Lens vs Toulouse betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Ligue 1 match on January 05th, 2025

Lens will be playing against Toulouse in a Ligue 1 football match scheduled to take place on Sunday, January 05th, 2025, at 14:00h (UTC), in France, check the Lens vs Toulouse betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Lens vs Toulouse will occur

The game is set to 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

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

Introduction to the Lens vs Toulouse 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 2.93 goals per match.

Lens last match

Lens come from a draw in the last match. The game against Paris Saint Germain, valid for the Coupe de France, ended with a 1-1. The team coached by F. Haise lined up in the last match with a 5-3-2 formation.

The other team was the big favorite for this match, therefore the draw (odd 4.10) ended up being a good result.

Toulouse 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 Coupe de France, Toulouse, who used a 3-4-2-1 formation, faced the Hauts Lyonnais team with a final score of 0-0.

In the end, the draw (odd 11.00) cannot be considered a good result, especially considering that the chances of winning the match were high.

Lens vs Toulouse h2h

When these teams last met at Ligue 1, Toulouse was 14th place while Lens was in 8th place. Toulouse deployed in a 4-2-3-1 formation while Lens set up a 5-3-2 alignment.

The last time these teams met was for a Ligue 1 match, on 28-01-2024, referring to the 2023/2024 season, which ended with a 0-2 win for Lens.

Lens

Ligue 1 leaderboard now

Considering the home team Lens, standing in 7th place with 24 points in the Ligue 1 competition in France. Their performance statistics have been such as 6 wins, 3 losses and, 6 draws.

In the 16th round, the team has the same points compared to Nice who occupies position 6.

Lens analysis

Lens at the end of round 15 in Ligue 1 had 19 goals scored and 14 conceded.

The Lens team seeks to control the game by trying to achieve an average ball possession of 54.13%. This is based on the observation that ball possession above 50% typically gives teams some control over their opponents.

Lens has proven to be a formidable attacking force, with 1523 attacks resulting in 19 goals. Toulouse, on the other hand, has only scored 17 times with 1461 attacks.

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 4 goals in the current season, helping Lens to achieve victory in several disputes.

Toulouse

Ligue 1 leaderboard now

Toulouse arrives in this game with 21 points, and in 9th place in the Ligue 1, having won 6 games in total and lost 6 times, making a total of 3 draws.

With the same score that the Auxerre who occupies position 8, the team will fight for a best position in this 16th round.

Toulouse analysis

Currently, in the Ligue 1, Toulouse sums 17 goals for and a total of 17 goals against, after 15 rounds played.

Toulouse has been playing in a topsy-turvy manner lately, with alternating results of wins and losses. They will need to find a way to string together consistent performances if they want to challenge for the top spots in the league.

Best goalscorer from Toulouse

There are always individualities that stand out in a squad and in the team's attack Zakaria Aboukhlal has held that position so far in the competition. Serving Toulouse with 5 goals this season, the Attacker has been a key player in winning triumphs.

Interesting Match Facts:

With Lens boasting an unbeaten record in their recent encounters against Toulouse, all eyes are on them to maintain their dominance on the field.

Now a few markets where you can get some return from your bets:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Lens is M'Bala Nzola, who has already scored 4 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Toulouse is Zakaria Aboukhlal, he has scored in 5 opportunities.

For those following the live game, it has been known that between 75-90 minutes is a period where most goals are scored making this a good time to bet.

Bets on the under 2.5 goals market is an alternative because adding the goals scored at home by Lens 1.14 and the average conceding goals of the visiting team Toulouse 1 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 1.8.

Corners Top Betting Tips

One will find that combining the number of corners of both teams gives an average of 5.07 corners per game, making this something to note in attempting to obtain good betting results.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 4.13 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

On the Lens side, we know that it is a more aggressive team having received the red card 3 times this season, very different from Toulouse who only saw the red card once. 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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