Ace Football previews the Ligue 1 round 5 match between Monaco and Lens and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
When Lens come to Stade Louis II, Monaco for the Ligue 1 match on Friday, Monaco will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.
Monaco currently rank as number 2 in the Ligue 1 table, having ten points after four matches. Lens trail them by six points, leaving the latter ranked at number 10.
Form: Monaco vs Lens
Monaco Form
Monaco collected two wins and a draw from their last three matches, as they ran out 2-0 and 1-2 winners against Marseille and Paris Saint-Germain, respectively. Against Strasbourg, they had to settle for a draw as the match finished even with a 1-1 scoreline. Monaco won four of their last six Ligue 1 matches on home soil, while drawing once and losing once. They conceded four and scored ten goals.
Lens Form
In their last three matches, Lens lost 0-1 against Lorient, won 2-3 against Slavia Prague, and drew 2-2 with Le Mans. Lens claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Ligue 1. They also drew three and were defeated two times, as they were outscored by 11 goals to 11.
Betting facts for Monaco and Lens
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Monaco and Lens. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- Monaco have won 6 of the last 8 home matches in the Ligue 1 while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 6 of the last 7 Monaco matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Monaco home matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Monaco have won 3 of the last 4 matches in the Ligue 1 while scoring less than 2.5 goals
- In the last 3 Monaco matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 15 of the last 17 Lens away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 11 of the last 13 Lens away matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Lens matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Lens away matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Lens matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
In-form players: Monaco vs Lens
Monaco against Lens is also a battle between Paris Brunner and Florian Thauvin with both in decent form. The former scored three while the latter has four Ligue 1 goals in their last six games respectively.
Popular betting markets: Monaco vs Lens
Full-time result
In their last 10 matches at Stade Louis II, Monaco across all tournaments Monaco won seven times, drew two and lost one times. Lens claimed two wins, five draw and three defeats in their last 10 games away.
Both teams to score
Monaco scored first in six of their last ten home games. Lens got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Lens managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Monaco have scored in 4 consecutive home meetings with Lens.
Total goals
Monaco saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.9 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Lens, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.8 times goals per game.
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