Ace Football previews the Ligue 1 game between Auxerre and Lens who meet up this coming Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Lens go up against Auxerre on Saturday for a Ligue 1 meeting at Stade de l’Abbe-Deschamps.
Auxerre are number 14 in the table on six points after six matches. Lens rank as number 7 with ten points after six matches played.
Team form: Auxerre vs Lens
Auxerre Form
Showing inconsistent form, Auxerre lost two of their past three matches, going down 1-2 against Monaco, before beating Toulouse 1-0. The joy was short-lived, as Paris Saint-Germain proved too strong in a 2-0 defeat. Auxerre only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent Ligue 1 matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew one and lost three, as they scored six and conceded eight goals.
Lens Form
Lens claimed four points from a possible nine in their last three matches across all tournaments, which opened with a defeat 2-0 against Paris Saint-Germain. A 3-0 win followed against Lille, before drawing 0-0 with Rennes. Lens won half their previous six away matches in the Ligue 1, as well as seeing two draws and suffering one defeat. They scored eight goals whilst conceding six.
Betting stats for Auxerre and Lens
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Auxerre and Lens. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In 13 of the last 15 Auxerre home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Auxerre have lost 5 of the last 6 matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 9 of the last 11 Auxerre home matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Auxerre have lost the last 3 matches in a row in the Ligue 1 while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 6 of the last 7 Auxerre matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Lens away matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Lens matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Lens away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Lens matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was under 3.5
Players in form: Auxerre vs Lens
Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Lassine Sinayoko, who is performing well for Auxerre. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Ligue 1 outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Lens.The visitors will be looking to Florian Thauvin to find the net once again, after managing two Ligue 1 goals for Lens in recent matches.
Betting markets: Auxerre vs Lens
Full-time result
Auxerre claimed four wins, drew one and lost five of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Lens won five, drew two and lost three of their last 10 games away. Lens have not lost to Auxerre in 5 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Auxerre scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Lens scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Auxerre probably enjoy the prospect of scoring this coming Saturday, as Lens managed only two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed three clean sheets in their last 10 matches. Auxerre have scored in 9 consecutive home meetings with Lens.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Auxerre, who scored an average of 0.7 goals along the way. In the last ten games for Lens, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.5 times goals per game themselves.
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