Lille vs RC Lens: match preview
Ligue 1 · Kick-off:
Pre-match analysis
Lille are 3rd in Ligue 1 with 15 points from 8 games (W4 D3 L1), scoring 1.4 and conceding 0.8 per game; their last 5 results read W-L-W-D-D.
RC Lens are 7th in Ligue 1 with 13 points from 8 games (W4 D1 L3), scoring 2.0 and conceding 1.5 per game; their last 5 results read D-L-W-W-W.
At home this season Lille are W2 D2 L0 (scored 6, conceded 3); on the road RC Lens are W1 D1 L2 (scored 7, conceded 7).
RC Lens have won their last 3 games in this competition.
Florian Thauvin leads the way for RC Lens with 4 goals and 8 assists.
Head-to-head: in their last 8 meetings Lille have won 5, RC Lens 1, with 2 draws; the last meeting finished Lille 3-0 RC Lens.
What to watch: Lille's attack against RC Lens's defence is where the numbers show the biggest gap between the sides.
Key players
Top scorers for each club in Ligue 1 this season.
Lille
No scorers listed yet.
RC Lens
| Goals | Assists | Pens | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florian Thauvin | 4 | 8 | 3 |
Season so far
| Lille | RC Lens | |
|---|---|---|
| League position | 3 | 7 |
| Points | 15 | 13 |
| W–D–L | 4-3-1 | 4-1-3 |
| Goals scored per game | 1.4 | 2.0 |
| Goals conceded per game | 0.8 | 1.5 |
| Home record (home side) / away record (away side) | 2-2-0 | 1-1-2 |
| Last five (oldest → newest) | WLWDD | DLWWW |
| Clean sheets | 4 | 0 |
| Failed to score | 0 | 1 |
| Both teams scored | 50% | 88% |
| 3+ goals in the game | 25% | 88% |
| Points per game at home | 2.00 | 2.25 |
| Points per game away | 1.75 | 1.00 |
| Biggest win | 2-0 v Troyes | 5-2 v Auxerre |
| Heaviest defeat | 1-2 at Nice | 1-2 at Monaco |
Lille: recent results
RC Lens: recent results
Head-to-head
Last 8 meetings: Lille 5 wins, 2 draws, RC Lens 1 wins.
Club details
Lille
- Head coach
- Davide Ancelotti (Italy)
- Stadium
- Stade Pierre-Mauroy
- Founded
- 1944
Squad (27)
Goalkeepers
- Arnaud BodartBelgium · 28
- Berke ÖzerTurkey · 26
- Orlando GillParaguay · 26
Defenders
- Romain PerraudFrance · 29
- Calvin VerdonkIndonesia · 29
- Nianzou KouassiFrance · 24
- Alexsandro RibeiroBrazil · 27
- Tiago SantosPortugal · 24
- Nathan NgoyBelgium · 23
- Loun SrdanovicSwitzerland · 20
- Isaac CossierFrance · 19
Midfielders
- Nabil BentalebAlgeria · 31
- Benjamin AndréFrance · 36
- Hákon Arnar HaraldssonIceland · 23
- Maurits KjærgaardDenmark · 23
- Ngal'ayel MukauCongo DR · 21
Forwards
- Mohamed BayoGuinea · 33
- Gaëtan PerrinFrance · 30
- Olivier GiroudFrance · 40
- Osame SahraouiMorocco · 25
- Ayase UedaJapan · 28
- Tiago Fonseca MoraisPortugal · 23
- Dilane BakwaFrance · 24
- Basar OnalTurkey · 22
- Ethan MbappéFrance · 19
- Hamza IgamaneMorocco · 23
- Soriba DiaouneFrance · 19
RC Lens
- Head coach
- Yannick Cahuzac (France)
- Stadium
- Stade Bollaert-Delelis
- Founded
- 1906
Squad (29)
Goalkeepers
- Mathieu GorgelinFrance · 36
- Régis GurtnerFrance · 39
- Robin RisserFrance · 21
- Ilan JourdrenFrance · 18
Defenders
- Jonathan GraditFrance · 33
- Ruben AguilarFrance · 33
- Matthieu UdolFrance · 30
- Jean-Clair TodiboFrance · 26
- Maik NawrockiPoland · 25
- Saud AbdulhamidSaudi Arabia · 27
- Jhoanner ChavezEcuador · 24
- Samson BaidooAustria · 22
- Pierre GaniouFrance · 21
- Nidal ČelikBosnia-Herzegovina · 20
- Kyllian AntonioFrance · 18
- Souleymane SagnanMali · 20
Midfielders
- Thorgan HazardBelgium · 33
- Mickaël CuisanceFrance · 27
- Amadou HaïdaraMali · 28
- Yacine TitraouiAlgeria · 23
- Andrija BulatovićMontenegro · 19
- Mezian SoaresPortugal · 16
Forwards
- Florian ThauvinFrance · 33
- Odsonne EdouardFrance · 28
- Florian SotocaFrance · 36
- Michał SkóraśPoland · 26
- Junior KadileFrance · 23
- Abdallah SimaSenegal · 25
- Franjo IvanovicAustria · 23
Figures are calculated from this season’s results in this competition and update after every game.