Lorient
Lorient got off to a good start this season. For several months, the club was confidently placed in the top 4 of the Ligue 1 table and claimed participation in European competitions. However, before the 2022 World Cup, the “hake” began to lose points often. After the World Cup the situation did not improve much. Now the wards of Regis Le Bris with 36 points are in seventh place in the league. From the top 4 Lorient is already eight points behind, which it will not be so easy for the club to overcome. Indeed, in the last five matches the “hake” have achieved only one victory.
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Lens
Lens, along with Lorient, showed consistently good football in the first months of the season. The club was able to stay at the top of the Ligue 1 table for longer, unlike their rival in this Cup meeting. Actually, the blood-gold has not yet fallen very low. They are third in the championship. For a long time, the wards of Frank Eze were second, just behind PSG. However, in the last month the team began to lose too many points. For the same five rounds, “Lance” has only one victory. In most of the meetings the “blood-gold” began to draw.
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