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Lens host Como at Stade Bollaert-Delelis on 4 November (21:00) in the Champions League, with the home side struggling for form and the visitors arriving on a roll. Lens come into the game after a 1-0 league defeat at Lille. Their European campaign has been difficult: a 3-0 loss at Club Brugge, a 2-0 home defeat to Sporting, and a 3-2 win over Slavia Prague as their only success. They have failed to score in two of their last three home and European matches, which is a concern against an organised opponent. Como are in excellent form, winning five of their last six. In the Champions League they opened with a 4-1 win over RB Leipzig and later beat Manchester United 4-1, with a 3-2 defeat at Feyenoord their only European loss. In Serie A they have beaten Venezia 1-0, Torino 3-1 and Sassuolo 2-0. They have also kept clean sheets in three of their last four league games.

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Como's standout first-ever Champions League run has impressed all neutrals so far, with 2 wins and 1 loss from their opening 3 matches earning them 6 points to sit 9th on the table. They have scored 10 goals across these 3 fixtures, averaging 3.33 goals per game, with dominant 4-1 wins over both Leipzig and Manchester United, only falling to a narrow 2-3 away defeat against Feyenoord. Managed by Cesc Fabregas, the side recently notched a 1-0 domestic league win over Venezia, stretching their winning streak across all competitions to 5 matches in a row. As for Lens, they kicked off their Champions League journey with a 3-2 win over Slavia Prague, before suffering two straight scoreless losses: 0-2 to Sporting CP and 0-3 to Club Brugge. Their form has been wildly inconsistent in Ligue 1 as well, sitting on 13 points from 9 matches with 4 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses, and their attacking output has completely dried up in recent European outings. Como’s confirmed absentees Dio and Jesus Rod

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Lens boasts formidable pressing intensity when playing on home soil. Thauvin tops the Ligue 1 assist chart this term with 7 assists, while Iwanovic and Hazard are also capable of posing constant threats to opposing defenses. However, their finishing efficiency in Champions League fixtures has been alarmingly low, as seen in their recent outing against Sporting CP where they registered 21 shots without finding the back of the net once. Como has built a well-refined possession-based playing system, with Nico Paz and Douvikas acting as the two core attacking outlets. It remains highly questionable whether the duo can maintain consistent top form amid the packed fixture schedule and the team's current injury-hit squad. Lens have enjoyed a full week of uninterrupted preparation for this tie, while Como just wrapped up their match against Venezia and are set to face Inter Milan in four days. Their manager Fabregas has explicitly stated that the team has to carefully manage the players' fitne

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