Ace Football previews the Ligue 1 round 33 match between Lens and Nantes and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
The penultimate round of the Ligue 1 season presents an interesting battle between Lens and Nantes. The match takes place on Friday at Stade Bollaert-Delelis.
Lens are chasing the first place in the Ligue 1 after collecting 64 points from their initial 31 encounters. Nantes trail them on 23 points after 32 rounds, sitting as number 17 in the table.
Form: Lens vs Nantes
Lens Form
Lens look in good shape before their upcoming match, as they seek to remain unbeaten. They started by taking out Toulouse in a 4-1 win, before a 3-3 draw followed against Brest. Their most recent outing resulted in a 1-1 draw in a hard fought encounter with Nice. Lens showed little mercy in their past six matches at Stade Bollaert-Delelis, of which they won five, drew none and lost once. They hit the target 17 times, while letting in seven themselves.
Nantes Form
Nantes suffered a couple of disappointments in their last three matches as they were run over by Paris Saint-Germain in a 3-0 defeat. Rennes also proved too hard to handle as they won 2-1, before Nantes were able to strike back in a 3-0 win against Marseille. Nantes didn’t manage a single away win in their last six Ligue 1 matches, but managed two draws, while suffering four defeats. They conceded nine and scored two goals themselves.
Betting stats for Lens and Nantes
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Lens and Nantes. 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 14 Lens matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 9 of the last 10 Lens matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 7 Lens home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Lens have won the last 5 home matches in a row and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Lens have won the last 5 home matches in a row while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 11 of the last 13 Nantes away matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 12 Nantes matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 12 Nantes matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 8 Nantes away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Nantes have lost 5 of the last 7 away matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
In-form players: Lens vs Nantes
It has been a great season for Odsonne Edouard so far as he currently has 12 goals on his account during this season. He also hit the net three times in his last six games, leaving Lens hoping he delivers against Nantes on Friday as well. Siding with him to score in the upcoming game seems like a reasonable choice.
Popular markets: Lens vs Nantes
Full-time result
Lens claimed nine wins in their previous 10 matches at Stade Bollaert-Delelis across all tournaments. They lost one as well, while visitors Nantes won two of their last 10 away matches. They drew two and lost six. Lens have beaten Nantes in 3 consecutive home league meetings
Both teams to score
Lens scored first in seven of their last ten home games. Nantes scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Nantes should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in this coming Friday, as Lens only managed one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. Nantes claimed four clean sheets in their last 10 games. Both teams scored in the last 3 consecutive meetings between Lens and Nantes.
Total goals
Lens saw over 2.5 goals in nine of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 2.4 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Nantes’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.9 goals in these matches. Lens conceded a goal in their last 6 matches.
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