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Lens - Strasbourg
France Ligue 1 - Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Prediction 1
BTTS - No
103/50 (2.06)
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Prediction 2
Under 2.5 Goals
20/21 (1.95)
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Both Teams to Score – No
It might be strange to choose this pick for the first Lens vs Strasbourg prediction, especially after the visiting team played in a seven-goal thriller only last weekend at Monaco. However, the reasoning for this choice is firm with Lens still carrying the best defense in the league, and in their last five home matches, they had three of them without both teams scoring a goal. Overall, that outcome happened in their last three matches. Strasbourg had two out of their past five games without at least one team failing to get on the scoresheet. Regarding their h2h matchup, the first time they met this season the score was 2-2, but looking at their last five meetings, three of them didn't cover BTTS.
Under 2.5 Goals
A similar sentiment is going for the second pick for Lens vs Strasbourg duel. Three out of their final five h2h matches went under the line while looking at their current league form, Lens had three under 2.5 goals matches from their past five outings and they had 16 total games with fewer than three goals scored this season. Strasbourg had 12 of those matches, or rather they had more ‘over' games than the other way around, but also they had three under 2.5 goals ties from their last five encounters.
Stats and Market Odds for Lens vs Strasbourg prediction
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Head to Head
11/01/23
France Ligue 1 LI1
Strasbourg
Lens
2
2
11/01/23
France Ligue 1 LI1
Strasbourg
Lens
2
2
03/04/22
France Ligue 1 LI1
Strasbourg
Lens
1
0
22/09/21
France Ligue 1 LI1
Lens
Strasbourg
0
1
21/03/21
France Ligue 1 LI1
Strasbourg
Lens
1
2
Last Five - Lens
03/06/23
France Ligue 1 LI1
Auxerre
Lens
1
3
W
27/05/23
France Ligue 1 LI1
AC Ajaccio
Lens
0
3
W
21/05/23
France Ligue 1 LI1
Lorient
Lens
1
3
W
12/05/23
France Ligue 1 LI1
Reims
Lens
1
2
W
06/05/23
France Ligue 1 LI1
Marseille
Lens
1
2
W
Last Five - Strasbourg
03/06/23
France Ligue 1 LI1
Lorient
Strasbourg
2
1
L
27/05/23
France Ligue 1 LI1
PSG
Strasbourg
1
1
D
21/05/23
France Ligue 1 LI1
Troyes
Strasbourg
1
1
D
13/05/23
France Ligue 1 LI1
Nice
Strasbourg
0
2
W
07/05/23
France Ligue 1 LI1
Nantes
Strasbourg
0
2
W
These are the odds set by the bookmakers for the match in question:
Lens odds: 4/9 (1.44) – 69.2%
Draw odds: 7/2 (4.50) – 22.2%
Strasbourg odds: 13/2 (7.50) – 13.3%
The Lens vs Strasbourg odds didn't bring many surprises. Lens is the expected winner with a win probability percentage of almost 70 percent. Considering these kinds of markings, one would assume that Strasbourg doesn't have a chance. There are bettors out there who will think outside the box and consider all kinds of options regarding this pick. If you are one of those, check out our dedicated football betting tips page for some suggestions. These are options you might see as appealing: Lois Openda scoring Anytime is valued at 11/10 (2.10) – 47.6% and going for Lens win with BTTS will give you odds of 9/4 (3.25) – 30.8%.
Lens vs Strasbourg Lineups, Team News, and Preview
Lens
The home team overtook Marseille for second place in Ligue 1, although as of now it is only on goal difference. However, Lens has played terrific in the last few weeks accumulating three straight victories which brought them only six points away from leaders PSG. Although, not many people expect Parisiens to let go of the first place, for Lens it's more about pursuing a direct place in the Champions League next season. Julien Le Cardinal, Steven Fortes, and Adam Buksa are injured for the hosts.
Probable lineup: Samba, Gradit, Danso, Medina, Sotoca, Abdul Samed, Fofana, Frankowski, Thomasson, Fulgini, Openda.
Strasbourg
Losing Monaco brought Strasbourg to the brink of falling into the relegation zone. They are above that horrific line only on goal difference in front of Auxerre, but that could change rather quickly if there is no positive result from the game at Lens. Strasbourg won only once in their last five matches and has five wins out of 29 games this season. Colin Dagba, Dimitri Lienard, Maxime Le Marchand, and Eiji Kawashima are missing through injury.
Probable lineup: Sels, Doukoure, Nyamsi, Guilbert, Aholou, Diarra, Sanson, Belegarde, Delaine, Mothiba, Diallo.
Starting lineups
Starting lineups are usually released 60 minutes before kick-off.
Lens
Strasbourg
Player to Watch: Lois Openda
The sensational Belgian striker has been one of the most impressive new players in Ligue 1 this season. Coming from Club Brugge last summer, he took the role of a main scorer for Lens and did it with style. Thus far, he has scored 15 league goals with a couple of assists on the record as well.
France Ligue 1
PSG Lens Marseille Rennes Lille Monaco Lyon Clermont Foot Nice Lorient Reims Montpellier Toulouse Brest Strasbourg Nantes Auxerre AC Ajaccio Troyes Angers
# Team P W D L +/- Points 1 
38 27 4 7 49 85 2 38 25 9 4 39 84 3 
38 22 7 9 27 73 4 
38 21 5 12 30 68 5 
38 19 10 9 21 67 6 
38 19 8 11 12 65 7 
38 18 8 12 18 62 8 
38 17 8 13 -4 59 9 
38 15 13 10 11 58 10 
38 15 10 13 -1 55 11 
38 12 15 11 0 51 12 
38 15 5 18 3 50 13 
38 13 9 16 -6 48 14 
38 11 11 16 -10 44 15 38 9 13 16 -8 40 16 
38 7 15 16 -18 36 17 
38 8 11 19 -28 35 18 
38 7 5 26 -51 26 19 
38 4 12 22 -36 24 20 
38 4 6 28 -48 18
Q&A about Lens vs Strasbourg prediction
- Where is the match taking place? – The game will be hosted at Stade Bollaert-Delelis in Lens
- What time is the kick-off? – 20:00 BST, 21:00 CET
- What was the score the last time they met? – It was a 2-2 draw
- Where can you watch the match? – British viewers can tune in to BT Sport for the game
