RC Lens vs FC Lorient

Ligue 1's early picture is taking shape, and this one matters for Lens, who sit second in the table after matchday one. A home win at Stade Bollaert-Delelis would keep them close to top spot, while Lorient arrive still searching for their first points of the season under a new coaching setup. Lens announced their intentions with a 5-2 demolition of Auxerre, with Florian Thauvin converting a penalty and earning the match's top rating. Lorient showed defensive resilience of their own, holding Nice to a goalless draw away from home as new boss Olivier Pantaloni began his reign, with forward Bamba Dieng the club's most dangerous attacking threat. The head-to-head favors the hosts. Lens won the teams' last meeting 3-0 at this same ground, a game in which Lorient also missed a penalty — a result still fresh in the visitors' minds ahead of this trip. Our prediction: 2-0