Despite an impressive recent unbeaten run, Lens have drawn their fair share of matches this season - five in 13 - and could be set for another in what could be a rather low-key affair.
Lorient are strong at home and are often tough to beat - a 3-0 defeat here to Montpellier aside - and Le Bris's side could frustrate Lens despite coming into the game as big underdogs.
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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 61%. A draw had a probability of 21.5% and a win for Lorient had a probability of 17.46%.
The most likely scoreline for a Lens win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.98%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (10.66%) and 1-2 (9.92%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.22%), while for a Lorient win it was 1-0 (5.26%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 5.7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a draw in this match.
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