Match Report
19 points separated the sides: Lens 2nd on 53, Caen 14th on 34. The last five rounds placed Caen 7th in the league for form — higher than their 14th in the standings. In league terms the two rates read 1.39/0.86 for Lens and 1.18/1.21 for Caen (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.11.
Lens had not won in 5 games. Lens had banked 3 of the last 15 points on offer; Caen, 9.
The head-to-head ledger counts 4 games: 1 Lens win, 1 for Caen, 2 draws, at 2.25 goals per meeting. These meetings skew tight — only 25% saw more than two goals.
The venue was Stade Bollaert-Delelis in Lens, with room for 38,223 spectators. On the scoreboard, Caen led 2-1 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-4.