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49.4
Squad season
top-XI average · this season
57.1
Squad rating
mean squad Rating · 33/36 rated

Club profile

LeagueLigue 1
League position2nd of 18
Squad size35
Average age25
CountryFrance

Team scout report

Title contender2nd of 18 · Ligue 1

Lens sit 2nd of 18 in the Ligue 1, in the title race. Their starting XI is averaging a Season rating of 49.4 this campaign, built on a squad-talent Rating of 57.1 across the wider group. Recent form reads WLWDD.

Year-on-year, the XI's form is up 95.6% on last season (Season 25.5 → 49.9), while squad talent has risen 8% (Rating 51.5 → 55.6). Of the 20 players with a season to compare, 10 improved their individual Season rating on a year ago.

M. Sarr is the form pick (Season 68), while R. Risser carries the highest ceiling (Rating 89). In the market, M. Sarr is the most valuable asset at 65.7.

49.4
95.6%
Squad season
57.1
8%
Squad rating
2ndof 18
League finish
WLWDD
Last 5
Top performer
M. Sarr
Season 68
Highest potential
R. Risser
Rating 89
Top asset
M. Sarr
Value 65.7

Squad analysis

Balance by position

Average Season & Rating per unit.

Goalkeepers
1142
Defence
2765
Midfield
1661
Attack
2451

Top performers

Highest Season ratings in the squad.

Sarr
6870
Thauvin
5834
Sangaré
5785
Udol
5555
Édouard
5061
Saïd
5043
Risser
4589
Thomasson
4241
Season (form)Rating (potential)

Goals & assists

Top scorers

  1. 1O. Édouard12goals
  2. 2W. Saïd12goals
  3. 3F. Thauvin11goals
  4. 4R. Fofana5goals
  5. 5I. Ganiou3goals

Top assists

  1. 1A. Thomasson9assists
  2. 2M. Udol7assists
  3. 3F. Thauvin6assists
  4. 4Saud Abdulhamid4assists
  5. 5A. Bulatović4assists

Squad · 35

Nat.
1R. GurtnerGoalkeeperFrance390.51—0100%386.1%
16M. GorgelinGoalkeeperFrance361.91—0100%1152.4%
30A. DelplaceGoalkeeperFrance1931——066
40R. RisserGoalkeeperFrance2146.738—45395.6%8948.9%
60I. JourdrenGoalkeeper—18—————
4N. ČelikCentre-backBosnia and Herzegovina2035.49—1372
6S. BaidooCentre-backAustria2243.52823979
14M. UdolFull-back
played MID · DEF
France3026.6401556.8%551.3%
20M. SarrCentre-backFrance2765.739—68125.3%702.6%
23Saud AbdulhamidFull-back
played MID · DEF
Loanfrom Roma
Saudi Arabia2737.131224525.6%644.6%
24J. GraditCentre-backFrance336.310—1959.3%2049.6%
32K. AntonioFull-backFrance1832.57—627.1%749.7%
37I. GaniouCentre-backFrance2143.92934245.8%8436.6%
39O. LenneCentre-backFrance1931——066
—S. SagnanCentre-backFrance2134.2——065
2R. AguilarCentral midfielder
played MID · DEF
France3392923633.6%2620.7%
5A. BulatovićAttacking midfielderMontenegro1935.522—1376
8M. SangaréCentral midfielder
earlier at Rapid Vienna · 270 min, 0g
Mali2455.835357720%8566%
15H. OjediranCentral midfielderNigeria2235.3——064
21A. HaidaraAttacking midfielderMali2816.7101668.3%4825%
28A. ThomassonAttacking midfielderFrance3215.93634232.6%4117.9%
33F. SyllaDefensive midfielderFrance20335—267
35A. BermontCentral midfielderFrance2134.611—195.4%663.9%
41M. SoaresAttacking midfielder—162811274
—A. DialloCentral midfielderFrance2032.6——066
7F. SotocaCentre-forward
played FWD · MID
France352.6301651.8%1543.2%
9A. Saint-MaximinWingerFrance2913.91331620.2%4312.7%
10F. ThauvinWingerFrance3311.737115856.9%3412.2%
11O. ÉdouardCentre-forwardFrance2829.4361250616.4%
19A. SimaCentre-forward
played FWD · MID
Senegal2540.32721455%699.6%
22W. SaïdCentre-forwardFrance3118.6341250261.2%431.2%
29M. GuilavoguiWingerGuinea2816.3181583.6%4729.6%
34Erawan GarnierCentre-forwardThailand2032.71—066
38R. FofanaWingerFrance2038.5295197819.7%
—K. Diliwidi
Attacker
—20—————

Season form

Record (W-D-L)22-4-8 in 34
Goals (for / against)66 / 35
Clean sheets12
Last 5WLWDD

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