The penultimate fixture of the weekend in the French Ligue 1 takes place on the 21st of May as Lorient meet Lens.
The game will be played at the Stade Yves Allainmat - Le Moustoir and the hosts begin this round of matches in 9th place on 52 points while the visitors are in second place on 75 points.
On prend des nouvelles d'Adrian Grbic, buteur le week-end dernier avec Valenciennes. (8 buts)Interview à lire ici ➡︎ https://t.co/fOxFBUe2Ge pic.twitter.com/IFclZtj8O9— FC LORIENT 🐟 (@FCLorient) May 18, 2023
On prend des nouvelles d'Adrian Grbic, buteur le week-end dernier avec Valenciennes. (8 buts)Interview à lire ici ➡︎ https://t.co/fOxFBUe2Ge pic.twitter.com/IFclZtj8O9
Lorient come into the match having picked up a point in a 1-1 draw at Montpellier in Ligue 1 last weekend. With the score 0-0 at half time, it was Lorient who opened the scoring in the 68th minute but they could not hold on and conceded the equaliser at the end of the match.
The draw at Montpellier means Lorient are undefeated in their last 3 fixtures, all of which have been played in Ligue 1. There has been a win over Brest at home plus an excellent 3-1 victory at top of the table Paris Saint-Germain.
However, winning games has not been easy and Lorient have recorded just 2 wins from their 8 most recent Ligue 1 matches.
Home form in the league shows Lorient have won 2 of their last 5 games. They are not easy to beat at home and Lorient have lost only 2 of their last 9 home Ligue 1 matches. Trends show Lorient have failed to score a goal in 3 of their last 5 home Ligue 1 fixtures.
Lens travel to the Stade Yves Allainmat - Le Moustoir on the back of a 2-1 home victory against Reims in Ligue 1 last weekend. Having had a man sent off in the 19th minute, Lens fell a goal behind 4 minutes later and it appeared they could lose the game.
However, Lens battled back with ten players and equalised in the 40th minute. It took only 10 minutes of the second half for Lens to take the lead and they held on for a good win.
The victory over Reims means Lens have won their last 4 matches in Ligue 1. The additional victories have come over Marseille and Monaco at home plus Toulouse away.
Trends show in their last 43 games in Ligue 1, Lens have recorded 39 undefeated encounters. They have won 3 of their last 4 league games on the road and have kept a clean sheet in each of those 3 wins.
Team news and Lorient are without the injured trio of Ahmadou Bamba Dieng, Igor Silva, and Vito Mannone.
Lens are without suspended defender Kevin Danso. Wesley Saïd, Steven Fortes, and Jimmy Cabot are all on the treatment table.
Lens must win this game to keep their feint title hopes alive. It has been a good season for Lens and they should finish their away fixtures with a win.
We expect to see Lens come away with maximum points and a clean sheet.