Lens vs Nantes Ligue 1 Match Preview or Key Statistics 📊
Lens have lost only one of their last five Ligue 1 games again st Nantes (W3 D1), 0-1 in August 2014. At home, Lens have won their last four top- flight games against les Canaris, as many as in their previous 25 (D12 L9).
Lens have won four oftheir last six Ligue1 games (D1 L1), as many as in their previous 28 (D6 L18). Nantes could win two Ligue 1 games in a row for the first time since December 2019, after their success against Brest in the last matchday.
Lens have won their last four Ligue 1 home games, the longest current run In the division. Les Sang-et-Or have won their three games at Bollaert this season, the only team who‘ve won 100% of their matches at home in the top-flight-
Nantes have lost their last three Ligue 1 away games, their longest run since November 2018-January 2019 (4). Lens are the only Ligue1 team this season who have scored more than 50% of their goals from set pieces situations (6/10: 4 penalties, 1 corner, 1 indirect free kick).
Lens (43) have had the most high turnovers in Ligue 1 this season (possession won in open play at less than 40 meters from opponent‘s goal). Only Reims (11) and St Etienne (12) have had less than Nantes (13) in this category.
Lens are one of the three teams who have nevertrailed at home in Ugue 1 this season and Nantes are the only top-flight team who have failed to lead away from home in 2020/21. Lens goalkeeper Jean-Louis Leca has conceded 10 of the 20 shots on target he‘s faced in Ligue1 this season.
His save percentage in the worst among goalkeepers with at least three games played In 2020/21 (50%). Nantes' Christian Gourcuff has lost only two of his 1 2 en counters against Lens as a coach in Ligue 1 (W5 D5), his lowest tally among teams faced more than 10 times (level with Nantes).
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