue 1 bottom three, and that owes largely to some torrid away form, as only Metz (0) have collected fewer Ligue 1 points on the road than Lorient (one) this season (D1, L4). A league-low one goal scored across those games highlights where their biggest issue lies, and given that Les Merlus have blanked in seven of their last nine top-flight away games (D1, L8), a turnaround on that front here seems highly improbable.[/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]Lens have won seven of the last ten H2Hs in all competitions (D2, L1) and have secured victory on four of the last five occasions they hosted Lorient (D1). [/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Lens are the only team yet to concede a second-half home goal in Ligue 1 this term.[/p]
[p]Lens have conceded exactly once before half-time in four of their five home league games this season.[/p]
[p]Pre-round, only Toulouse and Monaco (27) have collected more Ligue 1 yellow cards than Lorient (26) this season.[/p]
[p]Only three teams have faced fewer Ligue 1 shots than Lorient (99) in Ligue 1 this campaign. [/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Lens’ Odsonne Édouard had scored in three successive games before blanking in midweek, with all three goals arriving before the 25th minute. Lorient fans may have to be patient if Pablo Pagis is to add to their paltry away goals tally as his last four for the club arrived after the hour mark.[/p]
[p]Neither side have any fresh absentees after midweek, but Lorient’s injury list, headed up by Abdoulaye Faye, remains lengthy. [/p]
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[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]Lorient could get the backlash after the hosts’ midweek disappointment, so backing Lens to win by a -1 handicap could turn a nice profit.[/p]
[p][i]Author: Chris Wilson[/i][/p]