Ace Football previews the Ligue 1 round 6 match between Lens and Lyon and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Lyon go up against Lens on Friday for a Ligue 1 meeting at Stade Bollaert-Delelis.
A look at the Ligue 1 standings shows that seven points and 13 places currently separate the two teams.
Team form: Lens vs Lyon
Lens Form
Judging by their last three matches, we can expect a bit of everything from Lens at the moment. Against Slavia Prague, they came out on top in a 2-3 win, before drawing 2-2 against Le Mans. Most recently, they were left reeling in a 2-1 defeat against Monaco. Lens managed a strong return of four wins from their previous six matches on home soil in the Ligue 1. They drew none though, while losing twice in this series. They scored 14 goals and conceded eight times.
Lyon Form
In their last three matches, Lyon drew 0-0 with Paris FC, beat Anderlecht by 1-2 and beat Rennes by 4-0. Lyon claimed two wins against three draws and one defeat in their last six away matches in the Ligue 1. The scoreline from these matches reads three goals conceded and five scored.
Betting stats for Lens and Lyon
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Lens and Lyon. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 5 of the last 6 Lens matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Lens matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Lens have lost 3 of the last 4 matches in the Ligue 1 while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 3 of the last 4 Lens home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Lens home matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 11 of the last 12 Lyon away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 6 Lyon away matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Lyon matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Lyon have won 3 of the last 4 matches and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Lyon have won 3 of the last 4 matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
Players on top: Lens vs Lyon
Florian Thauvin look like value in the goal scoring market with four strikes to his name in six Ligue 1 matches. The visitors are crossing their fingers Ernest Nuamah adds to his three Ligue 1 goals come on Friday.
Betting markets: Lens vs Lyon
Full-time result
Lens claimed six wins, drew two and lost two of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Lyon won four, drew three and lost three of their last 10 games away. Lyon didn’t lose any of their previous 5 outings.
Both teams to score
Lens scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Lyon got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Lens managed the first goal of the game in only three of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Lyon were first on target in eight of their last 10 outings.
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 1.6 goals along the way. In the last ten games for Lyon, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.8 times goals per game themselves.
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