Lens vs LOSC Lille betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Ligue 1 match on October 26th, 2024

A football match between Lens and LOSC Lille of the Ligue 1 will take place in France on Saturday, October 26th, 2024, at 19:00h (UTC), check the Lens vs LOSC Lille betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Lens vs LOSC Lille will occur

The game will be played in the Stade Bollaert-Delelis stadium, in the city of Lens, with a capacity for 38223 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Where to follow the live game

You can find all the follow-up to the match live on Betarena, bringing odds, events, statistics, and more to help with your sports betting.

Introduction to the Lens vs LOSC Lille 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 3.07 goals per match.

Lens last match

In the last match they played, Lens collected a win. The opposing team was Saint-Étienne, and the match - which ended with the result of 0-2 - was valid for Ligue 1. Coach F. Haise's disposed his team in a 3-4-2-1 formation.

Prior to the match the odds were 1.55, making clear the team's favoritism, which was later confirmed with the positive result.

While a good part of the team did not have an eye-catching performance, Florian Sotoca called the responsibility. It appeared very well in the contest's central moments, becoming the great name of victory for Lens.

LOSC Lille last match

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

Prior to the match, there were signs indicating that the game would be evenly matched between the two teams. As a result, a draw with odds around 3.50 seemed like a plausible and expected outcome.

Lens vs LOSC Lille h2h

The last time these teams battled against each other in Ligue 1, Lens ranked 6th place while LOSC Lille was in 4th place. Lens took to the field with a 3-4-1-2 tactic, while LOSC Lille deployed in a 4-3-3 formation.

The two teams have not faced each other since 29-03-2024. On that occasion they were playing for the 2023/2024 season of the Ligue 1, and the match ended with a 2-1 win for LOSC Lille.

The last encounter between these two it was a close fight.

The LOSC Lille team in the last five matches has achieved more regular results, with a total of 3 wins, compared to the Lens team, which won only 1 match.

This match will be officiated by B. Bastien and duly assisted by H. Zakrani and A. Berthomieu from the sideline.

Lens

Ligue 1 leaderboard now

The Lens team with 14 points currently occupies the 5th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the UEFA Europa League, with a campaign of 3 wins, 5 draws and 0 losses.

In the 9th round, the team has no advantage against the Reims team, which is ranked just below in position 6. It also has the same score that the LOSC Lille team that is in the 4th place.

Lens analysis

After round number 8 in Ligue 1, Lens has 9 goals scored and 4 conceded.

M'Bala Nzola's life is not being easy in this beginning of his trajectory for his new club. Hired for this season, the player has not been performing well, a fact that was repeated in Lens last game. Against Saint-Étienne, once again he failed to score goals, accumulating another bad performance.

Best goalscorer from Lens

If we want to highlight a player from the team's attack at this stage, we have to name M'Bala Nzola. The Attacker scored 2 goals in the current season, helping Lens to achieve victory in several disputes.

LOSC Lille

Ligue 1 leaderboard now

The LOSC Lille team with 14 points currently occupies the 4th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the UEFA Champions League Qualifiers, with a campaign of 4 wins, 2 draws, and 2 losses.

Which means that the team, has the same number of points in the 9th round that the Lens team in 5th place.

LOSC Lille analysis

LOSC Lille shows a very satisfactory ratio of goals scored to goals conceded. The team after 8 games has only conceded goals on 8 occasions, and has scored in 13.

A team with great aspirations and abilities in the Ligue 1.

The LOSC Lille team usually tries to control the game with an average ball possession of 59.88%. Teams with ball possession above 50% typically have some control over the opponents.

Opponents usually do not have much of a chance against away team LOSC Lille, with a balance of 2 wins, 1 loss, and 1 draw in the Ligue 1.

LOSC Lille is a more offensive team than Lens, having 939 attacks vs. 796 from Lens, having scored 13 times, in comparison, Lens converted into goal 9 times.

Best goalscorer from LOSC Lille

Individually, the team's most offensive player in the competition so far is Jonathan David. The Attacker has scored 5 times in the current season and has helped LOSC Lille come out with a positive result on several occasions.

It should also be noted that 1 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Historical data: LOSC Lille

With 4 titles won in the history of the tournament, one of the leading names in the competition is the LOSC Lille team. The record of the team will impact the final outcome of the game and it will not be the first time the team has managed to impress their rivals with a win at a time when they are in bad shape.

Bet suggestions for this game:

Goals Top Betting Tips

LOSC Lille has conceded 1 away goal in 4 away matches. Here the recommended bet will be that LOSC Lille will have a clean sheet, remember that the last time these teams met the score was 2-1, something to take into consideration.

A good time to bet for those watching the live game is in the 75-90 minute period where most goals happen.

Bets on the under 2.5 goals market is an alternative because adding the goals scored at home by Lens 0.67 and the average conceding goals of the visiting team LOSC Lille 1.25 does not exceed the average of 3 goals, suggesting a good entry in this market.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 1.91.

Corners Top Betting Tips

Something to explore in order to get favorable betting results is noting the average of 5.38 corners per game which one can get by combining the number of corners of both teams.

Cards Top Betting Tips

These teams together have a combined average of 4.62 yellow cards per match. Therefore, it might be a good option to bet on the 'Over 4.5 cards' option in this duel.

In games like these, the players are usually nervous and sometimes even aggressive due to the tension that this rivalry involves. Therefore, a good option is to bet that the match will have an above average number of cards or that at least one red card will be shown.

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

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