19th February 2022 – 17:00, Stade Bollaert-Delelis, Lens
Lens and Lyon will open Saturday’s action in the Ligue 1 25th round. Both sides are still competitive in the continental qualification race, and they will search for valuable three points here.
Lens Preview & Team News
Lens will be looking for a repeat result of success in Ligue 1 after a 3:2 victory against the Girondins Bordeaux. Although they lost two times on the previous three occasions, the home side sits in 8th place. They are only a point behind the fifth-placed Rennes and will continue chasing the Europa League spot. It’s been seldom in recent times that RC Lens haven’t conceded. In fact, RC Lens have seen their defense breached in five of their previous six matches, letting in 11 goals in the process. Seko Fofana is the team’s top scorer with seven goals, and he is one of the best midfielders in Ligue 1. On the other hand, Jonathan Gradit (Calf Injury) and Wesley Saïd (Hamstring Injury) will be missing for RC Lens boss Franck Haise.
Lyon Preview & Team News
Lyon goes into this clash following on from a 2:0 Ligue 1 win against Nice in their most recent outing. They are one point ahead of their upcoming rivals, and L’OL is back in the top-five finish race. In five of the past six games involving Lyon, a notably low volume of goals has been scored between them and opposing teams. The overall average number of goals per game in that spell comes out as a meagre 1.83, with the number of goals averaged by Lyon being 1.17. On the other hand, the away side needs to be more confident when playing on the road, as they won only three times in 11 outings. Lyon boss Peter Bosz has some current player fitness concerns. Jeff Reine-Adélaïde (Cruciate Ligament Rupture), Lenny Pintor (Cruciate Ligament Rupture), and Rayan Cherki (Metatarsal Fracture) can’t be considered.
Full-Time Winner Odds & Prediction
It is going to be a very interesting clash that can go either way. Lens has been pretty tough to beat at home, where they suffered only two defeats. We don’t believe Lyon can do more than snatching a point in this one.
Goals Market Prediction
Their previous head-to-head clashes have been pretty efficient, and BTTS Yes cashed four times on the last five occasions. Since Len is leaky in the back, we believe the tradition will continue, and neither team should keep the clean sheet.
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