Lens vs Lyon Prediction & Betting Tips - Ligue 1

Prediction published on 01/04/2021, 03:24  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 01/04/2021 at 03:27 in Ligue 1 Predictions

With the top two sides facing off in Ligue 1 this weekend, third placed Olympique Lyon will be following the game with keen interest when they travel away to Lens on Match Day 31. Lens have 48 points ahead of this game, 12 lesser than Lyon’s tally. The hosts have European ambitions going into the final rounds of the league campaign and a win here will do them a lot of good as far as qualification to Europa League is concerned. They’re currently occupying a Europa League slot, three points ahead of sixth placed Marseille and 12 points below the last Champions League slot. It thus follows that the Europa League is a more realistic option and in their scoring form, Lens can afford to set this target. In the last 10 matches, the hosts have scored two or more goals in eight but they’ve conceded two or more goals in four of their last five. In Ligue 1 standings, they’ve conceded the most in the top seven and scored the least in the top five. In league matches alone, Lens carry to this game a nine-match unbeaten run, with four wins but one clean sheet in the last 10. With just two wins in the last 11 home matches, Lens need a lot of improvement to be able to match Lyon here, and they have just one clean sheet in the 11 home league matches. From a possible 18 points in the last six league matches at home, Lens have secured just six points. Generally, it hasn’t been a good run at home for them, winning just five of their 14 matches there.

Meanwhile, Lyon are coming from a 4-2 loss to PSG and will be hoping they get a first win in three matches here. With PSG and Lille facing off on the weekend, Lyon can get to second place with a win here and among the areas they’ll be looking to improve on will be in defence, having kept just one clean sheet in eight matches. They have conceded two or more goals in three of the last six league matches. On a more positive note, they have registered eight wins and only two losses in the last 12 matches and have a good run away from home. Lyon are unbeaten in 11 away league matches, winning eight and in the 15 they’ve played this season, they’ve lost just once. Head to head, they have three straight wins over Lens going to this game.