Match Report
Guingamp went into the game 8th in the table on 39 points; Lens sat 2nd on 53 — a 14-point gap. On recent form Lens sat only 7th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 2nd overall. In league terms the two rates read 1.43/1.18 for Guingamp and 1.39/0.86 for Lens (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.11.
Four consecutive defeats weighed on Guingamp. From the last five rounds, Guingamp held 3 points of 15 and Lens 9.
The match was played at Stade du Roudourou in Guingamp (capacity 5,820). It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 1-1 full-time score.