Lyon vs Lens Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 12th February 2023

Lyon welcome Lensthis coming Sunday in the Ligue 1, with the host motivated by the possibility of closing the gap in the table on the visitors. On the other hand, the latter could distance themselves even further with a win in this exciting round 23 match.

Looking at the Ligue 1 standings, the current difference between the sides is 14 points and six places.

Lyon will try to spring a surprise on favourites Lens this coming Sunday and continue in their series of matches without defeat. Three more points would be massive for the team and their upcoming Ligue 1 challenges.

Lyon are relatively average in the art of goal-scoring these days. They scored a steady 12 goals in their previous ten matches, for an average of 1.2 per game. They simultaneously allowed their opponents eight goals, or an average of 0.8 a game. Furthermore, they fought their way to four clean sheets in this run.

Lens managed a bearable 15 goals from their past ten games, creating an average of 1.5 goals per game. They conceded eight goals in total, and while claiming three clean sheets, they conceded 0.8 goals an average per game.

The last time these two teams faced off against each other, Lens came away as 1-0 winners. No doubt they are planning a similar outcome this coming Sunday.

Lyon vs Lens Prediction

Lyon Form

Lyon have gone unbeaten in their previous three matches, which included a 0-0 draw with Brest, a 1-3 victory over Troyes, and a 2-2 draw with Lille. In their last six Ligue 1 matches at home, Lyon have one win, while they've drawn three and lost two.

Lens Form

Lens claimed two points from their last three matches. They started by losing 0-1 at the hands of Nice, before drawing 1-1 with Brest. They secured a point in their latest encounter, a 1-1 draw against Lorient. In their last six away matches in the Ligue 1, Lens won twice, while also recording four draws. They endured zero defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying five goals conceded and seven scored.

Having considered the match from different angles, be it form, strength in squad and match history, Lyon get our vote here. They should have enough to see them through a most likely tricky opponent in Lens.

Lyon have taken five points from their last nine games against teams from the top half of the Ligue 1 table. They won one of these matches with a scoreline of seven goals to 13. Lens earned six wins and 20 points in their last nine games against teams from the top half of the Ligue 1 table. They scored 17 and conceded eight goals in these. Lyon enjoy a record of nine wins, five draws and eight defeats in the Ligue 1 this season. Lens have 13 wins, seven draws and two defeats in the Ligue 1.

Lyon vs Lens Team News

Lyon might be looking at three missing players for their upcoming assignment against Lens.

Corentin Tolisso, Henrique and Malo Gusto nurses various injuries and won't take part for Lyon against Lens at Groupama Stadium.

Lens face a list of four absentees from the squad ahead of their next match this coming Sunday against Lyon. For instance, Lens won't be able to field Brice Samba as he serves out a ban following too many cards.

Lens need to do without Adam Buksa, Jimmy Cabot and Wuilker Farinez, who are not fit enough to travel to Groupama Stadium.

Lyon vs Lens H2H

Lens ended up winning 1-0 in the most recent meeting between these two rivals. Rest assured they have a similar outcome in mind at Groupama Stadium. Lens look back on two wins in their previous matches against their next opponent in the shape of Lyon. The home side has a 60% win rate in these encounter for a total record of 6-2-2. No doubt worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Lyon vs Lens Results

In five of the previous ten matches between Lyon and Lens both teams scored.

Lyon vs Lens Betting Tips

It has been a superb season for Alexandre Lacazette so far as he managed to score impressive 13 goals across all tournaments during the current campaign. He appears to be in great form currently, as he hit the target three times in his last six games, and Lyon rely on his abilities against Lens. Siding with him to find the back of the net on Sunday seems like a decent punt.

In their last 10 matches at Groupama Stadium across all tournaments Lyon won four times, drew three and lost three times. Lens claimed six wins, four draw and zero defeats in their last 10 games away. Goals should be on the menu at Groupama Stadium, with both teams scoring in seven of the last 10 matches at home for Lyon. The same outcome paid dividends in seven of the last 10 away games for Lens.

Both teams not to score was a winning bet five times in the last ten encounters between Lyon and Lens as under 2.5 goals happened four times. Lyon scored an average of 1.6 goals a game, with Lens averaging 0.8 goals in this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Lyon’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 2.1 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Lens's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.8 goals in these matches.