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Lens 3 - 1 Nantes
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19.02.2023 - 16:05

Stadium : Stade Bollaert-Delelis (Lens)

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Lens vs Nantes Betting Tips: 19/02/2023 - Matchday 24 - France Ligue 1

Lens vs Nantes Betting Tips: 19/02/2023 - Matchday 24 - France Ligue 1

Looking for predictions for Lens vs Nantes? You don’t need to look any further, as our team of specialists has prepared the betting tips for this match that is taking place on the 19th of February at 16:05 for France Ligue 1. Continue reading if you want to know about our team’s opinion on which team will be victorious in the match of Lens vs Nantes.

🔥 Lens hasn’t won in its last 4 matches

🔥 Lens has conceded at least a goal in its last 4 matches

🔥 The past 3 matches between Lens and Nantes have ended with over 9.5 Corners

🔥 Nantes hasn’t lost any of its past 5 matches against Lens

🔥 Lens and Nantes average 2.45 goals scored per match

Form

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Lens

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Nantes

4Standings13
1.52Goal Scored1.04
0.78Goals Conceded1.13
43%% Over 2.539%
52%% BTTS43%
1.81xG1.49
1.28xGA1.6
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Lens

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Nantes

2Standings11
2Goal Scored0.92
0.73Goals Conceded1.25
43%% Over 2.539%
45%% BTTS42%
1.85xG1.44
1.15xGA1.62

Lens - Previous Results

Nantes - Previous Results

Summary

Goal Scored

With 35 goals scored in the 23 matches it played, Lens is the 9th best attack in the Ligue 1 this season, with the team averaging 1.52 goals scored per match so far.

Nantes found the opposing team’s net 24 times in its 23 matches played in this season’s. This means that the team averages 1.04 goals per match, making it the 16th best attack in the Ligue 1.

Goals Conceded

Opponents managed to hit the back of the net of RC Lens’s goal 18 times this season from the 23 matches the team has played. This means that the team hosting Lens is the 1st best defence in the Ligue 1 with 0.78 goals conceded per match.

Nantes is the 7th best defence in the Ligue 1. In its 23 matches in the competition, the team has conceded a goal 26 times, equating to 1.13 goals conceded per match.

% Over 2.5

The France Ligue 1 averages 55% of matches with Over 2.5 goals. On the one hand, Lens has managed to score 3 or more match goals in 43% of its matches this season.

On the other hand, Nantes has had 3 or more goals in 39% of matches played so far in this season’s Ligue 1. Do you think there is an opportunity for a bet in the Over 2.5 goals market?

Both Teams to Score (BTTS)

BTTS means Both Teams to Score. This means that both teams must score a goal to win the bet. If you placed a bet on BTTS on RC Lens, the success rate for your bet should be 52% so far.

Nantes has scored and conceded in the same match in 43% of the times it played during this season’s France Ligue 1.

Expected Goals (xG)

The Expected Goals (xG) tell us more than the goals scored by a team. They tell us about the chances created by each team, which can sometimes be given more weight than the goals scored. Lens, for example, has 1.81 expected goals per match, compared to its 1.52 goals scored.

Nantes, on the flipside, has 1.49 xG per match. So from the shots it takes, we expect that the team scores an average of 1.04 goals per match.

Expected Goals Against (xGA)

Regarding xGA, Lens has 1.28 per match. This means the team is expected to concede 0.78 goals on average every time it plays in the Ligue 1.

Expected Goals Against are a good measure of a team's defence quality and processes. The lower the number, the better the defensive routines of a team. For example, Nantes averages 1.6 xGA per match in the 23 times it has played in the competition.

Predictions

Our team of analysts has looked at all the relevant data, in and out of the pitch, and we have prepared the prediction for Lens vs Nantes for Matchday 24 of the France Ligue 1.

As always, we were very careful in our analysis, and will only recommend what we also bet on. You will not find any betting tip for Lens vs Nantes that we do not believe in.

As such, and looking at all of the statistics for the match, we think that this is the best bet for the match we have analysed.