Lille is up against Lens in the French Ligue One. The away team is looking to extend its good run while Lens needs a quick turnaround. Lille is facing a troubled team and they have the chance to cut the gap at the top. Backing the visitors to win or draw (+0.5) is a very valuable option in this fixture.
Matchday 26 in the French Ligue One sees Lens host Lille at the Stade Bollaert-Delelis on Saturday.
Lille showed great determination to comeback from a losing position to earn all three points at home to Brest last week. They are currently sixth in the league and are closing down on the top four. Lille has won three of their last five matches and the only games they failed to win was against PSG in the league and Lyon in the Coupe de France. They have won more than half of their games in the Ligue One this season and they are a very tough team to beat.
The visitors' main strength this season has been in attack and only three teams can boast of a better goalscoring record than Lille. The away team have scored 45 goals in 25 league games and are averaging 1.80 goals per game while Lens is averaging just over 1.50 goals per game. Lately, a huge chunk of Lille's goals have come away from home and they can get all three points against Lens.
Lens lost their first game of the new month against Nantes as they crashed out of the domestic cup. The hosts took an early lead but they could not even see out a draw as Nantes completed a 2-1 comeback. Lens has now won only one of their last five games and the squad looks very tired at this point with little options on the bench. Lille would fancy their chances against a team with only one league win in the last two months.
Lille has six wins in ten meetings between these two teams including the last clash in October last year while Lens has only been victorious on two occasions. A bet on the away team to win or draw (+0.5) is a very good option to wager on.
