Lens vs Strasbourg Prediction: An open ended contest

Lens have another opportunity to continue their very impressive run when they welcome Strasbourg to the Stade Bollaert- Delelis for the 30th fixture of the French Ligue 1. Strasbourg will be aiming to recover from a 4-3 defeat to Monaco in the last round, but they expect it to be a difficult task, as they are on the road against a very formidable Lens team. Lens are just 6 points away from league leaders PSG and every point is important to them if they desire to win the Ligue 1 crown, while Strasbourg are on the verge of dropping to the relegation zone.

Lens have turned their fortunes around in recent times with 3 straight wins in their last 3 matches. In their last 5 matches, they recorded 4 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. Their last game against Stade Rennais ended in a 1-0 win away from home. Luis Openda picked up the best player of the match award for his goal in the 31st minute. Lens had the lesser amount of possession (44%), but had more shots on target (4) and 5 corner kicks.

Lens are in pursuit of the Ligue 1 crown and they are currently in second place, with 60 points from 29 matches. They have 21 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses, with a goal ratio of 68:29.

Team Streaks:- wins (3), no losses (4), no goals conceded (3), first to score (7/7), first half winner (6/7), less than 4.5 cards (8/9), less than 10.5 corners (8/9).

Strasbourg are struggling as they have for most parts of the season and now they are fighting the battle of survival. In their last 5 matches they had 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses. Their last match ended in a 4-3 defeat to AS Monaco away from home. Lebo Mothiba and Habib Diallo were on the score sheet while Guillermo Maripan awarded them a goal after scoring an own goal. Statistics showed Strasbourg had 50% possession, 6 shots on target and 3 corner kicks at the end of 90 minutes.

Strasbourg are currently in 16th position, with 26 points from 29 matches. They have 5 wins, 11 draws and 13 losses, with a goal ratio of 37:50.

Team Streaks:- Less than 10.5 corners (6/7).

Lens and Strasbourg have played each other 20 times throughout their history. Strasbourg have 7 wins, while Lens have 6 wins and 6 matches ended in a draw.

• Strasbourg have no losses in 3 meetings.
• Lens are without a clean sheet in 16 meetings.
• Less than 10.5 corners were played in 4/5 meetings.

• Lens (3-4-3): Brie Samba, Jonathan Gradit, Kevin Danso, Facundo Medina, Florian Sotoca, Salis Abdul Samed, Seko Fofana, Przemyslaw Frankowsi, Adrien Thomasson, Lois Openda, Angelo Fulgini.
• Strasbourg (3-1-4-2): Matz Sels, Ismael Doukoure, Gerzino Nyamsi, Frederic Guilbert, Jean-Eudes Aholou, Habib Diarra, Morgan Sanson, jean-richer Bellegarde, Thomas Delaine, Lebo Mothiba, Habib Diallo.

This match is crucial for both sides, who are dealing with strong contention from the teams around them. Even more so for Strasbourg who are trying to avoid the drop. So I expect both sides to come out to grab all 3 points, but it is more complicated for Strasbourg who are playing away from home.

• Bet on More than 2 Goals at 1.66 Odds
• Bet on Both Teams to Score at 1.78 Odds
• Bet on Lens to Win at 1.86 Odds