Ligue 1: Lens vs Paris Saint-Germain – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Ligue 1 round 18 match between Lens and Paris Saint-Germain and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

When Paris Saint-Germain come to Stade Bollaert-Delelis for the Ligue 1 match on Saturday, Lens will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Lens are number 7 in the table on 27 points after 17 matches. Paris Saint-Germain rank as number 1 with 43 points after 17 matches played.

Team form: Lens vs Paris Saint-Germain

Lens Form

Lens delivered a bit of everything as their last three matches resulted in a win, a loss and a draw. An encounter with Paris Saint-Germain brought a 1-1 draw, which was followed by a 0-1 defeat at the hands of Toulouse. Their most recent game had them back on the winning trail, as they beat Le Havre by 1-2. Lens managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Ligue 1. In the remaining four, they drew one and lost three, as they scored six and conceded eight goals.

Paris Saint-Germain Form

Paris Saint-Germain 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 Lens, before downing first Monaco by 1-0, then Saint-Etienne in a 2-1 win. Paris Saint-Germain managed a decent return of three wins in their last six Ligue 1 away matches, in which they scored 13 while also conceding six times. They also experienced three draws and zero defeats.

Betting stats and facts for Lens and Paris Saint-Germain

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

Players in form: Lens vs Paris Saint-Germain

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with M’Bala Nzola, 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 Paris Saint-Germain.The visitors will be looking to Ousmane Dembele to find the net once again, after managing five Ligue 1 goals for Paris Saint-Germain in recent matches.

Betting markets: Lens vs Paris Saint-Germain

Full-time result

Lens won four of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Stade Bollaert-Delelis. They drew three and lost three as well, while Paris Saint-Germain won five of their last 10 games away. They drew three and lost two. Good luck taking on Paris Saint-Germain currently, as they look back on an excellent streak of 19 games without defeat. Paris Saint-Germain struck a rich vein of form some weeks back, as they are now without defeat in nothing less than 32 away matches in a row. Paris Saint-Germain have beaten Lens in impressive 5 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Lens scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Paris Saint-Germain got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Paris Saint-Germain should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in on Saturday, as Lens only managed two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. Paris Saint-Germain claimed three clean sheets in their last 10 games. Paris Saint-Germain have scored in 4 consecutive meetings with Lens when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Lens, who scored an average of 1.3 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Paris Saint-Germain’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.9 goals in these matches.