Le Mans vs Lens prediction — Ligue 1 · Sun 13 Sept · 16:15 UK

Ligue 1 · Sun 13 Sept · 16:15 UK
Le Mans 18Draw 22Lens 60
The call
60%
Lens to win
3.2
Goals expected
14d 10hUntil lineups lock

What we expect

Lens to score88%
Over 1.5 goals83%
Le Mans to score67%
Over 2.5 goals63%

Player forecasts

How much each player is expected to threaten the goal if he starts — lineups are confirmed about an hour before kickoff.

Based on counted shooting from the 2025/26 season in this competition.

Lens
1+ shot1+ on target2+ on target
Rayan Fofana
FW · 4.5 shots expected
99%
79%
46%
Odsonne Édouard
FW · 3.7 shots expected
98%
82%
51%
Abdallah Sima
MF · 3.6 shots expected
97%
61%
24%
Florian Thauvin
MF · 3.1 shots expected
96%
66%
30%
Wesley Saïd
MF · 3.1 shots expected
95%
71%
35%
Mamadou Sangaré
MF · 2.4 shots expected
91%
46%
13%

These are forecasts, not tips. A player’s rate is weighted toward the league average when it rests on fewer minutes, so a small sample never reads as a certainty.

Model inputs

Expected goals gap (xG)-1.0 / match
Head-to-head, last 5LEL 2 · D 1 · LEN 2
Opponent strength indexTop quartile

Head to head

Jul 2019Le Mans 1–2 Lens
May 2013Le Mans 2–1 Lens
Jul 2012Lens 2–2 Le Mans
Apr 2012Lens 1–3 Le Mans
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Common questions

Who will win Le Mans vs Lens?

Bawler's model rates this match: Lens are favoured (60% win probability vs 18% for Le Mans, 22% draw). The model uses rolling xG, recent form, and lineup data.

What is the predicted score for Le Mans vs Lens?

The most likely scoreline from Bawler's model is Le Mans 1-1 Lens (9.8% probability). Expected total goals: 3.23.

How does Bawler predict Le Mans vs Lens?

Bawler builds each side's expected goals from a rolling 26-match window, adjusts for home advantage and for injuries or absences in the confirmed squads, then runs the resulting scoreline distribution to get win, draw and both-teams-to-score probabilities. For this match that gives Le Mans 18%, the draw 22% and Lens 60%. Every prediction is published before kickoff and settled afterwards.

Will both teams score in Le Mans vs Lens?

BTTS: Yes (59% probability) — both attacks should find the net. Based on home expected goals 1.11 and away expected goals 2.13.

Over or under 2.5 goals in Le Mans vs Lens?

Bawler's model gives a combined expected-goals total of 3.23. The lean is Over 2.5 (a goal-fest is on the cards).

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