Ace Football previews the Ligue 1 round 1 match between Lens and Auxerre and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Auxerre face a daunting first assignment in the Ligue 1 when they visit the title favourites Lens on the opening day of the new campaign.
Team form: Lens vs Auxerre
Lens Form
Lens swept all aside in their last three matches and started off by winning 0-4 against Lyon. They went on to defeat Nice 3-1 and made it three on the spin against Paris Saint-Germain in a 1-0 victory. Lens won four of their past six matches on home soil in the Ligue 1, where they also lost twice but drew none. They scored 12 goals and conceded eight times.
Auxerre Form
Auxerre are in awesome shape going into this next encounter, as they won their last three matches on the bounce. Angers got left behind in a 3-1 win, before Nice got hammered in a 2-1 victory. Lille was the most recent victim in a 0-2 win for Auxerre. Auxerre 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 nine time and letting in nine.
Betting stats for Lens and Auxerre
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Lens and Auxerre. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 13 of the last 15 Lens home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 7 Lens matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 6 of the last 7 Lens matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- Lens have won 5 of the last 7 matches while scoring more than 2.5 goals
- In 5 of the last 6 Lens home matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- Auxerre have won the last 3 matches in a row in the Ligue 1 while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 6 of the last 8 Auxerre matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Auxerre matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Auxerre matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
In-form players: Lens vs Auxerre
Florian Thauvin is showing good form for Lens, scoring two goals in their last six matches. Bryan Okoh scored once in his previous half dozen outings.
Popular betting markets: Lens vs Auxerre
Full-time result
Lens won six of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing two and losing two as well. Auxerre won three from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew five and lost two in this run.
Both teams to score
Lens scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Auxerre scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Lens managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Lens, who scored an average of two goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Auxerre, who scored two times on average in these matches.
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