Lens vs Lorient Prediction, 8/31/2022 Ligue 1 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 8/30/2022

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Game: Lens vs Lorient

Date: Wednesday, August 31, 2022

Location: Stade Bollaert-Delelis in Lens, France

TV: Fanatiz USA

Odds/Point Spread: Lens (-180) Lorient (+520)

Lens (3-1-0) welcomes Lorient (2-1-0) at Stade Bollaert-Delelis on Wednesday. Lorient are at at +520 and Lens are priced at -180. The over/under comes in at 2.75. The goaltenders who are expected to start will be Brice Samba for Lens and Yvon Mvogo for Lorient.

The Blood and Gold are ranked 2nd in regard to expected goals having 8.0, and their xGA are 4.2. RC Lens surrendered 4 goals while giving up 1.00 goals per 90, and the other team have 16 shots on target against them. This team's goal differential is 5 with the help of 9 goals compiled and 4 goals allowed. They are sitting with 1 clean sheet, which has them sitting at a percentage of 25.0 on the season. Lens has accumulated 13 SVs and they also have earned a save% of 81.3 so far this year. Lens is sitting with 4 yellow card warnings this year. On the year, the club is sitting with an average of 2.50 pts per fixture (10 points) and are 3rd in Ligue 1 with 6 assists.

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The Merlucciidaes have put together an average of 2.3 points per match while totaling 1 assist. FC Lorient has tallied a shut out % of 33.3 over the course of the season and 3 yellow card warnings. Lorient is 6th in the matter of goals conceded with 3, and the team's goal difference is at 2. On the campaign, FC Lorient has a save rate of 80.0 (15 SoT against), and sit at 5th in Ligue 1 with 7 points. Their goals against per 90 is at 1.00 with 12 saves, and they have accounted for 1 clean sheet. Lorient has compiled 5 goals and this team's xG on the season is currently at 6.2.

The guy who will defend the goal for Lens will be Brice Samba. Samba has seen the pitch for 15,678 mins and is sitting with 500 saves during his career. His GA/90 is 1.04 (182 goals conceded) and his save % is .759. The goalie born in Congo has had 659 shots attempted against him in 173 career starts. Samba (62-55-57 record in his career) has totaled 56 shutouts, which leaves him with a 32.4% clean sheet percentage.

Yvon Mvogo will be residing in front of the net for Lorient. Mvogo has totaled 47 clean sheets while he has seen 687 shots tried against him in 15,487 career mins. He sports a save % of .693 and his shutout rate sits at 27.5%. He has allowed 1.28 goals per 90 and he has earned a mark of 97-40-34. In his career, Mvogo has allowed 220 goals and has earned 476 saves in 171 starts.

Florian Sotoca is one player who could help decide the outcome for Lens. The forward born in France has 37 goals scored in 10,613 minutes played. Sotoca has been in the starting lineup in 121 matches in his career and scores 0.31 goals per 90 mins. He has totaled 19 assists while accumulating 22 yellow card cautions so far in his career.

Lorient has an attacker in Terem Moffi, who defenders will be preparing for in this game. He has 3 yellow card warnings thus far in his career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 6 times. The forward hailing from Nigeria has been on the pitch for 5,587 minutes while earning 29 goals. He averages 0.47 goals per 90 minutes and has been in the starting lineup in 69 matches during his soccer career.

Who will win tonight's Ligue 1 game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Lens (-180)

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