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Lens vs Reims – Prediction, and Match Preview
Lens vs Reims – After defeating Marseille 2-1 in Ligue 1, RC Lens will be looking for a repeat of that performance.
RC Lens had 42% of the game’s possession and two of its nine shots on goal were successful. Seko Fofana and Los Openda scored goals for RC Lens in the 42nd and 60th minutes, respectively.
Marseille had a total of 13 shots on goal, but they could only muster up a single goal. Dimitri Payet scored the goal for Marseille in the 88th minute.
In their previous six games, RC Lens had little trouble scoring, hitting the goal each time they took the field.
In that time, they have amassed 10, while also giving away a total of five. Naturally, this trend won’t necessarily continue.
Reims enters the match off of a 1-0 Ligue 1 victory against Lille in their previous match.
Reims enjoyed 36% of the possession in that game and only one of their four shots on goal were successful. Marshall Munetsi was the lone scorer for Reims (21′). Five of Lille’s eleven goal efforts found the back of the net.
In recent games, there has been a pattern of at least one team failing to score in games involving Reims. Five of their last six outings show that this has occurred. In those matchups, the other team has scored seven goals, compared to Reims’ five.
Lens vs Reims – Betting Analysis
Looking back at their previous head-to-head matches dating to January 6, 2019, we can see that RC Lens won two of them and Reims won one, with three games ending in draws.
In total, 19 goals were scored during this time for both teams, with Les Artésiens scoring ten and Les Rouges et Blancs scoring 9. 3.17 goals have been scored on average per game.
The score in their most recent league meeting was Reims 1–RC Lens on Match Day 6 of Ligue 1 on September 4, 2022.
Reims had 36% of the day’s possession and only one of its four efforts on goal were successful. Folarin Balogun (72′) was their lone scorer.
Four shots on goal were made by RC Lens, and only one of them were successful. (82′) Los Openda scored. Eric Wattellier officiated the game.
In our opinion, RC Lens will likely score the goals they require when they play Reims, who will likely struggle to score their own goal.
What are the best odds for the game?
Looking at the bookies’ prices in the full-time result market, the win for RC Lens is best priced at 11/20, backing the game finishing all-square is 333/100, and putting your money on the win for Reims gets 24/5. Those are the top bets on offer as of now.
Lens vs Reims – Head-to-Head
Our Prediction: Home to Win
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