Save the departed pair of Jonathan Clauss and Cheick Doucouré it should be as you were vis-a-vis last season for Le Sang et Or. Franck Haise will have to pick his first-choice goalkeeper anew with Brice Samba's arrival adding to the competition for Jean-Louis Leca and Wuilker Fariñez, despite the Venezuelan's being out for several months. Salis Abdul Samed's arrival from Clermont should see him be the regular partner to Seko Fofana in midfield. Don't expect any deviations from Michel der Zakarian's preferred 4-4-2 The arrival of Pierre Lees-Melou should see the former Nice man partner Haris Belkebla in midfield. Achraf Dari could also be an option in central defence.
Lens have scored at least 2 goals in their last 5 home matches (Ligue 1). There have been over 2.5 goals scored in Lens's last 4 games (Ligue 1). Brest have lost their last 3 matches (Ligue 1). Lens are undefeated in their last 8 matches (Ligue 1).
With both of these teams playing defined, attacking football, this match could be one of the weekend's most entertaining. Lens might have the edge playing at home, but questions still remain as to how the team's (slightly) rejiggered attack will fare. 2:2
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