Lens vs Lorient prediction 02.11.2025 | Ligue 1

Having finished seventh and eighth in each of the last two seasons, sixth place after 10 games into the new campaign looks like a great start for Lens.

Pierre Sage’s men have already secured six wins, including victories over Marseille and Lille and Four of these wins were at the Stade Bollaert-Delelis.

Les Sang et Or’s last match saw them visit Metz earlier this week, looking to secure their first four consecutive wins since May 2023, when they won six Ligue 1 games in a row.

A brace from Gauthier Hein in the 87th and 90th minutes ended that winning streak but with Sunday’s game taking place at home, Sage will believe his team can bounce back immediately.

Lorient earned promotion to Ligue 1 last season by winning the second division with 22 victories from 34 games. Les Merlus have not been able to replicate this form in the top flight, having won only two of their ten games so far.

Neither of their two wins has come away from home, and they have failed to score in four of the five games played so far, losing as many.

However, after coming from a goal down to draw 1-1 with PSG in midweek, head coach Olivier Pantaloni will be feeling optimistic about his side's chances of ending their away winless run this weekend.

Bamba Dieng and Isaak Touré are ruled out with ligament injuries and will be joined in the treatment room by Bandiougou Fadiga, Abdoulaye Faye and Panos Katseris, who are also dealing with injuries.