Read our prediction for Lorient vs Lens below. This preview was written by a sport journalist who is specialised in betting tips and predictions.
Lorient vs Lens Prediction & Betting tips
Thursday evening from 20:00, Lorient and Lens will face each other in the round of 16 of the French Cup. The two teams last met in the French Cup in 2017, in the 1st round, and then Lorient won 3-2 and qualified further. This season, Lorient and Lens met in the 5th round of Ligue 1, and Lens won 5-2 at home. In the championship, Lorient and Lens are separated by ten points, in favor of those from Lens, which has 46 while Lorient has 36.
Lorient:
Lorient is in 7th place in the Ligue 1 ranking with 36 points, as we said above. The hosts of this French Cup match are currently safe from the worries of relegation and have had a good season so far. In the last round of the championship, Lorient finished the match played at home with Angers in a tie, score 0-0. In the French Cup, Lorient passed Bastia in the previous round after a 2-1 away victory.
Lens:
On the other hand, Lens is definitely the pleasant surprise of this season of Ligue 1, the guest team of this match being in the 3rd place in the ranking with 46 points, being tied with Marseille, the team in the 2nd place. Only two defeats suffered Lens in the championship this season, being in first place in this chapter, equal to the leader PSG. In the previous round, Lens ended the match with Brest in a tie, score 1-1, the team they beat in the previous round of the French Cup with 3-1.
Lorient vs Lens head to head matches
31.08.22 L1 Lens vs Lorient 5:2
06.02.22 L1 Lorient vs Lens 2:0
29.08.21 L1 Lens vs Lorient 2:2
11.04.21 L1 Lens vs Lorient 4:1
13.09.20 L1 Lorient vs Lens 2:3
* Our advice is: OVER 2.5 GOALS
* Selection odd for this bet is: 1.90
* This analyis is from our perspective and we highly recommend to inform also yourself about all details that can be decisive in your choise to bet!
