Lille vs Lens Ligue 1 Match Preview or Key Statistics 📊
Lille are unbeaten in their last 10 games against Lens in Ligue 1 (W7 D3), the best run for either team in the Derby du Nord in the history of the top-flight.
Lille have won their last five home games against Lens in Ligue 1, the best such run for either team in the Derby du Nord in the history of the top-flight.
It is also their joint-best run against a team currently in the top-flight (level with Brest, Dijon and Nantes). Lille (2nd) and Lens (3rd) have faced each other being that high in the Ligue 1 table only twice before in the history in the top-flight.
Both these meetings came in the 1945/46 campaign, with Lille 1st and Lens 3rd before each match, and the home side winning 3-1 on both occasions. Lille have picked up 14 points after six games in Ligue 1 2020/21, their highest tally at this stage in the top-flight since 1952/53 (15, 3 points for a win).
They have conceded only two goals in L 1 this season, they have done better only once at this stage before, in 2014/15 (1). Lens have picked up 13 points in Ligue 1 2020/21, their highest tally after six games of a top-flight season since 2001/02 (14).
Only Monaco (14 in 2013/14) have done better as a promoted team at this stage in the 21st century. Lille have scored 33.3% of their goals in Ligue 1 this season from outside the box (3/9), the highest rate in the top-flight.
On the other hand, Lens have scored the most goals with 100% of them being from inside the box (10/10). Lille are the only team yet to trail in Ligue 1 this season, while Lens have been behind for only 33 minutes.
Lille have also the joint-best defence (2 goals conceded, level with Bordeaux) and the 2nd most clean sheets in Ligue so far this term (4). Lens have 2.6xG against them in Ligue 1 this season, the lowest tally in the competition.
They have conceded six goals, a differential of -3.4, only Lorient (-5.6), Brest (-4.9) and Angers (-3.6) have lower ones. Lille's Benjamin Andre has won 55 duels in Ligue 1 2020/21, only Zinedine Ferhat has won more (56).
Since 2015/16, the midfielder has always finished a Ligue 1 season in the top five players with the most duels won: 1st in 2015/16, 3rd in 2016/17, 1st in 2017/18, 2nd in 2018/19, 5th in 2019/20. Gael Kakuta has scored four goals in Ligue 1 2020/21, only lbrahima Niane (6) has more.
The Lens player has also created five big chances in the top-flight the season, no other player has more (level with Angel Di Maria and Florian Thauvin).
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