Ace Football previews the Ligue 1 round 9 match between Lens and Lille and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Lens play host to Lille, when the local rivals team up for another spicy derby in Ligue 1 on Saturday at Stade Bollaert-Delelis.
Lens are number 5 in the table on 14 points after eight matches. Lille rank as number 4 with 14 points after eight matches played.
Form: Lens vs Lille
Lens Form
In their last three matches, Lens drew 0-0 with Nice before recording another draw with Strasbourg in a 2-2 match and beat Saint-Etienne with a 0-2 scoreline. Lens claimed three wins in their last six matches at home in the Ligue 1, while also drawing three but lost none. They scored seven and conceded two goals.
Lille Form
In their last three matches, Lille beat Toulouse 2-1, drew 0-0 with Monaco and beat Atletico Madrid by 1-3. Lille came through their last six away games in the Ligue 1 with four wins. Of those six matches, they drew once and lost once in which, they scored nine and conceded three.
Betting stats and facts for Lens and Lille
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Lens and Lille. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In 13 of the last 15 Lens matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 10 Lens matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Lens matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 6 of the last 7 Lens matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 6 of the last 7 Lens home matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 16 of the last 17 Lille away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 16 of the last 18 Lille away matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Lille matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Lille away matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Lille matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was under 3.5
Players on top: Lens vs Lille
Look no further than Przemyslaw Frankowski, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Lens in the Ligue 1, while Jonathan David managed four goals in the last half dozen matches for Lille in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.
Betting markets: Lens vs Lille
Full-time result
Lens won six of their last 10 matches on home soil, drew four and lost none. Lille won three games, drew three and lost four in their last 10 away games across all tournaments. Lens are on a fantastic streak of no less than 11 matches in a row without defeat. Lille did not lose any of their last 7 matches at home. Lille have not lost to Lens in 4 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Lens scored first in seven of their last ten home games. Curiously, Lille only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Lille managed the first goal of the game in only three of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Lens were first on target in eight of their last 10 outings. Both Team have scored in 3 last consecutive meetings between Lens and Lille when playing at Stade Bollaert-Delelis.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out two times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Lens, who scored an average of 1.1 goals along the way. In the last ten games for Lille, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.4 times goals per game themselves.
Betting prediction: Lens vs Lille
To sum up, the upcoming match between Lens and Lille seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with a betting prediction for this Ligue 1 game.
Lens vs Lille: Who wins the game?
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