Lens vs Lille prediction: FRANCE: Ligue 1 betting tips on match 2024-10-25 19:00.
[p]Undoubtedly, Will Still has made Lens harder to beat since taking the reins in the summer, however, frustration was building after a run of five draws in a row – a sequence that was finally broken last weekend with a 2-0 success at Saint Etienne. The manager will hope that result will help his new team kick on to the next level, as he claimed Lens “still have a lot of room for improvement.”[/p]
[p]One way in which the Blood and Gold could reach the next level is by finding a way to increase their attacking output. The nine league goals they have scored this season is lower than all bar the bottom five teams in the division ahead of this round, with just two of those strikes coming in three outings at Stade Bollaert-Delelis, yet Lens are still unbeaten here since March (W3, D4).[/p]
[p]Looking to put a dent in that record, Lille come into this fixture sitting directly above their opponents in the Ligue 1 table but only on goals scored. History suggests the visitors have a good chance of moving clear of Lens here, as they have only lost two of the last 18 H2Hs in the French top-flight (W11, D5), a run that stretches back to 2006![/p]
[p]Manager Bruno Génésio will be hoping that is a good omen for his side, who registered a stunning 3-1 UEFA Champions League success at Atlético Madrid on Wednesday. As such, the Mastiffs are unbeaten in six matches across all competitions (W4, D2), a run which also includes a 1-0 home win against Real Madrid, although interestingly the boss says the victory and performance at the Metropolitano Stadium was “better” than when they beat Los Blancos. [/p]
[p]Key battle: Lens goalkeeper Brice Samba has kept five clean sheets in eight league games this season, something he will be hoping to transfer into this match, given he is winless in seven H2Hs (D2, L5). He may be attempting to thwart forward Mohamed Bayo, who started for Lille in Madrid on Wednesday and has lost only one of the nine fixtures he has scored in since the start of the 2022/23 campaign (W8).[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Lens are the only team in Ligue 1 yet to concede a goal at home this season.[/p]
[p][i]Written by Matt Jones[/i][/p]