Lens vs Clermont Foot Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 12th November 2022

Lens come up against visiting side Clermont Foot this coming Saturday at Stade Bollaert-Delelis in a Ligue 1 fixture. The last time these two teams squared up, Lens ran out 3-1 winners which they surely won't mind doing again at Stade Bollaert-Delelis.

Looking at the current standings in the Ligue 1, the two teams are separated by 14 points.

Top side Lens will be hoping to inflict more misery on lowly placed Clermont Foot this coming Saturday. The hosts should simply be able to bring far too much to the table for the visitors to have any say this coming Saturday.

Lens are relatively average in the art of goal-scoring these days. They claimed a steady 15 goals in their previous ten matches, for an average of 1.5 goals per game. They simultaneously allowed their opponents five goals, or an average of 0.5 goals a game. Furthermore, they fought their way to six clean sheets in this run.

Clermont Foot managed a bearable 12 goals from their past ten games, creating an average of 1.2 goals per game. They conceded 12 goals in total, and while claiming two clean sheets, they conceded 1.2 goals an average per game.

Lens vs Clermont Foot Prediction

Lens form

Lens swept all aside in their last three matches and started off by winning 0-1 against Marseille. They went on to defeat Toulouse 3-0 and made it three on the spin against Angers in a 1-2 victory. Lens took six wins in their last six Ligue 1 matches on home soil, as they scored 13 and let in three goals.

Not many people predicted Lens for medals, but if they keep producing these results, they might spring a surprise on the league.

Clermont Foot Form

Clermont Foot claimed two points from their last three matches. They started by losing 1-3 at the hands of Brest, before drawing 1-1 with Nantes. They secured a point in their latest encounter, a 1-1 draw against Montpellier. Clermont Foot managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Ligue 1. On top of winning once they also drew three as well as losing two, while scoring six time and letting in six.

Aiming for a season well away from the relegation-line, Clermont Foot are continually collecting enough points to look comfortable.

We fully expect Lens to claim a win against Clermont Foot, but we believe the visitors have enough resistance in them to minimize the expected defeat.

Lens won five matches, scored 13 goals and conceded five in their last six games against teams from the top half of the Ligue 1 table. This earned them 15 points. Clermont Foot took four points from their last five games against teams from the top half of the Ligue 1 table. They won one, scored three goals and conceded nine.

Lens lost just once so far this season in the Ligue 1 and after 14 games played they recorded ten wins and three draws Clermont Foot have a record of five wins, four draws and five defeats in the Ligue 1.

Lens vs Clermont Foot Team News

Lens could be looking at four players on the injured and absent list ahead of their upcoming match against Clermont Foot. Brice Samba gets a day off from the Lens squad, as he serves out a suspension.

Adam Buksa, Jimmy Cabot and Wuilker Farinez nurses various injuries and won't take part for Lens against Clermont Foot at Stade Bollaert-Delelis.

Clermont Foot face a list of four absentees from the squad ahead of their next match this coming Saturday against Lens.

Neto Borges, Maxime Gonalons, Brandon Baiye and Mehdi Zeffane all face a spell on the sidelines for Clermont Foot due to various injuries.

Lens vs Clermont Foot H2H

The last time these two teams squared up, Lens ran out 3-1 winners which they surely won't mind doing again at Stade Bollaert-Delelis. Lens claimed one win, while Clermont Foot picked up zero wins in the previous ten matches, while the rest had no winner. The bookies best betting odds on a draw at full-time are at 4.50.

Lens vs Clermont Foot Results

Both teams scored two times in the last two matches between Lens and Clermont Foot.

Lens vs Clermont Foot Betting Tips

Komnen Andric shows decent form right now for Clermont Foot, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the Ligue 1. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Lens, who are strong favourites on Saturday. Siding with Ikoma Lois Openda also look a nice prospect as he scored three goals in his last six Ligue 1 matches.

Lens are undefeated in the previous 10 matches at Stade Bollaert-Delelis, winning nine along the way while drawing one. Clermont Foot won three of their previous 10 games away from home across all tournaments, in which they drew three and lost four. Does the value lie with over or under 2.5 goals, when it comes to home matches for Lens? Over 2.5 happened six times in their last 10 at Stade Bollaert-Delelis. It came out three times in 10 league matches away for Clermont Foot.

Over 2.5 goals came up two times in the previous two encounters between Lens and Clermont Foot, as Lens scored 2.5 goals on average per game and Clermont Foot averaging 1.5 goals. Both teams scored in two times of these matches. Over 2.5 goals came out three times in the ten matches across the tournaments for Lens, who scored an average of 1.5 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of the last ten matches Clermont Foot played across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.5 goals in these matches.