Ace Football previews the Ligue 1 game between Lens and Monaco who meet up this coming Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Lens enjoy home advantage, when visitors Monaco swing by on Saturday for a clash in the Ligue 1. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.
Two places behind the league-leaders, Monaco claimed 61 points from 33 rounds, while Lens amassed 49 points. They now rank as number 9 in the Ligue 1 standings.
Team form: Lens vs Monaco
Lens Form
In their last three matches, Lens lost 0-4 against Auxerre, won 1-2 against Lyon, before drawing 1-1 against Toulouse. Lens claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the Ligue 1. They also drew zero and lost four, scored five goals and conceded 12.
Monaco Form
Monaco look well suited to take on any opponent as their last three matches ended with a draw and two wins. They started off drawing 1-1 with Le Havre, before downing first Saint-Etienne by 1-3, then Lyon in a 2-0 win. In their last six away matches in the Ligue 1, Monaco won twice, while also recording two draws. They endured two defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying seven goals conceded and nine scored.
Betting facts for Lens and Monaco
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 Monaco played across all tournaments.
- In 8 of the last 10 Lens home matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Lens home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 3 Lens matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 3 Lens matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Lens home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 9 of the last 10 Monaco matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 10 Monaco matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Monaco away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Monaco away matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was under 3.5
Players on top: Lens vs Monaco
There are a few players in each team who currently draws attention to their name in the goal-scoring department. For the visitors, Denis Zakaria has been hitting the net regularly and now has three goals in his last six games. Should he find himself in the starting line-up on Saturday, it is because Monaco bank on him to build on these numbers against Lens. The latter relies on Goduine Koyalipou, who found the target three times in six games.
Popular markets: Lens vs Monaco
Full-time result
Lens claimed all three points three times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing one along the way. They endured defeat in six of the games in this run. Monaco won two of their last 10 games away, while drawing three and losing five in this series of matches. Monaco remained unbeaten in their last 5 games on the bounce. Monaco have not lost to Lens in 4 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Lens scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Astonishingly, Monaco scored the opening goal of the match in four of their last ten games. Lens managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments. Both teams scored in the last 3 consecutive meetings between Lens and Monaco.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Lens’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.2 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Monaco, who managed to score 1.8 times in those matches.
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