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Lens - Lorient
France Ligue 1 - Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Lens are still within a shout of finishing in the European football spots but with one win in their last five, they are fighting a losing battle. For Lorient it's very simple, they must start winning as teams above them are managing to pick up victories and create a large gap.
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Lens vs Lorient prediction: A lot at stake for both sides
🔥Hot tip
Both Teams to Score
⚽ Correct score prediction
Lens 3-2 Lorient
⚽️ Anytime goalscorer
Elye Wahi
Key stats
- It's four defeats in Lens' last six games
- Lorient have only scored four goals in their last seven matches
- Les Merlus have drawn a blank in back-to-back away ties
Pre-game odds and win probability: Lorient expected to have no chance
Home: 4/9 (1.44) – 69.2%
Draw: 7/2 (4.5) – 22.2%
Away: 13/2 (7.5) – 13.3%
With such short odds on Lens to pick up a rare win in recent times, there would appear to be very little point in picking the home side to win outright and thus, we'd suggest checking out our free betting tips for ways to make your picks more attractive.
If you are set on backing Lens to win then we would strongly advise adding a -2 handicap into any outright winning bet, or at the very least, give Lorient a chance and say both teams will score.
Last five H2Hs: Lens have more often than not dominated
Lens have managed to score nine goals in the last five teams they've come up against Lorient including five in one match, so the hosts have everything in their favour heading into this bout against a relegation favourite.
France Ligue 1 04/11/23
Lorient
Lens
France Ligue 1 21/05/23
Lorient
Lens
France Cup 09/02/23
Lorient
Lens
France Ligue 1 31/08/22
Lens
Lorient
France Ligue 1 06/02/22
Lorient
Lens
Lens preview: Another potential slip-up
The only team Lens have beaten in their last six games is Clermont and they are also the only team to be performing worse than Lorient in Ligue 1 this term and currently prop up the table. So, if Lens are to keep their European hopes alive with a victory, then Lorient are the perfect opposition to come up against.
Predicted lineup: Samba (GK) – Medina, Danso, Haidara – Machado, Mendy, Da Costa, Frankowski – Said, Sotoca – Wahi
France Ligue 1 10/05/25
D
Toulouse
1
Lens
1
France Ligue 1 04/05/25
W
Lyon
1
Lens
2
France Ligue 1 27/04/25
L
Auxerre
4
Lens
0
France Ligue 1 20/04/25
W
Brest
1
Lens
3
France Ligue 1 11/04/25
L
Reims
2
Lens
0
Lorient preview: Time is running out
A run of four games without defeat in February had Lorient looking on course to survive once again but the following nine games have resulted in just the sole victory and has them now staring down the barrel of relegation.
Predicted lineup: Mvogo (GK) – Talbi, Adjei, Toure – Mendy, Abergel, Bakayoko, Kroupi – Ponceau, Bouanani – Tosin
France Ligue 2 10/05/25
W
Martigues
1
Lorient
5
France Ligue 2 02/05/25
L
AC Ajaccio
2
Lorient
1
France Ligue 2 26/04/25
W
Caen
0
Lorient
4
France Ligue 2 21/04/25
D
Annecy
0
Lorient
0
France Ligue 2 12/04/25
W
Guingamp
1
Lorient
2
Player to watch: Elye Wahi
While Lens have been struggling as of late and thus, faltered in their pursuit of back-to-back European seasons their main source of goals, Elye Wahli has always stuck to his task of simply, putting the ball in the back of the net.
Lens' final hope
Wahi has managed to score in half of his last 10 Ligue 1 games but a lot of them have come during defeats. So, even when Lens have been lacking Wahi is always a likely source of goals and could well outscore Lorient this week.
