Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Lens (2nd, 53 pts) held a 34-point advantage over Orléans (20th, 19 pts). Recent form told a different story for Lens: only 7th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 2nd. Per game in the league, Lens were scoring 1.39 and conceding 0.86, Orléans 0.75 and 1.54, against a competition average of 1.11 goals per team per game.
Lens had not won in 6 games.
Stade Bollaert-Delelis in Lens, capacity 38,223, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-0.




