- 1 Le Mans vs Lens: 11 goals across both teams’ games since the start of the season
- 2 Le Mans: two points and a defence that keeps cracking
- 3 Lens: one win and a home setback
- 4 Ligue 1 prediction Le Mans vs Lens
- 5 First, a word on our free predictions
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Le Mans vs Lens: 11 goals across both teams’ games since the start of the season 
Le Mans and Lens have produced exactly the same goal tally since the season kicked off. Eleven goals have been recorded in their respective matches over three rounds, an average of more than three and a half per game.
The details still separate the two clubs. Le Mans have scored five and conceded six, while Lens have netted six and shipped five.
The Sarthe club sit 14th with two points, picked up through two draws. The latest came in the 1-1 snatched at Nice on matchday three.
Lens are just above them, 11th with three points. The Racing club head into this one after a home defeat to Lorient, beaten 0-1 by a Mamadou Kone goal.
This match marks Le Mans’ return to the top flight after 16 years away. Stade Marie-Marvingt hosts its fourth Ligue 1 game of the season.
The two clubs have not met since July 2019, in Ligue 2. Lens won that one 2-1 on this same pitch.
Across the last five meetings, it is almost dead even, with two wins each and one draw. Kick-off is on Sunday 13 September at 17:15.
Le Mans: two points and a defence that keeps cracking 
Two points from three rounds: Le Mans’ return to Ligue 1 is, for now, being decided by the smallest of margins. No wins, two draws and one defeat.
The 1-1 at Nice remains their best result of the season so far. Coming away from a trip like that with a point is worth more than a line in the table.
Attack is not the main issue at this stage. With five goals in three matches, Le Mans have done better than Lorient, Nice, Toulouse and Le Havre.
It is at the back where things get worrying. Six goals conceded in three games put the Sarthe defence in the lower half of the league on that metric.
The total of 11 goals in their matches tells the rest of the story. Le Mans are involved in open games, rarely shut down, and they tend to lose ground once the tempo rises.
Stade Marie-Marvingt is still a real base for a promoted side, though. A Sunday afternoon in front of their own fans should suit them.
A first win against Lens would change the picture of the opening weeks. Two points after four rounds, though, would send out a far less reassuring signal.
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Lens: one win and a home setback 
Three points from three rounds is not enough for a club aiming high. One win, two defeats, 11th place.
The home loss to Lorient at Bollaert did the most damage. Beaten 0-1 by a side that had not won yet, Racing let three points slip away on their own patch.
That game also exposed the issue on the night: no Lens goal. It was the only one of their three matches in which the attack went missing.
Over the opening weeks, the attacking numbers are still respectable. Six goals in three rounds is better than Rennes, once you adjust for games played away from home.
At the back, they have conceded five. That leaves the balance roughly even, but not in a way that allows them to lean on clean sheets.
Going to a promoted side after losing at home is a test of both nerve and level. Lens cannot afford a third slip in four rounds.
The 2019 result at this ground is on their side, with a 2-1 win. Seven years on, the backdrop is clearly different.
Probable Le Mans line-up: Not announced at the time of publication.
Probable Lens line-up: Not announced at the time of publication.
Ligue 1 prediction Le Mans vs Lens
Our prediction: both teams to score
Le Mans have found the net in all three of their Ligue 1 games so far, for a total of five goals. No opponent has stopped them scoring yet, including Nice.
Neither defence is exactly putting minds at ease, with six conceded by the promoted side and five by Racing. Eleven goals across each team’s matches in three rounds is no fluke.
Lens come in off a game without a goal, but they had scored six across the previous two rounds. The play is on goals at both ends.
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