Ligue 1 WON 2–2
Sun, Sep 13 · 17:15 · Stade Marie-Marvingt
Le Mans Home
VS
Lens Away
Le Mans vs Lens — Ligue 1
Tipster's pick Over 2.5 Goals
Value Fair · 2/5
Odds 1.67 Odds via Bet365
Our estimate61%
This price needs60%
Expert analysis

Le Mans and Lens Poised for Open Ligue 1 Affair

Le Mans have produced attacking output at home that matches their defensive vulnerabilities this season. Lens carry similar scoring averages while maintaining a comparable concession rate away from home. Past meetings between the sides have repeatedly delivered games with several goals. Neither team has kept a clean sheet in recent outings and Le Mans continue to find the net regularly in their own stadium. Lens recent results include wins and losses but their overall approach points toward an open contest with opportunities at both ends. The combination of these trends from league positions and recent matches favors a high goal tally.

AcePredictor Analysis by AcePredictor 73.2% win rate
Result
2–2 WON

Our pick “Over 2.5 Goals” at odds 1.67 won — final score 2–2.

Match timeline
  1. First half
  2. Noa Boissé 15'
  3. Michaël Cuisance 20'
  4. Jean Vercruysse 28'
  5. Adil Bourabaa 32'
  6. Andrija Bulatović 38'
  7. Lucas Calodat assist Adil Bourabaa 44'
  8. Amadou Haidara ↓ Michaël Cuisance 45'
  9. Djibril Sidibé ↓ Noa Boissé 45'
  10. Franjo Ivanovic ↓ Odsonne Édouard 45'
  11. Mezian Soares Mesloub ↓ Michał Skóraś 45'
  12. Abdallah Sima 45+2'
  13. Second half
  14. Franjo Ivanovic assist Ruben Aguilar 51'
  15. Florian Thauvin 53'
  16. Jean-Clair Todibo ↓ Jonathan Gradit 55'
  17. Alexandre Lauray ↓ Lucas Bretelle 65'
  18. Daouda Traore ↓ Jean Vercruysse 65'
  19. Habib Diallo ↓ Dame Gueye 65'
  20. Thorgan Hazard ↓ Abdallah Sima 76'
  21. Raul Torrente Navarro ↓ Samuel Yohou 77'
This season
Le Mans Lens
Over 2.5 goals 0% 33%
Clean sheet 0% 0%
Failed to score 0% 33%
Scored per game 1.7 2.0
Conceded per game 2.0 1.7
Scored home / away 2.0 / 1.5 2.5 / 1.0

Across 3 and 3 matches played this season.

League table position
# Team PWDLPts
10 MAR Marseille 3 1 0 2 3
11 LEN Lens ▲ 3 1 0 2 3
12 ANG Angers 3 1 0 2 3
13 PAR Paris Saint Germain 3 0 2 1 2
14 LEM Le Mans ▲ 3 0 2 1 2
15 NIC Nice 3 0 2 1 2
Recent form · last 5 finished matches
Le Mans DLDLD
D @ Saumur 0–0 Aug 8
L vs Le Havre 0–1 Aug 15
D vs Stade Brestois 29 2–2 Aug 22
L @ Rennes 2–3 Aug 30
D @ Nice 1–1 Sep 5
Lens LWWLL
L vs Sunderland 0–2 Aug 8
W vs Paris Saint Germain 1–0 Aug 16
W vs Auxerre 5–2 Aug 22
L @ Strasbourg 1–2 Aug 29
L vs Lorient 0–1 Sep 5
Goals trend · last 5 matches
Le Mans
Scored 1.0 avg
0 0 2 2 1
Conceded 1.4 avg
0 1 2 3 1
Lens
Scored 1.4 avg
0 1 5 1 0
Conceded 1.4 avg
2 0 2 2 1
Head-to-head · last meetings
2 Le Mans
1 Draws
2 Lens
Jul 2019 Le Mans 1–2 Lens Lens
May 2013 Le Mans 2–1 Lens Le Mans
Jul 2012 Lens 2–2 Le Mans Draw
Apr 2012 Lens 1–3 Le Mans Le Mans
Nov 2011 Le Mans 0–1 Lens Lens

Over 2.5 goals in 4 of the last 5 meetings.

Confirmed lineups
Le Mans 3-1-4-2
  • 1 E. Hatfout G
  • 15 N. Boissé D
  • 17 S. Yohou D
  • 5 H. Voyer D
  • 29 L. Bretelle M
  • 26 R. Bamba M
  • 11 A. Bourabaa M
  • 10 J. Vercruysse M
  • 22 L. Calodat M
  • 14 L. Mafouta F
  • 25 D. Guèye F
Bench H. Diallo, N. Kocik, Y. Larouci, B. Brahimi, A. Lauray, A. Rabillard, D. Sidibé, Raúl Torrente, D. Traoré

P. Videira

Lens 3-4-2-1
  • 40 R. Risser G
  • 32 K. Antonio D
  • 24 J. Gradit D
  • 22 M. Skóraś D
  • 2 R. Aguilar M
  • 5 A. Bulatović M
  • 27 M. Cuisance M
  • 14 M. Udol M
  • 10 F. Thauvin M
  • 19 A. Sima M
  • 11 O. Édouard F
Bench N. Čelik, M. Gorgelin, A. Haidara, T. Hazard, F. Ivanović, J. Kadile, Mezian Mesloub, F. Sotoca, J. Todibo

D. Toppmöller

Team news · injuries & suspensions
Le Mans
  • OUT L. Buades Knock
  • OUT E. Colas Injury
  • OUT T. Eyoum Coach's decision
  • OUT W. Harhouz Coach's decision
  • OUT E. Quarshie Coach's decision
  • OUT M. Rossignol Coach's decision
  • OUT L. Buades Knock
  • OUT E. Colas Injury
  • OUT T. Eyoum Coach's decision
  • OUT W. Harhouz Coach's decision
  • OUT E. Quarshie Coach's decision
  • OUT M. Rossignol Coach's decision
Lens
  • OUT S. Abdulhamid Contusion
  • OUT S. Baidoo Knee Injury
  • OUT J. Chavez Thigh Injury
  • OUT M. Nawrocki Injury
  • OUT S. Sagnan Red Card
  • OUT Y. Titraoui Injury
  • OUT S. Abdulhamid Contusion
  • OUT S. Baidoo Knee Injury
  • OUT J. Chavez Thigh Injury
  • OUT M. Nawrocki Injury
  • OUT S. Sagnan Red Card
  • OUT Y. Titraoui Injury