Lens v Lorient

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Lens have fallen on hard times of late in the French top flight as the hosts have managed to register just one win from their last six matches overall in Ligue 1 and last weekend resulted in a 2-1 loss away from home at Montpellier, so needless to say Franck Haise's side will be eager to return to their home surroundings of the Stade Bollaert-Delelis for this Friday night's clash against lowly Lorient.

The one highlight in an otherwise dismal and disappointing six-match sequence came in the form of a 1-0 home win against Clermont but Lens have also been handed no fewer than four defeats within these six games so the hosts are fortunate to still be sitting in sixth spot in the Ligue 1 table.

Losses to Nice, Lille, Metz and Marseille have threatened to de-rail Lens' plans for a possible European spot next season but the hosts know they have the perfect opportunity to set the record straight and return to winning ways here on Friday night when second from bottom Lorient pay a visit.

Although recent results on home soil at their Stade Bollaert-Delelis have been a bit of a mixed bag, the bigger picture shows Lens have suffered just four defeats out of their last 23 home games while collecting 15 wins as well during this period.

Lorient occupy second from bottom place in the Ligue 1 standings and find themselves three points adrift of safety ahead of Friday night's visit to the Stade Bollaert-Delelis to take on Lens and having experienced a tough time of it in the French top flight in recent times, the prospects of an away win here for the visitors seems highly unlikely.

Lorient have not only failed to win any of their last seven matches overall in Ligue 1 but Regis le Bris' side have also been dealt no fewer than six defeats within this woeful period of results and although their hosts have had their own struggles in recent weeks, Lens will be licking their lips at this upcoming prospect.

Interestingly, four of Lorient's recent six losses have also resulted in Lorient failing to score as well, while the bigger picture shows the visitors have managed to capture just four wins from their previous 22 games overall in the domestic top flight, slipping to 14 defeats in the process.

To make matters worse, Lorient have registered just three wins from their previous 17 outings on the road and along with nine defeats, the visitors have also failed to score in nine of these 17 away games as well.

Lens v Lorient Verdict

The previous meeting ended in a 0-0 stalemate but Lens should record a comfortable win to nil here.

Therefore, our main bet will be BTTS No @ 1.80

Other side bets worth considering:

Lens win & BTTS No @ 2.37

Correct Score: Lens 2-0 @ 7.00