Lens fans barred from Lille derby by prefectural order
A prefectural decree bans Lens supporters from travelling to Lille for Friday's Ligue 1 derby, the ninth matchday. The club had already banned its own fans from the trip.
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Attack and defence
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- 71 / 100 · 2.0 goals per match this season
- Defence
- 82 / 100 · 1.5 conceded per match this season
- Ligue 1
- 7 of 18, 13 points from 8 matches
0 to 100 against this season's Ligue 1 clubs (100 = best). The rating is our model's long-run strength: it uses the last three years and counts recent matches most, so a few results do not move it at once; beside it, this season's actual goals per match. As of Lille vs Lens.