Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Lens (2nd, 70 pts) held a 25-point advantage over Lorient (9th, 45 pts). Lens ranked just 7th in the league on five-round form despite their 2nd table position. Per game in the league, Lorient were scoring 1.41 and conceding 1.5, Lens 1.94 and 1.03, against a competition average of 1.41 goals per team per game.
Four consecutive draws preceded this one for Lorient.
GioScore's database holds 18 meetings between the two: 7 for Lorient, 6 for Lens and 5 drawn, at 2.67 goals per meeting.
Stade Yves Allainmat - Le Moustoir staged the fixture, a ground that holds 18,110. On the scoreboard, Lorient led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-1.
Goal scorers
Lorient: Bamba Dieng (18'), Aiyegun Tosin (65') · Lens: Odsonne Édouard (48')
Key stats
Possession: Lorient 34% · Lens 66% · Total shots: 6-20 · On target: 3-6 · Corners: 1-10