Ligue 1: Lyon vs Lens – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Ligue 1 round 34 match between Lyon and Lens and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Lyon appear to have a good chance to add three more points to their season account, as they face Lens in round 34 of the Ligue 1 season. They will surely end up frustrated, should they fail to beat the visitors at Groupama Stadium on Sunday.

One spot behind the leader of the table, Lens have claimed 67 points after 33 rounds, while Lyon have amassed 60 points and are now ranked as number 4 in the Ligue 1 standings.

Team form: Lyon vs Lens

Lyon Form

In their last three matches, Lyon beat Auxerre by 3-2 and Rennes by 4-2, before losing against Toulouse by 2-1. Lyon claimed four wins in their last six Ligue 1 matches at the Groupama Stadium. They came through these games with a record of one draw and one defeat, in which they conceded seven and scored 13 goals.

Lens Form

In their last three matches, Lens drew 1-1 with Nice, won 1-0 against Nantes, and lost 0-2 against Paris Saint-Germain. Lens managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Ligue 1. On top of winning once they also drew three as well as losing two, while scoring ten time and letting in 11.

Betting facts for Lyon 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 Lyon and Lens played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Lyon vs Lens

Allan Saint-Maximin shows decent form right now for Lens, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the Ligue 1. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Lyon, who are strong favourites this coming Sunday. Siding with Corentin Tolisso also look a nice prospect as he scored four goals in his last six Ligue 1 matches.

Betting markets: Lyon vs Lens

Full-time result

Lyon won six of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Groupama Stadium. They drew two and lost two as well, while Lens won three of their last 10 games away. They drew four and lost three. Lens have not lost to Lyon in 3 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Lyon scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Lens got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Both teams have scored in last 4 consecutive Lyon games Lyon managed the first goal of the game in only four of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Lens were first on target in four of their last 10 outings. Lens have scored in 8 consecutive meetings with Lyon when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Lyon, who scored an average of 1.4 goals along the way. In the last ten games for Lens, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of two times goals per game themselves.