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Lens vs Clermont Foot Prediction, 3/19/2022 Ligue 1 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 3/17/2022

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Game: Lens vs Clermont Foot

Date: Saturday, March 19, 2022

Location: Stade Bollaert-Delelis in Lens, France

TV: Fanatiz USA

Odds/Point Spread: Lens (+100) Clermont Foot (+250)

Elba Rashani and Clermont Foot (7-7-14, 16th in Ligue 1) go to Stade Bollaert-Delelis on Saturday where they'll meet Lens (11-8-9, 9th in Ligue 1). The expected starting goalies will be Jean-Louis Leca for Lens and Ouparine Djoco for Clermont Foot. The Lancers are at at +250 while Lens are priced at +100. The total is set at 2.5.

Lens stepped onto the pitch against Metz in their most recent match and walked away with a draw with a final of 0-0. Lens attempted 5 dribbles in this contest and successfully completed 4 of the dribbles for a percentage of 80.0%. In regard to passing, they earned a 85.3% received passes rate by converting 407 of the 477 pass attempts in their last outing.

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In relation to shooting accuracy, Lens finished at a 10.0% rate by putting 1 shot on target out of 10 total shots. Lens has an average of 1.43 goals per 90 (40 goals in total) and are sitting with 28 assists in all competitions this season.

Gael Kakuta is a player who should be able to impact this game for Lens. He has accounted for 35 assists while earning 17 yellow card cautions during his career. Kakuta has started 215 outings in his pro soccer career and has 0.19 goals per 90 minutes. The forward hailing from France has racked up 39 goals scored in 18,474 minutes played.

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One more player who should impact this match is Florian Sotoca, the forward who is from France. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 18 times so far in his career while scoring 32 goals. Sotoca has been on the pitch for 9,553 minutes during 108 career starting assignments and has been given 20 yellow cards. He averages 0.30 goals per 90 minutes for his career.

The guy protecting the net for Lens will be Jean-Louis Leca. Leca (97-59-77 record in his career) has recorded 78 shutouts, which leaves him with a 33.2% clean sheet percentage. The goalkeeper born in France has had 734 shots sent in his direction in 235 career starting assignments. His goals allowed per 90 minutes is 1.10 (256 goals conceded) and he is the owner of a save percentage of 71.5%. Leca has seen the pitch for a total of 20,888 minutes and is sitting with 522 saves so far in his career.

For their last game, Clermont Foot went home defeated by a final of 2-0 against Lorient. Clermont Foot ended the game with a 50.0% successful dribble rate by connecting on 6 out of the 12 dribbles they pursued. They wrapped up this outing by completing 466 out of their 510 passing attempts for a percentage of 91.4%. Clermont Foot had 1 shot on target out of their 10 shots attempted which had them at a 10.0% rate in their last outing. Having tallied 25 goals and 20 assists in all matches, Clermont Foot averages 0.89 goals and 0.71 assists per 90 minutes.

Elba Rashani should provide solid play for Clermont Foot. He is currently averaging 0.21 G/90 and has been in the starting lineup in 196 matches during his career. The forward from Kosovo has totaled 16,355 mins while scoring 38 goals. He has totaled 35 yellow card warnings in his career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 30 times. Be sure to watch out for Jodel Dossou, the midfielder representing Benin. Dossou has earned himself 5 yellow cards in 5,381 minutes played (61 starts). His goals per 90 min average in his career is 0.32. He has totaled 19 goals in his pro soccer career while assisting a teammate on a goal 7 times.

Ouparine Djoco will be looking after the goal for Clermont Foot. Djoco has tallied 4 shutouts while seeing 75 shots tried against him in 1,576 career minutes. He is the owner of a save % of 68.0% and his shutout rate is currently 23.5%. He has surrendered 1.43 goals per 90 minutes while holding a mark of 5-3-9. So far in his career, Djoco has conceded 25 goals while earning 52 stops in 17 starting assignments.

Who will win tonight's Ligue 1 game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Clermont Foot (+250)

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