In the Coupe de France’s last 16 on Thursday (February 9), Lorient will play Lens at the Stade Yves Allainmat – Le Moustoir. In recent times, the hosts have had mixed results in Ligue 1, putting them behind the competition for European football.
They will now turn their attention to the cup, where they beat Bastia on penalties after first defeating amateur team La Chataigneraie 6-0. In the 2001-2002 season, Lorient won their sole Coupe de France title. In the 2016–17 season, they lost 2-1 to Bordeaux to reach this stage of the domestic tournament.
Lens, on the other hand, has had a generally good season despite their struggles in the league recently. In their first cup game of the season, they defeated Linas Montlhery 2-0 and Stade Brestois 3-1. Last season, the visitors advanced to this stage of the domestic cup, but Monaco defeated them 4-2.
Lorient vs Lens Match Details :
- Lorient – Lens
- French Cup France
- Date – 09/02/2023
- Starting time – 20:00 UTC
Lorient vs Lens Prediction :
Lorient has lost two consecutive games and has only won two of their last six across all competitions. They may struggle at home, where they have only won one of their last seven games. Lens, on the other hand, has lost their last three games but only once in their last 14 competitive contests. They should win, as they haven’t lost in their last eight away games.
Prediction: Lorient 1-2 Lens
Lorient vs Lens Head to head :
Lens leads Lorient 11-6 in the series after 25 meetings. In the fixture, the hosts have only won once in their last six games. In their last five games in this matchup, the visitors have not kept a clean sheet. This season, Les Merlus have allowed the most league goals of any team in the top half.
Les Sang et Or has won only three of its 13 league games this season. Lens’ defensive record this season is the best in the French top flight, with just 16 losses in 22 games.
Lorient vs Lens Team news :
In Lorient’s previous Coupe de France match against Bastia, Ibrahima Kone scored the only goal. However, Vito Mannone saved two penalties, one of which went over the bar, allowing captain Laurent Abergel to score the winning goal.
Over the weekend, Mannone kept five Angers shots at goal for his first domestic shutout. Meanwhile, Romain Faivre made his first appearance for Les Merlus, playing 80 minutes before being replaced by Sirine Doucoure.
Their leading scorer, Terem Moffi, was loaned to Nice for the remainder of the season, and Julien Laporte is out until April with a knee injury. Abergel will be out until the end of the month with a groin strain. Julien Laporte is out until April.
While goals from Wesley Said, Facundo Medina, and Adrien Thomasson led Lens to a 3-1 victory over Brest in their round of 32 matchups last month, Jonathan Gradit’s first goal of the season saved Lens a point this past weekend.
Although backup goalkeeper Jean-Louis Leca has started both of Brice Samba’s Coupe de France games this season, his nine clean sheets rank second in Ligue 1.
Lorient vs Lens Betting tips :
- Tip 1 – Game: Lens.
- Tip 2 – Goals: Over or under 2.5 goals (Four of their last five meetings have resulted in goals that are less than 2.5).
- Tip 3 – Both teams should score: No (in four of their last five games, both teams have scored).
Lorient vs Lens Lineups :
Lorient:
- Mannone;
- Kalulu, Meite, Talbi, Le Goff;
- Le Fee, Makengo;
- Faivre, Innocent, Dieng;
- Kone
Lens:
- Leca;
- Machado, Medina, Gradit, Danso;
- Costa, Fofana, Onana, Frankowski;
- Openda, Sotoca
Lorient vs Lens Where to Watch :
| Country | Channels |
| United Kingdom | BoxNation |
| Germany | DAZN, DAZN2 |
| United States | Fox Soccer Plus, ViX |
| France | Molotov, Free, L’Equipe, L’Equipe Web |
| Nepal | SONY TEN 3 HD, Sony LIV, SONY TEN 3 |
| India | JioTV, SONY TEN 3 HD, SONY TEN 3, Sony LIV |
| Sri Lanka | Sony LIV, SONY TEN 3, SONY TEN 3 HD |