Ligue 1: Strasbourg vs Lens – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Ligue 1 game between Strasbourg and Lens who meet up this coming Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Strasbourg hope to live up to their early billing as the Ligue 1 title favourites this coming Saturday when they welcome Lens over to the Stade de la Meinau for a round 2 match.

Strasbourg will be hopeful of getting on the board after an unlucky opening game to the new Ligue 1 campaign which left them empty-handed.

Form: Strasbourg vs Lens

Strasbourg Form

Strasbourg are looking to bounce back from a recent setback and get back to winning ways. In their last three matches, they first took out Brest by 1-2, before beating Monaco by 5-4. The winning streak came to an end against Marseille, who ran out 4-0 winners. Strasbourg managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Ligue 1. In the remaining four, they drew two and lost two, as they scored ten and conceded 11 goals.

Lens Form

In their last three matches, Lens first beat Nice 3-1, then Paris Saint-Germain by 1-0 and finally Auxerre by 5-2. Lens only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Ligue 1. In these six matches they drew three and lost two as well as being outscored by ten goals to ten.

Betting facts for Strasbourg and Lens

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

In-form players: Strasbourg vs Lens

There are a few players in each team who currently draws attention to their name in the goal-scoring department. For the visitors, Florian Thauvin has been hitting the net regularly and now has four goals in his last six games. Should he find himself in the starting line-up this coming Saturday, it is because Lens bank on him to build on these numbers against Strasbourg. The latter relies on Sebastian Nanasi, who found the target four times in six games.

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Full-time result

Strasbourg won four of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing two and losing four as well. Lens won three from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew four and lost three in this run. Lens have not lost to Strasbourg in 4 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Strasbourg scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Lens got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Lens should be able to score at least once on Saturday as Strasbourg failed in keeping a single clean sheet in those last 10 outings. Lens managed four clean sheets in their 10 most recent outings. Lens have scored in 4 consecutive meetings with Strasbourg when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Strasbourg saw over 2.5 goals in six of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.4 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Lens, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 2.5 times goals per game. Strasbourg conceded a goal in their last 9 matches.