Everything you need to know about Strasbourg – Lens

Strasbourg’s unbeaten streak ended on the Rennes lawn (1-0) last Sunday. What remind Racing that it is far from having assured its maintenance. Lens, for its part, no longer knows the taste of defeat and is still difficult to maneuver.

Stats to know (with Opta)

Strasbourg won 2 of his last 3 matches against Lens in Ligue 1 (1 draw), after having remained unsuccessful in the previous 7 (3 draws, 4 defeats). Winner in the first leg (1-0), the RCSA could win its 2 games against the Sang et Or in the same season in the top flight for the first time since 1996/97.

Strasbourg has not lost only one of his last 10 receptions from Lens in Ligue 1 (6 wins, 3 draws), it was August 23, 2003 (0-1).

Strasbourg has not lost only one of his last 5 Ligue 1 matches (2 wins, 2 draws) but it was the latest against Rennes (0-1 on March 14). We have to go back to last December during the 16th and 17th days to see Racing lose 2 consecutive matches in the top flight, against Bordeaux and then Paris.

Lens is undefeated in his last 8 Ligue 1 matches (3 wins, 5 draws), only Lille (11) is on a better series currently.

Strasbourg won 3 of his last 6 receptions in Ligue 1 (2 draws, 1 defeat) – including the most recent against Monaco on March 3 (1-0) -, after losing 4 of his previous 6 (2 draws).

Lens has not lost none of their last 6 away matches in Ligue 1 (3 wins, 3 draws), his best streak in the top flight since August 2005-January 2006 (10).

Strasbourg lost 3 of his last 4 Ligue 1 matches against promoted teams. The only time the Alsatian club managed to avoid defeat in this series was against… Lens on January 9 (1-0 victory at Bollaert).

Only Dijon (420) committed more faults than Lens (416) in Ligue 1 2020/21, while only Reims (317) suffered less than Strasbourg (321).

Jean-Ricner Bellegarde counts 51 Ligue 1 matches, all with Strasbourg (0 goal, 0 assist). He never played in the elite with Lens but played 55 matches with his evening opponent in Ligue 2 (5 goals and 1 assist).

If he plays, Jonathan Gradit disputera son 50e match de Ligue 1 (24 with Caen, 25 with Lens). He progressed on the ball over 4,517 meters in Ligue 1 2020/21, more than a kilometer more than any other player.

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