Ligue 1: Lens vs Lyon – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Ligue 1 round 1 match between Lens and Lyon and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Lens enjoy home advantage, when visitors Lyon swing by on Saturday for a clash in the Ligue 1. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Form: Lens vs Lyon

Lens Form

Lens look good before their upcoming match, in which they seek to remain unbeaten. In their last three matches, they first beat Lyon by 1-2, before drawing 1-1 with Toulouse. They were back as winners last time out, when they took out Monaco 4-0. Lens claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the Ligue 1. They also drew zero and lost three, as they scored nine and conceded ten goals.

Lyon Form

Lyon suffered a couple of disappointments in their last three matches as they were run over by Lens in a 1-2 defeat. Monaco also proved too hard to handle as they won 2-0, before Lyon were able to strike back in a 2-0 win against Angers. Lyon won half their previous six away matches in the Ligue 1, as well as seeing zero draws and suffering three defeats. They scored 12 goals whilst conceding ten.

Betting facts for Lens and Lyon

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Lens and Lyon. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players on top: Lens vs Lyon

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Goduine Koyalipou, 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 Lyon.The visitors will be looking to Georges Mikautadze to find the net once again, after managing three Ligue 1 goals for Lyon in recent matches.

Betting markets: Lens vs Lyon

Full-time result

Lens claimed all three points five times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing two along the way. They endured defeat in three of the games in this run. Lyon won five of their last 10 games away, while drawing zero and losing five in this series of matches. Lens have not lost to Lyon in 5 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Lens scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Lyon got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Lyon should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in on Saturday, as Lens only managed one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. Lyon claimed five clean sheets in their last 10 games.

Total goals

Lens saw over 2.5 goals in eight of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 2.3 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Lyon, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.9 times goals per game themselves.