Lille vs. Lens Match Analysis and Prediction

Lens will be bidding to maintain their unbeaten run in the Ligue 1 this weekend when they travel to Stade Pierre-Mauroy for face off against Lille in the 10th round of the campaign. Kickoffs on October 9 at 21:45 EAT.

There has been no such stability Lille since they won the 2020-21 Ligue 1 title as they went down to finish in 10th last season. Paulo Fonseca’s men are currently eighth in the league standings after picking up four wins against four loses and a draw.

Lille gets into this game coming off 2-1 Ligue 1 defeat at the hands of FC Lorient in their previous match. In that game, Lille had 63% possession, 20 shots with four of them on target and goals scored by Bafodé Diakité (9′ OG) and Jonathan David (78′). Lorient got seven shots with four of them on target and a goal by Théo Le Bris (87′).

Meanwhile, a return to European football will be the ultimate aim for the inform Lens this season, as they look to make amends from the last campaign and maintain their start this time around. Sitting pretty inside the Ligue 1 top four, Lens have begun the season in fine form and they are now unbeaten in any of their matches this season..

Lens head heads into this meeting after 1-0 Ligue 1 victory over Lyon in their previous gencounter. In that game, Lens had 52% possession, 21 shots with six of them on target and a goal by Florian Sotoca (82′). Lyon got four shots with none of them on target.

Lille vs. Lens head to head

Lille boasts the slightly better head to head record in the history of this match having won 15 times from the 37 meetings since 1993; 12 matches ended in draws while Lens won 10 times.

• Lille 1-2 Lens 16/04/22   
• Lens 4-3 Lille 04/01/22   
• Lens 1-0 Lille 18/09/21
• Lens 0-3 Lille 07/05/21
• Lille 4-0 Lens 18/10/20
• Lille 3-1 Lens 03/05/15

Home

• Lorient 2-1 Lille
• Lille 2-1 Toulouse
• Marseille 2-1 Lille
• Montpellier 1-3 Lille
• Lille 1-2 Nice

Away

• Lens 1-0 Lyon
• Nantes 0-0 Lens
• Lens 1-0 Troyes
• Reims 1-1 Lens
• Lens 5-2 Lorient

Lille team news

Gaffer Paulo Fonseca will take to the pitch with a fully fit squad.

Lens team news

Wuilker Fariñez and Jonathan Gradit will miss out Wuilker Fariñez’s selection for this game through injuries.

Prediction and odds

• Lens
• Draw
• Both teams to score