Lens vs Reims Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 12th May 2023

Struggling Reims are in for a tough assignment, when going up against Lens this coming Friday at Stade Bollaert-Delelis. With a string of mediocre performances, at best, it would be astounding to see the former take anything from this encounter.

Lens are chasing the first place in the Ligue 1 after collecting 72 points from their initial 34 encounters. Reims trail them on 50 points after 34 rounds, sitting as number 9 in the table.

Reims could be facing Lens at the wrong time, since the latter go into their next assignment at Stade Bollaert-Delelis with three wins in a row.

Lens presents an average of just 1.9 goals per game in their last ten games. They scored a moderate 19times, while also conceding seven. This amounts to an average of 0.7 per game in which, they kept their opponents from scoring in five matches.

Reims are currently decent goalscorers, as they managed a bearable 11 goals in the past ten outings for an average of 1.1 goals a game. Their opponents scored a total of nine goals, and while Reims claimed five clean sheets, they conceded an average of 0.9 goals per match.

Lens and Reims 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 16/5.

Lens vs Reims Prediction

Lens Form

Lens are enjoying their football currently with three wins on the bounce, and it began with a 3-0 win against Monaco. They went on to beat Toulouse by 0-1, before also getting the better of Marseille in a 2-1 victory. Lens have been in potent form at Stade Bollaert-Delelis, winning no less than five of the past six Ligue 1 matches here. They remained without defeat, as they drew once, hammered in 14 goals while letting in four.

Reims Form

Reims collected one win from their last three matches, as Strasbourg won by 0-2. Clermont Foot were too strong as well, winning 1-0, before Reims won 1-0 against Lille. Reims, meanwhile, won twice, while they've drawn two and lost two in their last six away in the Ligue 1.

Both Reims and Lens seem to prioritize keeping a clean sheet at the cost of scoring goals. Thus, a low scoring match are the obvious choice of bet, when they face each other Stade Bollaert-Delelis.

Lens won ten matches, scored 27 goals and conceded 14 in their last 17 games against teams from the top half of the Ligue 1 table. This earned them 33 points. Reims won three of their last 16 matches against teams from the top half of the Ligue 1 table, scoring 13 and conceding 22 goals. They collected 16 points from these. Lens are looking at a record of 21 wins, nine draws and four defeats in the Ligue 1 this season. Reims show off 12 wins, 14 draws and eight defeats in the Ligue 1.

Lens vs Reims Squads

Lens Squad

Franck Haise will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Reims from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Ligue 1 this season):

Brice Samba (0/34), Jean-Louis Leca (0/0), Wuilker Farinez (0/0), Adrien Louveau (0/0), Facundo Medina (2/29), Ismael Boura (0/9), Jimmy Cabot (0/11), Jonathan Gradit (1/29), Kevin Danso (1/34), Massadio Haidara (0/32), Steven Fortes (0/1), Adam Oudjani (0/0), Adrien Thomasson (3/31), Angelo Fulgini (1/13), David Costa (1/29), Deiver Machado (3/29), Fode Sylla (0/0), Jean Onana (0/18), Julien Le Cardinal (0/6), Lukasz Poreba (0/10), Mamadou Camara (0/0), Przemyslaw Frankowski (4/34), Salis Abdul Samed (1/29), Seko Fofana (5/32), Yacouba Barry (0/0), Adam Buksa (0/6), Alexis Claude (3/19), Florian Sotoca (6/34), Ikoma Lois Openda (19/34), Remy Lascary (0/10), Wesley Said (5/19).

Reims Squad

Below is the full team squad of Reims. The manager Still will pick his starting XI against Lens from these players:

Alexandre Olliero (0/0), Florent Duparchy (0/0), Nicolas Penneteau (0/0), Yehvann Diouf (0/27), Cheick Keita (0/8), Emmanuel Agbadou (0/26), Maxime Busi (0/17), Therence Koudou (0/0), Thibault De Smet (0/20), Thomas Foket (0/20), Alexis Flips (4/29), Arber Zeneli (0/22), Azor Matusiwa (0/27), Dion Lopy (0/27), Jens-Lys Cajuste (3/27), Kamory Doumbia (2/25), Marshall Munetsi (7/30), Odair Fortes (0/0), Valentin Atangana Edoa (0/3), Yunis Abdelhamid (1/34), Folarin Balogun (18/33), Junya Ito (5/31), Kaj Sierhuis (0/11), Mitchel van Bergen (0/28), Myziane Maolida (1/8), Noah Holm (0/8).

Lens vs Reims Team News

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

Adam Buksa, Jimmy Cabot and Wuilker Farinez are missing from the squad, Lens will field against Reimson Friday.

Reims just have a single unavailable player for squad selection, when facing Lens at the Stade Bollaert-Delelis.

Myziane Maolida nurses an injury and won't be travelling with Reims.

Lens vs Reims Lineups

Lens vs Reims H2H

The most recent outing between Lens and Reims failed to produce a winner, with the score reading 1-1 after the final whistle. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 16/5. Reims look back on zero wins in their previous matches against their next opponent in the shape of Lens. The home side has a 43% win rate in these encounter for a total record of 3-4-0. No doubt worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Lens vs Reims Results

Both teams found the back of the net five times in the last seven matches between Lens and Reims.

Lens vs Reims Betting Tips

Scoring 19 goals during a Ligue 1 campaign is just the sort of form, every club adores in a player. Ikoma Lois Openda is out to extend his current momentum, and the upcoming game should be a good opportunity to add another goal to his name. Picking Ikoma Lois Openda to score seems like a no-brainer currently.

Of their 10 most recent games at Stade Bollaert-Delelis across all tournaments, Lens won seven times, drew two and lost one. Reims won four of their recent 10 games on their travels, as well as drawing three and losing three. Lens won three of their last 10 games on home soil without allowing a goal.

Over 2.5 goals came out three times in the last seven encounters between these two teams. Lens managed an average of two goals, with Reims averaging 1.28 goals in these games. Both teams to score was a winning bet five times in this run of matches. Lens scored an average of 1.9 goals in their last ten matches in which over 2.5 goals happened seven times. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Reims's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.1 goals in these matches.