Ace Football previews the Ligue 1 round 5 match between Lens and Lille and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
Lens play host to Lille, when the local rivals team up for another spicy derby in Ligue 1 this coming Saturday at Stade Bollaert-Delelis.
Looking at the Ligue 1 standings, the current difference between the sides is four points and six places.
Form: Lens vs Lille
Lens Form
Lens are looking to bounce back from a recent setback and get back to winning ways. In their last three matches, they first took out Le Havre by 1-2, before beating Brest by 3-1. The winning streak came to an end against Paris Saint-Germain, who ran out 2-0 winners. Lens won three of their previous six matches at Stade Bollaert-Delelis in the Ligue 1. They drew zero and suffered three defeats, scoring eight goals to eight against.
Lille Form
Lille look fabulous with three wins on the trot, starting off against Monaco, who were defeated by 1-0. Then, Lorient got outclassed in a 1-7 win, before beating Toulouse by 2-1. Lille managed a decent return of three wins in their last six Ligue 1 away matches, in which they scored 15 while also conceding nine times. They also experienced one draw and two defeats.
Betting stats for Lens and Lille
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 Lens and Lille played across all tournaments.
- In 9 of the last 11 Lens matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Lens home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Lens have won 6 of the last 8 matches and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Lens have won 6 of the last 8 matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 6 of the last 8 Lens matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 3 Lille away matches the sum of goals was over 5.5
- In the last 5 Lille away matches the sum of goals was over 4.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Lille matches the sum of goals was over 4.5
- In the last 5 Lille away matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Lille matches the sum of goals was over 5.5
In-form players: Lens vs Lille
Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Adrien Thomasson, who is performing well for Lens. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Ligue 1 outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Lille.The visitors will be looking to Olivier Giroud to find the net once again, after managing two Ligue 1 goals for Lille in recent matches.
Betting markets: Lens vs Lille
Full-time result
Lens won five of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing two and losing three as well. Lille won three from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew two and lost five in this run. Lille didn’t lose any of their previous 5 outings. Lille have not lost to Lens in 6 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Surprisingly, Lens only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Lille scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten games. Lens managed the first goal of the game in only three of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Lille were first on target in seven of their last 10 outings. Lille have scored in 4 consecutive meetings with Lens when playing at away ground.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Lens’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.9 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Lille, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 2.8 times goals per game.
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