Lens vs PSG Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 1st January 2023

The Ligue 1 clash at Stade Bollaert-Delelis on Sunday sees home team Lens battling it out for the win against PSG. The match ended in a 1-1 draw in the previous outing between Lens and PSG and should we get another draw, the bookies best price are at 13/5.

PSG enjoy the view from the top of the table with 44 points after 16 league matches this season. Meanwhile, Lens find themselves positioned as number two in the Ligue 1 with 37 points following 16 rounds.

Both Lens and PSG aim to do their best to prove to their respective set of fans they are the better team on the pitch. We are bound to see an exciting game on Sunday.

Lens only average a modest 1.1 goals per game in their last ten matches in this tournament, in which they scored 11 goals. They also conceded three for an average of 0.3 per game. They kept their opponents from scoring seven times.

Ahead of their coming Ligue 1 match, PSG look in excellent goal-scoring shape. In their previous ten games, they hammered in an average of 2.1 goals a game. A highly respectable total of 21 goals, while also letting in six goals. The latter leaves an average of 0.6 per outing, in which they managed six clean sheets.

Lens vs PSG Prediction

Lens Form

In their last three matches, Lens won 1-2 and 2-1 against first Angers then Clermont Foot, before drawing 0-0 against Nice. 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.

PSG Form

PSG look fabulous with three wins on the trot, starting off against Lorient, who were defeated by 1-2. Then, Auxerre got outclassed in a 5-0 win, before beating Strasbourg by 2-1. PSG have been outstanding on their travels lately, winning five of their previous six away matches in the Ligue 1. They remained undefeated as they also drew once, while scoring 12 and conceding one goals.

Going into the season as a title candidate in the Ligue 1, PSG are currently on track to fulfil the expectations.

Lens don't score many goals but, they are equally tough to crack down. This makes for a low scoring match, when PSG come visiting this coming Sunday.

Lens have been in commanding form in matches against their fellow top six teams. From their last four outings against these top rivals, they picked up three wins, nine points, scored seven goals, while allowing three against. PSG earned five wins and 17 points in their last eight games against teams from the top half of the Ligue 1 table. They scored 14 and conceded four goals in these. Lens are looking at a record of 11 wins, four draws and one defeat in the Ligue 1 this season. PSG show off 14 wins, two draws and zero defeats in the Ligue 1.

Lens vs PSG Team News

At the time of writing, Lens have five players on their injured and absent list as they prepare to meet PSG on Sunday. Brice Samba gets a day off from the Lens squad, as he serves out a suspension.

David Costa, Adam Buksa, Jimmy Cabot and Wuilker Farinez are all absent from the Lens squad that faces PSG at Stade Bollaert-Delelis.

PSG are juggling with three absent players on on Sunday when travelling to Lens.

Renato Sanches, Nuno Mendes and Presnel Kimpembe all face a spell on the sidelines for PSG due to various injuries.

Lens vs PSG H2H

Lens and PSG settled for a point in a 1-1 draw, when last faced with each other. The best betting odds on a another draw at full-time with the bookies are at 13/5. Trying to pick a winner from their h2h is a tough task as neither side have been able to fully dominate their coming opponent. PSG won five of the previous ten encounters, whereas Lens claimed three points one time in these ten matches. The bookies have PSG to win this match at best price odds of 11/10.

Lens vs PSG Results

Recent meetings between Lens and visiting side PSG might have been action-packed, but not rich on goals. Backing under 2.5 goals was a winning bet no less than seven times in the last ten matches. Under 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 11/10 with the bookies.

Lens vs PSG Betting Tips

There are a few players in each team who currently draws attention to their name in the goal-scoring department. For the visitors, Kylian Mbappe has been hitting the net regularly and now has five goals in his last six games. Should he find himself in the starting line-up on Sunday, it is because PSG bank on him to build on these numbers against Lens. The latter relies on Wesley Said, who found the target three times in six games.

Lens won nine of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing one and losing zero as well. PSG won eight from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew two and lost zero in this run. PSG have been ready from the outset, scoring the opening goal no less than eight times in their previous 10 outings away from home. The hosts scored the first goal of the game in seven of their last 10 home games.

In the past ten encounters between Lens and PSG over 2.5 goals came out three times, with Lens scoring an average of 0.8 goals per game. PSG averaged 1.5 goals, while both teams scored seven times. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Lens’s last ten matches in all tournaments. They banged in an average of 1.6 goals on the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in nine of PSG's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 3.1 goals in these matches.