Lens vs Monaco – After losing to Paris Saint-Germain 3-1 in their previous Ligue 1 match, RC Lens will be hoping to rebound here.
RC Lens had 38% of the possession in that game and 14 shots on goal, 7 of which were successful. Przemysaw Frankowski (60′) was the lone player for RC Lens to register a point.
Paris Saint-Germain, on the other hand, had 15 shots total, with 7 of those being on goal. For Paris Saint-Germain, goals were scored by Kylian Mbappé (31′), Vitinha (37′), and Lionel Messi (40′).
In each of their last six games, RC Lens has scored at least one goal without missing the target. In that time, they have asserted a total of 12 and given up a total of 5. Of course, there is no guarantee that this pattern will continue.
RC Lens hasn’t lost against Monaco in the league in their previous 5 games, according to their past performance. In their past four league home games, they are unbeaten.
Monaco enters the contest fresh off a 3-1 victory over FC Lorient in Ligue 1. Monaco controlled 46% of the game’s possession and 7 of its 11 shots on goal were successful.
Krépin Diatta (14′), Aleksandr Golovin (28′), and Kevin Volland (55′) scored the goals for Monaco. Lorient, on the other hand, had 7 attempts at goal, with 4 of them being successful. FC Lorient’s goal came from Ibrahima Koné (86′).
We’ve got goals 22 times in the previous 6 games that Monaco have taken the field, delivering an average of 3.67 goals per match, indicating their desire for high-scoring contests. Nine of these totals have been made by opposing teams.
According to a review of their prior results, Monaco has lost both of their previous road league encounters to RC Lens.
For the previous six league games,
Monaco have not lost to RC Lens on the road. They have a very strong run of results and have won all nine of their away league games. impressive, to put it mildly.
Lens vs Monaco – Betting Analysis
Looking at their previous head-to-head matches dating back to December 16, 2020, we can see that RC Lens won three of them, Monaco won one, and there were two draws.
20 goals were scored between them in these games, with Les Artésiens scoring 13 and Les Rouge et Blanc scoring 7. 3.33 goals have been scored on average each game.
The teams’ previous league encounter took place on Ligue 1 Match Day 3 on August 20, 2022, with Monaco defeating RC Lens 1-4 in the end.
Monaco held a 46% possession advantage at that point and made 12 efforts on goal, scoring on 5. Benoît Badiashile (41′) was the lone player for them to register a goal.
RC Lens, their adversaries, had 14 shots on goal with 6 of them being on target. Wesley Sad (78′), Seko Fofana (55′), Los Openda (7′), and Déiver Machado all scored goals. Willy Delajod was the official match referee.
Franck Haise, the manager of RC Lens, will be without Wesley Sad (Dead Leg), Mamadou Camara (Surgery), Jimmy Cabot (Cruciate Ligament Rupture), and Wuilker Fariez (Cruciate Ligament Rupture). Due to his ban, Salis Abdul Samed is ineligible to play in this game.
Brice Samba, Jonathan Gradit, Kevin Danso, Facundo Medina, P. Frankowski, Jean Onana, Seko Fofana, Deiver Machado, Adrien Thomasson, Los Openda, and Angelo Fulgini are likely to line up as a 3-4-3 for Les Artésiens.
Philippe Clement, the manager of Monaco, just has one fitness concern from a team that is largely at full strength. Breel Embolo (Knee Issues) will not be participating.
We predict Alexander Nubel, Vanderson, Axel Disasi, Guillermo Maripán, Caio Henrique, Krepin Diatta, Youssouf Fofana, Mohamed Camara, Aleksandr Golovin, Kevin Volland, and Wissam Ben Yedder will make up Les Rouge et Blanc’s 4-4-2 starting lineup.
We believe that Monaco will need to exert a lot of effort to score goals against this RC Lens club, who should manage to score and take the lead.
What are the best odds for the game?
Looking at the betting prices for the match in the WDW market, a win for RC Lens is available for 2.12, a wager on a draw is 3.6 and betting on the winner to be Monaco comes in at 3.42. Those are the most competitive prices available at present.
Lens vs Monaco – Head -to- Head
Our Prediction: Under 3.5 Goals
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