Despite losing some key players this summer, Lens should still be a cut above their newly-promoted opponents.
However, the hosts will fight hard to avoid defeat and will make Haise's side work for a second successive victory.
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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 Ajaccio win with a probability of 36.13%. A win for Lens had a probability of 33.37% and a draw had a probability of 30.5%.
The most likely scoreline for an Ajaccio win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.62%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (7.12%) and 2-1 (7.06%). The likeliest Lens win was 0-1 (12.93%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.52%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 13% likelihood.