Lens vs Paris FC prediction: FRANCE: Ligue 1 betting tips on match 2025-10-18 13:00.
[p]Lens and Paris FC are looking to continue their impressive starts to the season when they clash in Ligue 1 for the first time in over 50 years.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Lens went into the international break just three points off the Ligue 1 summit after a three-match unbeaten run (W2, D1), their best such streak in the league since this time 12 months ago. Pierre Sage’s men netted a 96th minute winner to beat Auxerre 2-1 in their last outing, and they’ll hope two weeks off doesn’t hinder their momentum as the Blood and Gold chase a first set of three successive home league victories since December 2023, with their two prior wins this time around seeing Lens score exactly three goals in each game. [/p]
[p]Paris FC have adapted brilliantly to life back in Ligue 1, starting this round in the top half after losing just one of their last five matches (W3, D1). Club president Pierre Ferracci’s aim to establish the club in the top flight after a 46-year absence is therefore off to the perfect start, with defensive solidity even starting to emerge after a 2-0 win over Lorient prior to the international break marked their first clean sheet of the campaign. Back-to-back Ligue 1 shutouts were last achieved in December 1973, and another one here would stretch their unbeaten run on the road to three games (W1, D1).[/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]This will be just the third-ever Ligue 1 meeting between these sides, and the first since 1973/74. Lens won both prior H2Hs, scoring exactly three each time with both games seeing goals at both ends.[/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Just one of Lens’ last eight home league matches saw both teams score.[/p]
[p]Lens are yet to concede after half-time in Ligue 1 home games this season.[/p]
[p]Pre-round, only PSG (5) have been awarded fewer yellow cards than Paris FC (7) in Ligue 1.[/p]
[p]Paris FC have trailed at half-time in three of their four away league games this season.[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Adrien Thomasson assisted both of Lens’ goals against Auxerre, and appears primed to get on the scoresheet here having seen three of his last four goals for the club come in home wins. Paris winger Moses Simon could be the man to step up for them here as he’s netted five Ligue 1 goals against Lens in just seven matches (W2, D2, L3), two more than against any other opponent.[/p]
[p]Lens’ Odsonne Édouard went off injured after scoring against Auxerre, while Paris FC look set to be without Alimami Gory and Vincent Marchetti.[/p]
[p]For all the latest team news, please check the Flashscore match centre.[/p]
[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]The hosts’ class should shine through here, so we’re backing them to follow recent trends with a Lens win and over 2.5 goals selection.[/p]
[p]Author: Ryan Fisher[/p]