Saturday's Ligue 1 predictions and previews including Lens vs. Lorient

Today's Ligue 1 predictions see a clash betwixt Lens and Lorient, and a travel to Le Mans for Nice.

Lens vs. Lorient (Saturday, 4.15pm)

Lens can support their 100% location grounds in Ligue 1 this play with a triumph connected Saturday versus Lorient at Stade Bollaert-Delelis.

Last season’s runners-up successful this contention suffered their archetypal decision of the caller run past week, 2-1 astatine Strasbourg, portion Lorient mislaid by that aforesaid people astatine location to newly-promoted Troyes.

We say: Lens 1-0 Lorient

At home, Lens are 1 of the champion successful Ligue 1, posting 8 apical formation cleanable sheets past season, and we bash not expect they volition beryllium troubled by a broadside inactive trying to find their individuality nether Dujeux.

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Le Havre vs. Brest (Saturday, 7.45pm)

Le Havre host Brest at Stade Oceane connected Saturday successful the 3rd circular of the Ligue 1 season, with some sides searching for their archetypal triumph of the campaign.

Didier Digard's broadside earned an encouraging constituent distant to Lyon past weekend, portion the visitors were held to a 2nd successive 2-2 gully contempt producing immoderate of the strongest attacking numbers successful the part during the opening 2 rounds.

We say: Le Havre 1-2 Brest

Le Havre's improved antiaircraft organisation astatine Lyon should forestall this from becoming different high-scoring Brest performance, but the underlying numbers marque it hard to disregard the visitors' attacking advantage.

The hosts should marque the contention uncomfortable, but the visitors' measurement of chances should yet tell, portion they besides clasp a set-piece threat, making them the much apt broadside to assertion their archetypal triumph of the season.

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Nice vs. Le Mans (Saturday, 7.45pm)

Two sides inactive seeking their archetypal wins of the new Ligue 1 campaign volition quadrate disconnected connected Saturday as Nice welcome Le Mans to Allianz Riviera successful the southbound of France.

After 2 matchdays, these teams each person a azygous point, with Nice losing 3-0 to Paris FC past Sunday and Les Mucistes suffering a constrictive 3-2 decision astatine Rennes.

We say: Nice 1-2 Le Mans

It whitethorn inactive beryllium aboriginal days, but Nice person yet to amusement they person bounced backmost from their dismal 2025-26 campaign, and against an upstart Le Mans side, who person proven to beryllium unsafe successful the attacking third, we deliberation the location squad whitethorn flounder successful captious moments.

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