Ligue 1: Lens vs Reims – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Ligue 1 round 29 match between Lens and Reims and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Lens enjoy home advantage, when visitors Reims swing by on Friday 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 9 in the table, having claimed 42 points this season so far. With 28 games behind them, Reims amassed 26 points, placing them as number 16 before their next fixture.

Form: Lens vs Reims

Lens Form

Lens beat Rennes by 1-0, lost 1-0 against Lille, before defeating Saint-Etienne 1-0. 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 seven and conceded eight goals.

Reims Form

Reims have a win and a draw to show from their last three matches. They first finished even in a 0-0 draw with Brest, before they won a game against Marseille with a 3-1 scoreline. Unfortunately for them, this was followed by a 0-1 defeat at the hands of Strasbourg. Reims didn’t manage a single away win in their last six Ligue 1 matches, but managed two draws, while suffering four defeats. They conceded 12 and scored two goals themselves.

Betting stats and facts for Lens and Reims

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Lens and Reims. 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 Reims

Neil El Aynaoui found the target three times in his previous six matches, whereas Keito Nakamura just scored once in a similar number of matches.

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Full-time result

In their last 10 matches at Stade Bollaert-Delelis across all tournaments Lens won four times, drew one and lost five times. Reims claimed two wins, four draw and four defeats in their last 10 games away. Lens have not lost to Reims in 8 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Lens scored first in seven of their last ten home games. Reims got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Reims have failed to score in 4 consecutive away games. Lens were able to win five of their matches last 10 matches without conceding a goal. Lens have scored in 8 consecutive home meetings with Reims.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in two of Lens’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of one goal during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Reims, who managed to score 0.6 times in those matches. Lens’s last 4 matches had less than three goals. Reims did not score a single goal in 4 consecutive games.