Le Mans FC vs LensPrediction, probable lineups, recent form & season stats

Le Mans are fourteenth on two points after three rounds: two draws and one defeat, five goals scored and six conceded. In front of their own crowd they have played once, finishing 2-2; on the road they have taken one draw and one defeat, three goals scored and four conceded. Their latest outing is the 1-1 away at Nice; before it came the 2-3 at Rennes, before that the 2-2 at home with Stade Brestois 29 and, further back, a 0-1 against Le Havre and a 0-0 away at Saumur. Across those five matches they conceded at least once on four occasions. Lens are one point better off in eleventh, with one win and two defeats in three games, six goals scored and five conceded. Their home record reads one win and one defeat in two matches, five goals scored and three conceded; their only away trip ended 1-2. The recent picture starts with the 0-1 at home to Lorient, before it the 1-2 away at Strasbourg, before that the 5-2 over Auxerre; further back come a 1-0 over Paris Saint Germain and a 0-2 against Sunderland. There are four head-to-heads, all a long way back: the most recent is the 1-2 for Lens at Le Mans in July 2019; before it a 2-1 for Le Mans at home in May 2013, before that a 2-2 and a 1-3 for Le Mans, both played at Lens. Ligue 1 is averaging 3.11 goals per game. The prediction may change in the hours before kick-off. Confirmed line-ups, late injuries, suspensions, rotation ahead of other fixtures and the state of the pitch and the weather can all alter the picture described above. In those cases the selection may be reviewed and updated within 12 to 24 hours of the match: this happens rarely, but when it does, the version published on this page is always the current one. The data and assessments here are provided for information and statistical purposes.