Lorient v Lens: what the numbers say
Lorient meet Lens at Stade du Moustoir - Yves Allainmat, Sunday 4:00am (Ligue 1). Nothing between them: Lorient 7, Lens 6, 5 drawn from 18 meetings.
The big picture
Lorient come in 10th on the ladder with 15 points; Lens are 11th on 13. Only a couple of spots separate them, so there is plenty riding on it.
Lorient are 3–3–3 in Ligue 1 2026-27, averaging 0.8 goals for and 0.9 against.
Lens are 4–4–1 in Ligue 1 2026-27, averaging 1.8 goals for and 1.4 against.
Form
Lorient have won two of their last five and most recently lost to Brest 0–2.
Lens have won two of their last five and most recently lost to Como 1–9.
Head to head
These sides have met 18 times on our records since 2007: Lorient 7, Lens 6, 5 drawn.
Last time out (2026-27), Lorient won 1–0 at Stade Bollaert-Delelis.
Biggest margin between these two: Lorient by 3 goals in 2010-11 (3–0).
Players to watch
For Lorient, watch Jean-Victor Makengo (1 goal, 1 assist in 2026-27) and Isak Jensen (1 goal in 2026-27).
For Lens, watch Florian Thauvin (4 goals, 7 assists in 2026-27) and Matthieu Udol (2 goals in 2026-27).
At Stade du Moustoir - Yves Allainmat
Lorient have won 9 of their last 20 at Stade du Moustoir - Yves Allainmat.
What the numbers say
On form, ladder and history, Lorient have the edge.
Written automatically from Lineball's own match and player database. Not betting advice.
