Lens - Strasbourg predictions

It’s easy to point out Lens as the clear favourites, but we wouldn’t call this match completely one-sided. The hosts are definitely more likely to win between the two, but a tie game is another possibility. An away win would be quite a surprise, but we’ve seen bigger upsets.

The odds are stacked heavily against Strasbourg here, and we can’t see them winning this match. Lens are heavily favoured by most betting predictions – so much so that an away bet is priced at around 4.40.

Lens’s defeat in the previous round was to be expected, frankly. They played as visitors against a considerably stronger team - Nice . They were already trailing behind during half-time, and things only went down from there on, resulting in a compelling 2:0 defeat.

Strasbourg are coming on the back of a 2:0 victory in their most recent Ligue 1 game. They were the hosts in that instance, though, and the matchup against Montpellier was largely favourable as well. In other words – they performed as well as could be expected, but the triumph itself was nothing extraordinary.

Strasbourg recorded 7 goals in all 3 of their latest home games. While they don’t have the home-field advantage in this match, an action-packed match seems very likely.

Lens are 2 points behind Europa League spots. Though the season is far from over, they will still need to dig deep to improve their standings. Thankfully, they have a decent shot at earning 3 more points in round 22.

The visitors are staring down difficult odds in this matchup, but they will need to secure some points if they want to realise their Europa ambitions. There’s still plenty of time to move up the Ligue 1 ladder, but the competition will only get more heated as we move into the second half of the season.

These two teams already clashed multiple times this season, and neither managed to come out on top in any of those games. Most bookmakers see Lens as the favourites, though, so they’ll want to use the extra drive of being the hosts to finally earn a conclusive result.

This match is notable for the number of injuries reported prior by both sides. On one hand, the hosts will have to make do without Ruben Aguilar, Jhoanner Chávez Quintero, Martín Satriano, Mathew Ryan. On the other, the visitors will not be able to count on Dilane Bakwa, Dion Moise Sahi, Alaa Bellaarouch. Both are in a precarious state, but you should take the importance of these players to the respective strategies before putting down a stake.

Despite the risks involved, the strongest prediction in terms of value is an HT/FT bet that the hosts will take lead in the second half. It’s as risky as you might expect, though the 1.77 odds offer a decent return.