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Nantes
Ligue 1 | Gameweek 18
Dec 10, 2021 at 8pm UK
La Beaujoire-Louis Fonteneau
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Nantes
3 - 2
Lens

Kolo (49', 57'), Simon (90')
Girotto (31'), Blas (60'), Chirivella (76')
FT(HT: 0-2)
Costa (7'), Kalimuendo (14')
Haidara (46'), Gradit (60'), Medina (61')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Friday's Ligue 1 clash between Nantes and Lens, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

We said: Nantes 0-1 Lens

Nantes will have gained some confidence from their recent win, but Lens likely gained more from their draw against the mighty PSG. We are backing them to defy their recent away record and secure a narrow victory. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Lens win with a probability of 37.4%. A win for Nantes had a probability of 36.16% and a draw had a probability of 26.4%.

The most likely scoreline for a Lens win was 0-1 with a probability of 9.81%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.23%) and 0-2 (6.42%). The likeliest Nantes win was 1-0 (9.62%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.57%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 2.3% likelihood.

Result
NantesDrawLens
36.16%26.45%37.4%
Both teams to score 52.72%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
47.91%52.09%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
26.18%73.81%
Nantes Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
72.25%27.75%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
36.67%63.32%
Lens Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
72.97%27.03%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
37.61%62.39%
Score Analysis
    Nantes 36.16%
    Lens 37.4%
    Draw 26.44%
NantesDrawLens
1-0 @ 9.62%
2-1 @ 8.06%
2-0 @ 6.16%
3-1 @ 3.45%
3-0 @ 2.63%
3-2 @ 2.25%
4-1 @ 1.1%
Other @ 2.88%
Total : 36.16%
1-1 @ 12.57%
0-0 @ 7.5%
2-2 @ 5.27%
3-3 @ 0.98%
Other @ 0.11%
Total : 26.44%
0-1 @ 9.81%
1-2 @ 8.23%
0-2 @ 6.42%
1-3 @ 3.59%
0-3 @ 2.8%
2-3 @ 2.3%
1-4 @ 1.17%
0-4 @ 0.92%
Other @ 2.16%
Total : 37.4%

How you voted: Nantes vs Lens

Nantes
27.2%
Draw
24.6%
Lens
48.2%
114
Head to Head
Jan 17, 2021 2pm
Gameweek 20
Nantes
1-1
Lens
Louza (36' pen.)
Kolo (50'), Corchia (67'), Toure (87')
Kakuta (81')
Gradit (34'), Haidara (69'), Fortes (77')
Nov 25, 2020 6pm
Gameweek 8
Lens
1-1
Nantes
Kakuta (27')
Doucoure (37'), Kakuta (64'), Gradit (78'), Bade (85')
Toure (81' pen.)
Girotto (7'), Kolo (71')
May 23, 2015 8pm
Lens
1-0
Nantes
Chavarria (4')
Moore (30'), Landre (47')

Deaux (37'), Veretout (92')
Aug 9, 2014 8pm
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
CParis Saint-GermainPSG322010277324570
2MonacoMonaco33197764422264
3Lille331610750321858
4Brest331610750341658
5Nice32159837251254
6Lens33148114335850
7Lyon33155134754-750
8Marseille321211950391147
9Rennes331210115244846
10Toulouse331110124243-143
11Reims32118133946-741
12Montpellier HSCMontpellier331011124146-540
13StrasbourgStrasbourg33109143748-1139
14NantesNantes3396183051-2133
15Le HavreLe Havre33711153343-1032
16Metz3385203556-2129
17Lorient3368193866-2826
RClermont33510182655-2925


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