RC Lens vs Lorient prediction

So far in the Ligue 1, RC Lens have won four, drawn one and lost four of nine, with 16 goals scored and 13 conceded, good for 9th place and 13 points.

Over the last six matches it has been three wins, one draw and two defeats, averaging 2.0 goals for and 1.2 against. Last time out they lost 2-1 to Strasbourg away; before that came a 5-2 win at home to Auxerre and a 4-0 win away at Lyon.

Two clean sheets in that spell. At home they've won two of three recently (6 scored, 4 conceded).

Lorient have won three, drawn three and lost three of their nine Ligue 1 games so far, scoring 7 and letting in 8. That has them 11th on 12 points.

Their last six in all competitions read one win, two draws and three defeats, at 1.5 goals scored and 1.5 conceded per game. Last time out they lost 2-1 to Troyes at home; before that came a goalless draw away at Nice and a 2-0 defeat at home to Le Havre.

Lorient haven't won in three. Two clean sheets in that spell, but they also drew a blank twice. On the road they've won one of three recently (6 scored, 2 conceded).

There isn't much between RC Lens's home form and Lorient's away form. One point separates the two sides in the table. RC Lens also have the better goal difference over recent weeks.

We make RC Lens clear favourites at 68%, with Lorient on 13% and the draw at 19%.

On goals, it expects around 3.5 in the game: 2.5 for RC Lens and 1.0 for Lorient. Over 2.5 goals is 68% and both teams scoring 58%. When they last met, on 14 Mar 2026, Lorient won 2-1.