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Lens - Clermont Foot
France Ligue 1 - Stade Bollaert-Delelis
It's been a season to forget for Clermont who are propping up the Ligue 1 table with just four wins all season to their name has them wishing for May to come around. Lens on the other hand, are just one point and one place outside of the European spots, so everything is left to play for.
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Lens vs Clermont prediction: Must-win game for the home side
🔥Hot tip
Lens to win to nil
⚽ Correct score prediction
Lens 3-0 Clermont
⏱HT/FT
Lens/Lens
Key stats
- Lens have failed to score more than one goal in four straight games
- Les Sang et Or have won just two home matches in 2024
- Clermont have only won two away games in all competitions this season
Pre-game odds and win probability: Lens tipped to steamroll to victory
- Home: 4/11 (1.36) – 73.3%
- Draw: 18/5 (4.6) – 21.7%
- Away: 15/2 (8.5) – 11.8%
Unless you were looking to heavily back Lens to win outright it makes little sense to entertain this market. Instead, we are providing much better value tips on our free betting tips page for this weekend's games.
Instead, we believe that backing Lens to win with a -2 handicap could well prove to be something worth at least taking a look at, given how utterly atrocious Clermont have been away from home all season long.
Last five H2Hs: Clermont have struggled more often than not
Lens have managed to win all of the last five meetings against Clermont by an aggregate score of 15-3. Their dominance runs deeper than just in recent times too, with Clermont having won just four of the 27 clashes.
France Ligue 1 25/11/23
Clermont Foot
Lens
France Ligue 1 12/03/23
Clermont Foot
Lens
France Ligue 1 12/11/22
Lens
Clermont Foot
Elite Club Friendlies 16/07/22
Clermont Foot
Lens
France Ligue 1 19/03/22
Lens
Clermont Foot
Lens preview: A win in style will be demanded
After a shocking performance and result last week against FC Metz – who are also in the bottom three – who ran out 2-1 winners, Lens know they must win and in some style in front of their home fans, or it could turn ugly and see them kiss goodbye to their European hopes.
Predicted lineup: Samba (GK) – Gradit, Danso, Medina – Chavez, El Aynaoui, Fulgini, Frankowski – Sotoca, Thomasson – Said
France Ligue 1 01/09/24
D
Monaco
1
Lens
1
UEFA Conference League Qualifying 29/08/24
L
Panathinaikos
2
Lens
0
France Ligue 1 25/08/24
W
Brest
0
Lens
2
UEFA Conference League Qualifying 22/08/24
W
Panathinaikos
1
Lens
2
France Ligue 1 18/08/24
W
Angers
0
Lens
1
Clermont preview: Pride is the only thing left to play for
Just one win and eight goals in 11 their last 11 matches has seen Clermont almost secure their fate in Ligue 2 for next season. The French division's bottom club are six points from safety with just five games left to play, so it's looking far from positive.
Predicted lineup: Diaw (GK) – Borges, Matsima, Pelmard, Zeffane – Gastien, Nicholson, Keita – Rashani, Virginius, Cham
France Ligue 2 30/08/24
L
Paris FC
1
Clermont Foot
0
France Ligue 2 23/08/24
W
Troyes
0
Clermont Foot
1
France Ligue 2 16/08/24
D
Pau
2
Clermont Foot
2
Europe Friendlies 31/07/24
L
Paris FC
3
Clermont Foot
1
Europe Friendlies 27/07/24
D
Annecy
1
Clermont Foot
1
Player to watch: Elye Wahi
Elye Wahi is Lens' top scorer in Ligue 1 this season, but he still only has seven strikes to his name which is far from impressive. However, most of those goals have come in recent times, which shows he's in red-hot form.
Goalscoring streak to continue?
Having not started the season with Lens, it was a slow burner for Wahi, but he's certainly making up for it at the business end of the campaign. The Frenchman has four goals in his last seven appearances playing just off the striker, so he's able to play in the half spaces and arrive late into the box, causing mayhem.
