Lens vs Lille Prediction & Betting Tips - Ligue 1

Prediction published on 05/05/2021, 01:25  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 05/05/2021 at 01:31 in Ligue 1 Predictions

Lille hope to keep their title hopes alive when they travel away to Lens for their 36th game of the season in Ligue 1. Hosts Lens go to this game placed fifth with 56 points and can’t rise higher than their current position, while Lille are top with 76 points and under pressure from PSG, who are second, a point back. Lens lost their last game, 2-1 to PSG and will be looking to recover here as they look to hold on the Conference League spot. It is a congested race for that though, with just two points separating the fifth and seventh placed team. The loss to PSG in their last game is Lens’ only defeat in the last 14 matches but they have just six wins in the process. While they’ve scored in each of their last 11 league matches, Lens have no clean sheet in the process and remain the poorest defensively in the top seven, having conceded 48 goals. At home, they are unbeaten in the last seven matches, with three wins and four draws. The three wins have come against teams in the bottom four and three of the four draws have been against teams in top seven. In this game, they’ll miss the services of suspended defender Issiaga Sylla. The Guinean will be serving the second of a two-match suspension.

Lille will be without defensive midfielder Benjamin Andre, who is serving a one match suspension but they’ll be hoping to carry on with their fine form in the season. The league leaders go to this game having won 13 out of a possible 15 points in the last five league matches. They have three clean sheets in the five matches and still hold on as the best defensive side in the league, having conceded 22 goals in the season. Lille also have the least losses (3) in Ligue 1 this season and go here having scored two goals in three of their last five. Burak Yilmaz has been a star performer for the team, with four goals in their last four matches and will be gunning for more here. Lille will not be fazed by playing away from home; they’re the best performing away side in the league, having collected 40 points on the road. They have 12 wins and just a loss in 17 away league matches and are unbeaten in the last 12, with 10 wins. Their last 10 away league matches have produced seven clean sheets, and they’ve scored two or more goals in six of the 10 matches.