Ligue 1: Lens vs Nice – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Ligue 1 game between Lens and Nice 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 Nice swing by this coming Saturday for a clash in the Ligue 1. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Lens approach the next Ligue 1 round as number 5 in the table, having claimed 42 points this season so far. With 25 games behind them, Nice amassed 40 points, placing them as number 6 before their next fixture.

Team form: Lens vs Nice

Lens Form

Lens took six points from their last three matches, but started off by losing 2-3 against Monaco. They responded by beating Lyon 0-3, and followed that up by winning 1-0 against Brest. It has been a bit hit-and-miss for Lens but at least mostly hit, as they put four wins on the board in their previous six Ligue 1 matches. They didn’t draw any matches, but lost twice, scoring 11 goals while conceding eight.

Nice Form

Nice lost their previous three matches by 2-1 against Toulouse, 1-2 against Montpellier and 3-1 against Paris Saint-Germain. Nice came through their last six away games in the Ligue 1 without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew one and lost five in which, they were outscored by nine goals to two.

Betting stats for Lens and Nice

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Lens and Nice. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Lens vs Nice

Elye Wahi found the target three times in his previous six matches, whereas Gaetan Laborde just scored once in a similar number of matches.

Popular markets: Lens vs Nice

Full-time result

In their last 10 matches at Stade Bollaert-Delelis across all tournaments Lens won six times, drew two and lost two times. Nice claimed two wins, two draw and six defeats in their last 10 games away.

Both teams to score

Lens scored the first goal of the game an impressive eight times out of the last ten games. Curiously, Nice only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Nice 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.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Lens’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.5 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Nice, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.3 times goals per game.

Recommended tip: Lens vs Nice

To summarize, the upcoming Ligue 1 clash seems to be a good opportunity to place some bets. Taking into account the stats and facts for Lens vs Nice mentioned in this article, we are offering a free betting tip below.

Lens vs Nice: Who wins the game?