Lyon – Lens 13 Feb 10
Lyon last 5 league matches: 
Lyon last 3 home matches:
Lens last 5 league matches:
Lens last 3 away matches:
Table positions: Lyon -4, Lens -14
Lyon home table position: 11
Lens away table position: 16
A hard time for giants of French Ligue 1, Lyon in their attempt to climb up the charts and no easy task in this match as well with a very difficult Lens team.
Lyon is only on the 4th spot of the league table with a total of 40 points in 23 matches played, only 2 points above Marseille witch has played only 22, an important setback suffered last week in a goalless draw away to Toulouse. They have a 8 point gap from the leaders but the second and third spots are till accessible depending on their adversaries results and their own performances in the next legs.
The home statistic is rather modest for a team of their caliber with only 6 victories and 2 draws in 11 played, placing themselves in the middle of the table and a similar goal ratio of 18 scored and no less than 14 conceded.
Lens is in the lower part of the table in the Ligue 1 with a total of 30 points, no worries for relegation but no real prospects of achieving more especially when considering their current performances and form.
Their away record is rather disastrous, winning only 2 of the 11 matches played and ending 3 in draws with a worst goal statistic of only 8 scored and no less than 17 conceded.
My pick: Lyon to win (over 2.5 goals)
