Lens vs Strasbourg Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 7th April 2023
Strasbourg will go up against Lens on Friday for a Ligue 1 meeting.
Lens approach round 30 as number two in the Ligue 1 table with 60 points on their account so far. With 29 rounds behind them, Strasbourg have amassed 26 points, placing them as number 16 in the standings.
Lens are feeling good about themselves after claiming three wins on the bounce. They'll be very eager to continue their run of wins against Strasbourg at Stade Bollaert-Delelis.
Lens enter their next Ligue 1 match, averaging a decent 1.6 goals per game in their last ten matches, where they pulled off 16 goals, while also conceding eight times. That amounts to an average of 0.8 per game, in which they kept their opponents from scoring three times.
Strasbourg managed a bearable 13 goals from their past ten games, creating an average of 1.3 goals per game. They conceded 16 goals in total, and while claiming two clean sheets, they conceded 1.6 goals an average per game.
Lens and Strasbourg had to settle for a point each in their most recent match, which finished with a 2-2 scoreline. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 7/2.
Lens vs Strasbourg Prediction
Lens Form
Lens are enjoying their football currently with three wins on the bounce, and it began with a 0-4 win against Clermont Foot. They went on to beat Angers by 3-0, before also getting the better of Rennes in a 0-1 victory. Lens won four of their previous six Ligue 1 games at the Stade Bollaert-Delelis. They both drew and lost once, as they conceded four and scored 11 goals.
Strasbourg Form
Strasbourg were able to add four points to their account from their last three matches. They first shared the points in a 2-2 draw with Marseille, before claiming three points in a 2-0 win against Auxerre. Unfortunately for them, this was followed by a 4-3 defeat at the hands of Monaco. Strasbourg claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Ligue 1. They also drew two and were defeated three times, as they were outscored by 13 goals to eight.
In current form, it is very difficult to argue against Lens claiming yet another win. Strasbourg don't look strong enough right now to push their hosts to dropping points.
Lens took 36 points from their last 16 encounters with teams from the bottom half of the Ligue 1 table. This amounts to ten wins after scoring 28 times and conceding ten. Strasbourg won zero and claimed three points in their ten most recent games against teams inside the top six. They scored 12 conceded 25 goals. Lens are looking at a record of 17 wins, nine draws and three defeats in the Ligue 1 this season. Strasbourg are looking at five wins, 11 draws and 13 defeats in the Ligue 1.
Lens vs Strasbourg Stats
- Lens have not lost 26 of the last 27 home matches
- In 12 of the last 14 Lens home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Lens have scored in 15 of the last 16 matches
- Lens have scored in 15 of the last 17 home matches
- In 7 of the last 9 matches Lens played, both teams scored
- Strasbourg have conceded in the last 13 away matches in a row
- Strasbourg have conceded in 22 of the last 24 matches
- In 9 of the last 11 away matches Strasbourg played, both teams scored
- In 9 of the last 10 Strasbourg matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Strasbourg have not won 11 of the last 13 away matches
Lens vs Strasbourg Squads
Lens Squad
Haise will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Strasbourg from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the Ligue 1 this season):
Brice Samba (0/29), Jean-Louis Leca (0/0), Wuilker Farinez (0/0), Adrien Louveau (0/0), Facundo Medina (1/24), Ismael Boura (0/9), Jimmy Cabot (0/11), Jonathan Gradit (1/24), Kevin Danso (1/29), Massadio Haidara (0/27), Steven Fortes (0/1), Adam Oudjani (0/0), Adrien Thomasson (2/26), Angelo Fulgini (1/8), David Costa (1/27), Deiver Machado (3/26), Fode Sylla (0/0), Jean Onana (0/14), Julien Le Cardinal (0/5), Lukasz Poreba (0/7), Mamadou Camara (0/0), Przemyslaw Frankowski (2/29), Salis Abdul Samed (1/27), Seko Fofana (4/27), Yacouba Barry (0/0), Adam Buksa (0/4), Alexis Claude (3/18), Florian Sotoca (6/29), Ikoma Lois Openda (15/29), Remy Lascary (0/9), Wesley Said (5/18).
Strasbourg Squad
Here is the full squad of the away team. The 61 year-old Strasbourg manager Antonetti will select his starting XI from these players:
Eiji Kawashima (0/0), Matz Sels (0/29), Robin Risser (0/0), Alexander Djiku (1/25), Colin Dagba (0/16), Eduard Sobol (0/10), Frederic Guilbert (0/9), Gerzino Nyamsi (1/16), Ismael Doukoure (1/19), Lucas Perrin (0/18), Maxime Le Marchand (0/21), Thomas Delaine (0/15), Aymeric Ahmed (0/0), Benjamin Besic (0/0), Dany Jean (0/2), Dimitri Lienard (0/23), Ibrahima Sissoko (0/19), Jean Aholou (3/23), Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (1/21), Morgan Sanson (0/9), Mouhamadou Diarra (0/20), Nordine Kandil (0/7), Sanjin Prcic (1/25), Habibou Mouhamadou Diallo (15/29), Kevin Gameiro (7/26), Lebo Mothiba (3/16), Tom Saettel (0/0), Yuito Suzuki (0/0).
Lens vs Strasbourg Team News
Lens could be looking at four players on the injured and absent list ahead of their upcoming match against Strasbourg. For their upcoming match in round 30, Lens are unable to call upon Brice Samba, who is suspended.
Adam Buksa, Jimmy Cabot and Wuilker Farinez nurses various injuries and won't take part for Lens against Strasbourg at Stade Bollaert-Delelis.
Strasbourg are juggling with four absent players on this coming Friday when travelling to Lens.
Strasbourg need to do without Eiji Kawashima, Thomas Delaine, Colin Dagba and Nordine Kandil, who are not fit enough to travel to Stade Bollaert-Delelis.
Lens vs Strasbourg Lineups
Lens vs Strasbourg H2H
Supporters will be hoping to see a similarly thrilling encounter, as it turned out to be the last time Lens played against Strasbourg. It finished 2-2 in a great match between the pair. Lens go into their upcoming match against Strasbourg with a 30% winning record in recent meetings. This gives them a 3-3-4 record in the latest encounters with their next opponent. A record worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.
Lens vs Strasbourg Results
Betting on both teams to score in recent matches between Lens and Strasbourg would have made you a decent profit. Both teams found their way to the goal seven times in their previous ten matches. Odds on both teams finding the back of the net are best priced at 1/1 with the bookies.
Lens vs Strasbourg Betting Tips
It is difficult to look past Habibou Mouhamadou Diallo, when searching for a goalscorer, as he is seems in wonderful shape. He hit the target five times in recent Ligue 1 matches for Strasbourg, with a total for the season saying 15 goals scored in this Ligue 1 campaign. With six goals lately for Lens in the Ligue 1, Ikoma Lois Openda is also a player to look out for.
Lens claimed all three points seven times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing two along the way. They endured defeat in one of the games in this run. Strasbourg won two of their last 10 games away, while drawing three and losing five in this series of matches. Lens managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches at Stade Bollaert-Delelis.
Both teams scored seven times in the last ten encounters between Lens and Strasbourg, while over 2.5 goals came out six times. Lens scored 1.2 goals on average, while Strasbourg pulled 1.3 goals on average. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Lens’s last ten matches in all tournaments. They banged in an average of 2.1 goals on the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Strasbourg, who managed to score 1.3 times in those matches.
