Lens vs Arsenal Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 3rd October 2023
Lens take on Arsenal at Stade Bollaert-Delelis, where an exciting match should be on the cards this coming Tuesday. It is one of sixteen matches in round two of the group stage of the Champions League this season.
After the opening round of the group matches Lens are number two on one point, while Arsenal have three points as number one.
Lens pulled off a 1-1 draw in their comeback in the Champions League when stealing a point in their away game in Seville. They know full well, this is a much sterner test, but playing a their own fortress will lift their spirits.
Arsenal make a strong bid to claim first place in the group phase of the Champions League. They could also be among a handful of teams actually strong enough to also challenge for the title come spring time.
Lens display an average of 1.5 goals a game in their last seven matches. They scored 12 and conceded 12, which makes for an average of 1.5 goals conceded per game, while keeping zero clean sheets.
Arsenal go into the next Champions League match with an average of 2.5 a game from their last ten matches in this tournament. They scored an highly presentable total of 25 goals, while also conceding 19. This is a total average of 1.9 per game, in which they managed a clean sheet three times.
Lens vs Arsenal Prediction
Lens Form
Lens should be high on confidence, as their last three matches saw them gain seven points. They started off drawing 1-1 with Sevilla, before beating first Toulouse by 2-1, then Strasbourg in a 0-1 win. Lens claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the Champions League. They also drew one and lost zero, scored six goals and conceded three.
Arsenal Form
Arsenal went unbeaten through their last three matches, which began with a 2-2 draw against Tottenham. A 0-1 win against Brentford followed, before they beat Bournemouth by 0-4. Arsenal managed a decent return of three wins in their last six Champions League away matches, in which they scored 13 while also conceding 12 times. They also experienced one draw and two defeats.
We don't expect Lens to pull off a surprise, and with goals flowing freely, they could be in for a hammering against strong looking Arsenal.
Lens vs Arsenal Stats
- Lens have not lost 37 of the last 39 home matches
- In 12 of the last 14 Lens home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Lens have not won the last 9 matches in a row
- Lens have scored in 13 of the last 15 home matches
- In the last 4 Lens home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Arsenal have scored in 30 of the last 32 matches
- Arsenal have not lost 12 of the last 13 matches
- Arsenal have won 8 of the last 9 matches
- Arsenal have scored in 14 of the last 15 away matches
- In 9 of the last 11 Arsenal matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
Lens vs Arsenal Team News
At the time of writing, Lens have four players on their injured and absent list as they prepare to meet Arsenal this coming Tuesday.
Massadio Haidara, David Costa, Jimmy Cabot and Wuilker Farinez take up space in the treatment room and won't be eligible to be called up for home side Lens, when they face Arsenal on Tuesday.
Arsenal face a list of three absentees from the squad ahead of their next match this coming Tuesday against Lens.
Gabriel Martinelli, Thomas Partey and Jurrien Timber all face a spell on the sidelines for Arsenal due to various injuries.
Lens vs Arsenal H2H
Betting on the draw would have earned you a sound profit the last time Lens played Arsenal. The pair split the points in a 1-1 match, where no one managed to get the upper hand. As Lens go into their match against Arsenal at Stade Bollaert-Delelis, they put 0-1-2 record in their previous three encounters on display.
Both teams found the back of the net two times in the last three matches between Lens and Arsenal.
Lens vs Arsenal Results
Lens vs Arsenal Betting Tips
With another Champions League season only just beginning to take form, we are still a bit in the dark as to who will dominate the scoring charts for both Lens and Arsenal. Accordingly, we have listed some of the players who are expected to be getting it on for each team this season.
Lens were able to win five of their previous 10 home games across all tournaments, while drawing four of the games. They suffered defeat in one of these outings. Arsenal won six of their last 10 games away, drew two and suffered defeat in two of them. Lens managed threewins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches at Stade Bollaert-Delelis.
In the last three encounters between Lens and Arsenal over 2.5 goals came out one time, as Lens averaged 0.66 goals a game. Arsenal scored an average of 1.33 goals in these, while both teams scored two times. Over 2.5 goals was a winning bet in five of Lens’s past ten matches across all tournaments. They scored 0.9 goals on average along the way. Betting on over 2.5 goals in the last ten Arsenal-matches would have returned some winnings in six of them. Arsenal managed to score an average of 2.1 times goals per game.
