Auxerre vs Lens betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Ligue 1 match on December 14th, 2024

Auxerre and Lens will play on Saturday, December 14th, 2024, at 18:00h (UTC), in a Ligue 1 game to be held in France, check the Auxerre vs Lens betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Auxerre vs Lens will occur

The game takes place in the small Stade de l'Abbé Deschamps stadium, in the city of Auxerre, with a capacity for 23467 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Where to follow the live game

You can follow the match live on Betarena, with access to all the information to help you with your sports betting, including statistics, events and odds.

Introduction to the Auxerre vs Lens betting tip 2024/2025

In the current edition of the Ligue 1, we can see a growth in the average goals. While last season the tournament had an average of 2.7 goals per match, now the competition has an average of 2.9 goals per match.

Auxerre last match

Auxerre in its last official match drew (0-0) against Paris Saint Germain, in a match valid for Ligue 1. Coach C. Pélissier's lined up a 3-4-2-1 formation.

For this match the rival team had all the favoritism, so considering that factor, the draw (odd 5.75) ended up being a good result.

Auxerre showed a less-than-positive performance overall, but some players, such as Lassine Sinayoko, still performed well. He himself was the best on the field for his team, supporting the team in the most difficult moments with his classy plays.

Lens last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a victory in the last round. In a dispute valid for Ligue 1, Lens, who used a 4-2-3-1 formation, faced the Montpellier team with a final score of 2-0.

The team's favoritism prior to the match was confirmed thanks to the positive result, a victory that had odds of 1.40.

Auxerre vs Lens h2h

Auxerre was in 16th place in the Ligue 1 while Lens was in 2nd place, the last time these teams faced each other. Auxerre team entered the field with the 3-4-2-1 formation, the same tactic Lens used in the match.

The previous meeting between these two teams was in the 2022/2023 season of the Ligue 1. The meeting took place on 03-06-2023 and ended with a 1-3 win for Lens.

Auxerre

Ligue 1 leaderboard now

Considering the home team Auxerre, standing in 8th place with 20 points in the Ligue 1 competition in France. Their performance statistics have been such as 6 wins, 6 losses and, 2 draws.

Which means that the team, with an advantage of 1 point, in the 15th round is followed by the Reims team in 9th place.

Auxerre, although having no high aspirations, no relegation concerns, and occupying the middle of the league table in the France Ligue 1, will attempt to take advantage of the home factor to get a win.

Auxerre analysis

After round number 14 in Ligue 1, Auxerre has 21 goals scored and 21 conceded.

Auxerre has a ball possession average of 43.29% in the league. Therefore, they are not the team that proposes the game, which can be a problem for this match. Therefore, fans hope the team to have more possession in this Auxerre vs Lens 2024/2025 match and, especially, to convert it into goals.

Playing at home shows more positive results for the team with 5 wins, 1 loss and, 1 draw compared to the 1 game they won as the visiting team.

Best goalscorer from Auxerre

If we want to highlight a player in the team's offensive sector until this competition stage, we have to name Hamed Junior Traorè. Auxerre owes some of their triumphs to the Midfielder who scored 6 goals in this season.

Lens

Ligue 1 leaderboard now

Lens arrives in this game with 23 points, and in 7th place in the Ligue 1, having won 6 games in total and lost 3 times, making a total of 5 draws.

In the 15th round, the team has the same number of points compared to the Nice team which is just above, in 6th place.

Lens analysis

After 14 rounds, Lens has a positive goal difference, with 17 goals scored and only 12 goals taken by their goalkeeper.

With a sequence of 2 wins in the Ligue 1, Lens is in a wonderful moment where they are the favorite.

As we approach the Regular Season, Lens is gearing up for another gripping match. In the opening game, the team managed 5 shots on target, offering a glimpse into their offensive capabilities.

With a balance of 3 wins, 1 loss, and 3 draws in the Ligue 1, Lens playing away usually gives opponents slim chances of beating them.

Best goalscorer from Lens

In the individual highlights of the team in the offensive sector, the focus falls on M'Bala Nzola so far in the competition. With 3 goals with his signature, the Attacker has helped his team Lens to achieve victorious results this season.

For punters some entries may be interesting for this match, namely:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Auxerre is Hamed Junior Traorè, who has already scored 6 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Lens is M'Bala Nzola, he has scored in 3 opportunities.

Lens has conceded 5 away goals in 7 away matches. Here the recommended bet will be that Lens will have a clean sheet, remember that the last time these teams met the score was 1-3, something to take into consideration.

The best time to place bets is between 75-90 minutes as some study have shown this to be where most goals happen.

Bets on the under 2.5 goals market is an alternative because adding the goals scored at home by Auxerre 1.71 and the average conceding goals of the visiting team Lens 1.29 does not exceed the average of 3 goals, suggesting a good entry in this market.

At the bookmaker Bet365, the market of Total Goals Under 2.5 is with great odds.

In this game, our system found another interesting opportunity for a successful bet. Both teams score and usually suffer the first goal between the 30-40 minute. With this convergence, it is typically a value market!

Corners Top Betting Tips

There is an average of 4.6 corners per game, making this a good thing to note if one wishes to obtain good results in sports betting.

Cards Top Betting Tips

These teams together have a combined average of 4.71 yellow cards per match. Therefore, it might be a good option to bet on the 'Over 4.5 cards' option in this duel.

On the Lens side, we know that it is a more aggressive team having received the red card 3 time this season, very different from Auxerre who only saw the red card twice. Both the red and yellow cards market can be a good bet.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

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