Lens Welcome Sporting For Champions League Clash At Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Lens go host Sporting for Stade Bollaert-Delelis on Tuesday 13 October, as both teams meet for matchday two of Champions League league phase. The French Ligue 1 side and Portuguese Primeira Liga team both win their opening Champions League matches.
Lens beat Slavia Prague 3-2 away, while Sporting win 3-1 at home against Galatasaray. Lens last game for Ligue 1, dem overcome Lyon 2-1 at Stade Bollaert-Delelis.
Yannick Cahuzac men get 48% possession and seven shots on target. Florian Sotoca and Matthieu Udol each score one goal.
Sporting CP also win previous game, 3-1 Primeira Liga victory on road at Estadio Municipal de Braga against Braga. Lisbon team get three shots on goal and 51% possession, with Luis Suarez, Bernardo Fontes own goal and Rodrigo Zalazar on scoresheet.
For Champions League, Lens claim 3-2 win when visiting Slavia Prague, while Sporting triumph 3-1 at home to Galatasaray. Lens have 5 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw, averaging 1.9 goals from 6.6 shots on goal and 16.1 attempts.
Les Sang et Or average 51.4% possession, 460.7 passes and 7.3 corners per match, conceding 1.4 goals and 5.1 corners from 4.2 shots on goal and 12.1 attempts. Top goalscorer Florian Thauvin don find net 5 times, with Florian Sotoca, Matthieu Udol, Abdallah Sima and Franjo Ivanovic scoring 2 each.
Florian Thauvin get most assists with 6, while goalkeepers Robin Risser and Mathieu Gorgelin record 2 clean sheets between them. Sporting have won 7 and drawn 3, with average of 5.4 shots on goal, 12.0 attempts and 2.6 goals.
Rui Borges side average 57.3% possession, 531.8 passes, 4.4 corners taken and 2.8 corners against them, while 1.0 goals don conceded from 9.2 attempts and 2.8 shots on goal. Luis Suarez top score with 9, while Rodrigo Zalazar and Flavio Goncalves next best on 3.
Geny Catamo get 4 assists in previous 10 games, while Rui Silva get 3 clean sheets to him name. Lens predicted lineup (3-4-2-1): Robin Risser (GK), Pierre Ganiou, Kyllian Antonio, Samson Baidoo, Ruben Aguilar, Yacine Titraoui, Michael Cuisance, Matthieu Udol, Florian Thauvin, Franjo Ivanovic, Odsonne Edouard.