PREVIEW | FC Lorient vs Lens - team news, lineups, predictions

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PREVIEW | FC Lorient vs Lens - team news, lineups, predictions

FC Lorient host Lens this Saturday at the Stade Yves Allainmat - Le Moustoir for matchweek 26 of the Ligue 1.

FC Lorient have won 34 points to date and are placed in 10th position. In their last game, Olivier Pantaloni's team drew 1-1 with Lille (Ligue 1 2025/26).

Lens have 56 points to their name this season and occupy 2nd position in the table. In their last fixture, Pierre Sage's team won 3-0 against Metz (Ligue 1 2025/26).

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Lens winning 3-0.

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FC Lorient​

• Laurent Abergel - Ankle Injury
• Pablo Pagis - Red Card Suspension

Lens​

• Jonathan Gradit - Lower Leg Fracture
• Régis Gurtner - Hamstring Injury
• Allan Saint-Maximin - Calf Injury

Last starting XIs​

FC Lorient ( vs Lille 2026-03-08): Yvon Mvogo, Panos Katseris, Abdoulaye Faye, Montassar Talbi, Kan-Guy Kouassi, Bamo Meité, Jean-Victor Makengo, Arthur Ebong, Noah Cadiou, Dermane Karim, Aiyegun Tosin


Lens ( vs Metz 2026-03-08): Robin Risser, Nidal Celik, Ismaëlo Ganiou, Malang Sarr, Saud Abdulhamid, Adrien Thomasson, Mamadou Sangaré, Matthieu Udol, Florian Thauvin, Odsonne Édouard, Abdallah Sima

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MANAGERS​

• Olivier Pantaloni faced Pierre Sage on one occasion, recording a loss.
• Pierre Sage has faced FC Lorient on two occasions, recording only wins.
• Olivier Pantaloni has faced Lens on 17 occasions, recording four wins, four draws, and nine losses

TEAMS​

• Away from home, Lens currently has one defeat in the last ten games.
• Away from home, Lens comes from ten consecutive games scoring goals.
• Away from home, Lens comes from two consecutive games without winning.
• Away from home, Lens comes from four consecutive games without losing.
• Lens currently has two defeats in the last 19 games.
• Lens currently has two draws in the last 23 games.
• Lens comes from 19 consecutive games scoring goals.
• Lens comes from three consecutive games without losing.
• At home, FC Lorient currently has one defeat in the last 14 games.
• At home, FC Lorient comes from two consecutive games without winning.
• At home, FC Lorient comes from 12 consecutive games without losing.
• FC Lorient currently has one defeat in the last 18 games.
• FC Lorient currently has one win in the last six games.
• FC Lorient comes from four consecutive games without winning.
• FC Lorient comes from five consecutive games without losing.

HEAD TO HEAD​

• FC Lorient and Lens have faced each other 34 times, with FC Lorient having the advantage: 11 wins, against ten wins for Lens.
• At Stade Yves Allainmat - Le Moustoir, FC Lorient has the upper hand in clashes against Lens: seven wins in 17 matches. Lens has four wins.
• In the French League, there have been 23 matches between the two teams, with seven wins for FC Lorient, nine draws, and seven wins for Lens.

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