Ace Football previews the Ligue 1 game between Paris Saint-Germain and Lens who meet up this coming Sunday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
As the early season favourites, Paris Saint-Germain will look to justify their title credentials on Sunday when they take on Lens for a round 4 match in the Ligue 1.
Paris Saint-Germain find themselves as number 1 in the league table with nine points from their first three matches this campaign. They are three points better off than Lens, who rank as number 5.
Team form: Paris Saint-Germain vs Lens
Paris Saint-Germain Form
Paris Saint-Germain swept all aside in their last three matches and started off by winning 0-1 against Nantes. They went on to defeat Angers 1-0 and made it three on the spin against Toulouse in a 3-6 victory. Paris Saint-Germain won five of their last six Ligue 1 matches at Parc des Princes, scoring 11 and conceding six along the way. They lost once but didn’t draw a single match.
Lens Form
In their last three matches, Lens lost against Lyon by 0-1, beat Le Havre by 1-2 winning 3-1 against Brest. Lens came through their last six away games in the Ligue 1 with four wins. Of those six matches, they drew once and lost once in which, they scored nine and conceded five.
Betting facts for Paris Saint-Germain and Lens
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Paris Saint-Germain and Lens played across all tournaments.
- Paris Saint-Germain have won 9 of the last 11 home matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 6 of the last 8 Paris Saint-Germain home matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Paris Saint-Germain matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Lens matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Lens have won 6 of the last 8 matches and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Lens have won 6 of the last 8 matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 8 of the last 10 Lens away matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Lens matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was over 2.5
In-form players: Paris Saint-Germain vs Lens
As the new Ligue 1 campaign has recently started, we are still a bit in the dark, as to which striker will dominate the top scorer table for Paris Saint-Germain and Lens this season. However, there might be some interesting prospects, when looking at the list of players who are in the best form at the moment.
Betting markets: Paris Saint-Germain vs Lens
Full-time result
In their last 10 matches at Parc des Princes across all tournaments Paris Saint-Germain won eight times, drew one and lost one times. Lens claimed six wins, one draw and three defeats in their last 10 games away. Paris Saint-Germain won their last seven matches on the trot. Paris Saint-Germain have beaten Lens in 6 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Paris Saint-Germain scored first in seven of their last ten home games. Lens got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Both teams have scored in the last 4 consecutive away games Lens played. Paris Saint-Germain will be optimistic of getting on the scoresheet this coming Sunday, as Lens have been unable to keep a single clean sheet in their last 10 games. The former fought their way to six clean sheets in their last 10 games. Paris Saint-Germain have scored in 6 consecutive home meetings with Lens.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Paris Saint-Germain, who scored an average of 2.2 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of the last ten games for Lens, who managed to hit the net 2.1 times on average in these games. Paris Saint-Germain are on a fine streak of scoring at least one goal in their last 23 matches.
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