RC Lens is going through a two-speed start to the season. In the Champions League, Franck Haise’s men went for a good point in Seville (1-1), and achieved a historic feat against Arsenal at the Stade Bollaert (2-1). But in Ligue 1, the Sang et Or are experiencing a more complicated first part of the championship.
14th after eight days, with only one point ahead of Lorient, 16th and play-off, RC Lens has only won two matches since the start of the season. Against Le Havre, he still has the opportunity to confirm his renewed form. With difficult victories against Toulouse (2-1) and Strasbourg (0-1), and a draw against Lille (1-1), the Lensois have not lost since the fifth day.
In the event of victory in Normandy, they could even provisionally return to the Top 10, while awaiting the other results of J9.
They would notably overtake their opponent of the weekend, Le Havre, currently 13th. Promoted from Ligue 2, Le Havre is experiencing a setback. Mohamed Bayo and his team were unable to find the solution against Lyon (0-0), before losing sharply against Lille (0-2) then Marseille (3-0). The HAC will therefore try to relaunch itself against a new major opponent. An opponent who has not traveled to Stade Océane since January 2020, when the two teams were still in Ligue 2.
The match between Le Havre and RC Lens is scheduled to kick off at 9:00 p.m. this Friday, October 20, and the match will be broadcast on Prime Video.
