Champions League: Slavia Prague vs Lens – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Champions League round 1 match between Slavia Prague and Lens and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Slavia Prague start the season as favourites to land the Champions League crown. They launch their title bid this coming Thursday at home in an opening day fixture with Lens at Fortuna Arena.

Form: Slavia Prague vs Lens

Slavia Prague Form

Their last three matches saw Slavia Prague drawing 2-2 with Bohemians 1905, before taking out Sparta Prague by 0-3, and FC Zbrojovka Brno by 4-0. Slavia Prague didn’t manage a single win in any of their previous six Champions League games at the Fortuna Arena. They have a record of two draws and four defeats, in which they conceded 14 and scored six goals.

Lens Form

Lens have been a bit bleak in their last three matches, although it started with a 5-2 win against Auxerre. Unable to follow that up, they went down 2-1 against Strasbourg, before suffering another loss in a 0-1 match against Lorient. Lens didn’t manage a single away win in their last six Champions League matches, but managed two draws, while suffering four defeats. They conceded 16 and scored six goals themselves.

Betting facts for Slavia Prague 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 Slavia Prague and Lens played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Slavia Prague vs Lens

It is the beginning of a new Champions League campaign, and both Slavia Prague and Lens will be looking for their main strikers this season. Accordingly, we have listed some of the in-form players who are expected to be getting it on for each team this season.

Betting markets: Slavia Prague vs Lens

Full-time result

Slavia Prague claimed all three points seven times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing two along the way. They endured defeat in one of the games in this run. Lens won three of their last 10 games away, while drawing four and losing three in this series of matches. Slavia Prague have gone through an impressive 9 games now without losing even once. Lens did not lose any of their last 6 matches at home.

Both teams to score

Slavia Prague scored the first goal in seven out of their last ten games. Lens scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Lens managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out eight times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Slavia Prague, who scored an average of 2.7 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Lens, who scored 1.9 times on average in these matches. Slavia Prague were on the scoreboard at least once in their previous 11 matches.