Lens - Strasbourg predictions

The online bookies marked Lens as the favourites, which makes a lot of sense. Still, we wouldn’t put Strasbourg winning beyond them – not to mention that draws are a strong possibility in relatively balanced games.

Strasbourg appear severely unprepared for a clash with Lens, to the point of being considered hard underdogs. We would consider even a draw a success, so the long 3.53 odds for an away win bit seem fitting.

Lens’s latest away victory against Monaco was a surprise to experts and bookies alike. Most sportsbooks priced an away win at 3.52 going in, but they managed to snag an early lead and a stunning 1:4 victory.

Strasbourg are coming off from a decisive home victory against Lille. At odds of 2.71 on a home win, few expected such a result – though Strasbourg already established dominance in the first half.

With 5 goals over the previous 3 matches, Lens attackers are nothing to be scoffed at. If the trend continues, we’ll see some rather impressive records from then by the end of the season.

Our confidence that Strasbourg will manage to hold their composure in an away game is shaky. They have over 5 concessions on record in their latest 3 visiting games alone.

Lens are doing well in the Ligue 1 so far – though it’s far from over. They’re holding the 3rd spot in the standings and will be trying to push for the top. We can be sure that Strasbourg won’t make it easy for the hosts in their chase for the Champions league spot.

Although Strasbourg had a great start this season, we’re only a few rounds in and their odds of winning this match are not looking great. Most bookies consider them clear underdogs, so the 5 points they’d need to catch up to the table leaders are more distant than they seem.

The $ODDS odds on a home win are hard to trust with last season’s harsh defeat still fresh in our memories. The fact that Strasbourg won that clash was a surprise in its own right – the goal difference was even less expected.

With zero injuries reported across the board, this is shaping up to be an exciting outing indeed. Both teams will have their complete squads at their disposal, so we can fully expect them to bring their A-game.

Decent offers are in short supply for this match, so our best tip is to risk an HT/FT bet and go for Draw/Home. It’s quite a bold offer to take at odds of 2.06, but the betting value makes it interesting.