Ligue 1: Lens vs Toulouse – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Ligue 1 round 30 match between Lens and Toulouse and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Lens enjoy home advantage, when visitors Toulouse 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 2 in the table, having claimed 59 points this season so far. With 28 games behind them, Toulouse amassed 37 points, placing them as number 10 before their next fixture.

Form: Lens vs Toulouse

Lens Form

Lens are currently performing inconsistently, as they lost against Lorient by a 2-1 score, before winning 5-1 against Angers. They were back on the losing side in a 3-0 defeat against Lille. Lens won five of their last six Ligue 1 matches at Stade Bollaert-Delelis, scoring 15 and conceding five along the way. They lost once but didn’t draw a single match.

Toulouse Form

In their last three matches, Toulouse won 1-0 win against Lorient, lost 3-1 against Paris Saint-Germain and lost 0-4 against Lille. Toulouse won twice, while also recording zero draws, and four defeats in their last six away matches in the Ligue 1. The scoreline from these matches says ten goals conceded and eight scored.

Betting stats for Lens and Toulouse

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Lens and Toulouse. 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 Toulouse

It has been a superb season for Odsonne Edouard so far as he managed to score impressive 12 goals across all tournaments during the current campaign. He appears to be in great form currently, as he hit the target four times in his last six games, and Lens rely on his abilities against Toulouse. Siding with him to find the back of the net this coming Friday seems like a decent punt.

Popular betting markets: Lens vs Toulouse

Full-time result

Lens won nine of their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while losing one times. Toulouse won four of their last 10 games away from home, with two draws and four defeats as well.

Both teams to score

Lens scored the first goal of the match an impressive eight times in the last ten home games. Interestingly, Toulouse scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Lens managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, Toulouse kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 matches.

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 happened in five of the last ten outings for Toulouse, who managed to score one time in those matches.