Lens vs Nice Prediction, 4/10/2022 Ligue 1 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 4/7/2022

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Game: Lens vs Nice

Date: Sunday, April 10, 2022

Location: Stade Bollaert-Delelis in Lens, France

TV: Fanatiz USA

Odds/Point Spread: Lens (+117) Nice (+253)

Gael Kakuta and Lens (12-8-10, 10th in Ligue 1) play Nice (15-7-8, 5th in Ligue 1) at Stade Bollaert-Delelis on Sunday. The goalkeepers protecting the net are Jean-Louis Leca for Lens and Walter Benitez for Nice. Lens are at +117 while Nice are priced at +253. The over/under has been set at 2.5.

Lens took the field against Strasbourg in their last game and went home with a loss by a final score of 1-0. In the passing game, they finished this match with a 89.3% rate by connecting on 442 out of their 495 passing attempts last game. Lens tried 15 dribbles in this matchup and completed 8 of the tries for a rate of 53.3%.

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In regard to shooting accuracy, Lens wrapped this game up at a 16.7% rate by putting 2 SoT out of 12 total shots. Lens averages 1.43 g/90 (43 total goals) and have accounted for 28 assists in all games this year.

Gael Kakuta is a guy who can be a difference maker for Lens. He has 35 assists while accumulating 17 yellow cards during his soccer career. Kakuta has had a starting assignment in 215 games in his career and he accounts for 0.19 goals per 90 minutes. The forward who is from France has recorded 39 goals scored in 18,508 mins played.

One more player who could decide who wins is Seko Fofana, the midfielder born in France. He has assisted on a goal 17 times during his pro soccer career while scoring 24 goals. Fofana has played 16,989 minutes in 191 career starts and has been handed a total of 26 yellow cards. He has an average of 0.13 G/90 for his career.

The man who will protect the net for Lens will be Jean-Louis Leca. Leca (97-59-78 record in his career) has 78 clean sheets, which gives him a 33.1% clean sheet percentage. The goalie born in France has seen 735 shots attempted against him in 236 starting assignments. His goals allowed per 90 minutes is 1.10 (257 total goals allowed) and he holds a save percentage of 71.6%. Leca has played for a total of 20,978 mins and has accumulated 523 stops so far in his career.

For their last game, Nice were able to avoid a loss with a score of 1-1 against Rennes. Nice had a 40.0% successful dribble rate by completing 4 out of the 10 dribbles they pursued. They finished the match by completing 307 of the 353 attempted passes for a rate of 87.0%. Nice converted 2 shots on target out of the team's 9 shots tried earning them a 22.2% clip in their last outing. Having accumulated 40 goals and 28 assists for all their games, Nice averages 1.33 goals and 0.93 assists per 90 min.

Amine Gouiri should provide solid play for Nice. He currently averages 0.39 goals per 90 mins and has had a starting assignment in 57 matches thus far in his career. The forward from France has been on the pitch for 5,107 professional minutes and he has scored 22 goals. He has totaled 7 yellow card warnings during his pro soccer career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 14 times. Make sure to watch out for Kasper Dolberg, the forward who represents Denmark. Dolberg has been given 6 yellow card warnings in 10,003 minutes (113 starting assignments). His goals per 90 average during his soccer career is 0.50. He has earned 56 goals during his pro soccer career while helping on a goal 14 times.

Walter Benitez will look after the net for Nice. Benitez has totaled 62 clean sheets and has defended 751 shots tried against him in 17,855 mins throughout his career. He holds a save % of 74.4% and his clean sheet rate sits at 31.3%. He has conceded 1.21 goals per 90 minutes while he holds a mark of 79-53-66. So far in his pro soccer career, Benitez has given up 215 goals and has racked up 562 stops in 198 starting assignments.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Nice (+253)

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