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Matchday 4 · · Stade Marie-Marvingt

Le Mans vs Lens: result, lineups and stats

Le Mans 15 · 7 points
2 - 2
Lens 8 · 13 points
  • 32' Adil Bourabaa
  • 44' Lucas Calodat
  • 45+2' Abdallah Sima
  • 51' Franjo Ivanović

Lineups Le Mans vs Lens

Le Mans 3-1-4-2 · P. Videira
1 Hatfout
5 Voyer
17 Yohou
15 Boissé
29 Bretelle
22 Calodat
10 Vercruysse
11 Bourabaa
26 Bamba
25 Guèye
14 Mafouta
  • 45' Djibril Sidibé Noa Boissé
  • 65' Alexandre Lauray Lucas Bretelle
  • 65' Daouda Traoré Jean Vercruysse
  • 65' Habib Diallo Dame Guèye
  • 77' Raúl Torrente Samuel Yohou

Lineup for Le Mans: Hatfout, Voyer, Yohou, Boissé, Bretelle, Calodat, Vercruysse, Bourabaa, Bamba, Guèye, Mafouta

Bench
  • 13 H. Diallo 65'
  • 98 N. Kocik
  • 76 Y. Larouci
  • 7 B. Brahimi
  • 8 A. Lauray
  • 9 A. Rabillard
  • 19 D. Sidibé
  • 16 Raúl Torrente 77'
  • 23 D. Traoré 65'
Absentees Le Mans

Bourabaa, Sidibé, Colas (injured)

Lens 3-4-2-1 · D. Toppmöller
40 Risser
22 Skóraś
24 Gradit
32 Antonio
14 Udol
27 Cuisance
5 Bulatović
2 Aguilar
19 Sima
10 Thauvin
11 Édouard
  • 45' Amadou Haidara Michaël Cuisance
  • 45' Franjo Ivanović Odsonne Édouard
  • 45' Mezian Mesloub Michał Skóraś
  • 55' Jean-Clair Todibo Jonathan Gradit
  • 76' Thorgan Hazard Abdallah Sima

Lineup for Lens: Risser, Skóraś, Gradit, Antonio, Udol, Cuisance, Bulatović, Aguilar, Sima, Thauvin, Édouard

Bench
  • 4 N. Čelik
  • 16 M. Gorgelin
  • 21 A. Haidara 45'
  • 9 T. Hazard
  • 29 F. Ivanović 45'
  • 28 J. Kadile
  • 38 Mezian Mesloub 45'
  • 7 F. Sotoca
  • 20 J. Todibo 55'
Absentees Lens

Sima, Ganiou, Chávez, Nawrocki, Édouard (injured), Čelik (unavailable)

Stats Le Mans vs Lens

Le Mans Match Lens
  • 53% Possession 47%
  • 12 Shots 16
  • 4 Shots on target 6
  • 5 Shots off target 6
  • 3 Corners 9
  • 17 Fouls 11
  • 1 Offsides 3
  • 2 Yellow cards 3
  • 0 Red cards 0

Pre-match preview

Le Mans

Nicolas Kocik remains doubtful with an ankle injury after missing Le Mans’ draw at Nice, so Ewan Hatfout is expected to continue in goal against Lens. Kocik had started two of the club’s first three matches before Hatfout made his first start last weekend.

Raúl Torrente should retain his central defensive place after making his first start at Nice, although Harold Voyer remains the other candidate. Jean Vercruysse is also expected to start again following his first appearance in the eleven. Djibril Sidibé is available after serving his suspension, but he is not expected to start.

Lens

Maik Nawrocki remains out for Lens after starting two of their past four matches, leaving Kyllian Antonio expected to continue in defence against Le Mans. Nawrocki is sidelined with a cruciate-ligament injury.

Souleymane Sagnan is suspended after starting three of those four games, so Lens must also make a change on the left. Yacine Titraoui is unavailable with a thigh injury and will miss both the trip to Le Mans and the following match against Monaco.

Andrija Bulatović is expected to retain his midfield place after making his first start against Slavia Prague, although Mickaël Cuisance is also in contention.

Players to watch

The five players from each team with the most combined goals and assists this season.

All stats

Le Mans

  1. Louis Mafouta 4 goals 1 assists
  2. Adil Bourabaa 3 goals 2 assists
  3. Lucas Calodat 1 goals 2 assists
  4. Lucas Bretelle 0 goals 2 assists
  5. Dame Guèye 1 goals 0 assists

Lens

  1. Florian Thauvin 5 goals 7 assists
  2. Ruben Aguilar 2 goals 1 assists
  3. Abdallah Sima 2 goals 1 assists
  4. Matthieu Udol 2 goals 0 assists
  5. Franjo Ivanović 2 goals 0 assists

Playing time and form

Who has played the most in recent weeks, and how have they performed?

Le Mans

Player Starts Min. Form
Samuel Yohou 5/5 437 mixed
Louis Mafouta 5/5 432 mixed
Lucas Bretelle 5/5 407 solid
Nicolas Kocik 4/4 360 mixed
Harold Voyer 4/4 347 mixed
Jean Vercruysse 4/5 320 mixed
Lucas Calodat 3/5 318 solid
Rayan Bamba 3/5 294 mixed

Lens

Player Starts Min. Form
Robin Risser 5/5 450 solid
Florian Thauvin 4/5 369 strong
Ruben Aguilar 4/5 366 solid
Matthieu Udol 4/4 360 poor
Saud Abdulhamid 4/5 351 mixed
Michaël Cuisance 4/4 339 mixed
Amadou Haidara 4/5 324 mixed
Samson Baidoo 4/5 313 mixed

Pre-match prediction

Pre-match goals forecast
1.03 1.84
  • Predicted goals3.5
  • Both teams to score100%
  • Over 2.5 goals100%
  • Corners7.0

Team comparison

LEM home Per match LEN away
1.25 Points 0.80
1.50 Goals for 1.40
2.00 Goals against 1.60
1.29 xG for 1.37
1.68 xG against 1.57
1.8 Corners 5.8
DDWL Home and away form LDLWL

Le Mans vs Lens: head-to-head record

5 previous meetings
2 Le Mans 1 draws 2 Lens
  • Goals per match3.20
  • Both teams scored80%
  • Over 2.5 goals100%
  • Jul 2019 Le Mans 1 - 2 Lens
  • May 2013 Le Mans 2 - 1 Lens
  • Jul 2012 Lens 2 - 2 Le Mans
  • Feb 2010 Lens 2 - 1 Le Mans
  • Sep 2009 Le Mans 3 - 0 Lens

Frequently asked questions

Who is unavailable for Le Mans against Lens?

Le Mans are without Adil Bourabaa (ankle injury), Djibril Sidibé (foot injury) and Erwan Colas (injury).

Who is unavailable for Lens against Le Mans?

Lens are without Abdallah Sima (muscle injury), Pierre-Ismaëlo Ganiou (knee injury), Jhoanner Chávez (coach’s decision), Maik Nawrocki (knee injury), Nidal Čelik (not registered) and Odsonne Édouard (groin injury).

What formation do Le Mans play?

Le Mans have used a 3-1-4-2 in 4 of their last 5 matches. In their last match, they played a 3-4-3.

What formation do Lens play?

Lens have used a 3-4-2-1 formation in their last 5 matches under Yannick Cahuzac.

How did the last meeting between Le Mans and Lens finish?

On 27 July 2019, Le Mans vs Lens finished 1-2.

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