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Lens vs Lille Prediction, 10/8/2023 Ligue 1 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 10/3/2023

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Game: Lens vs Lille

Date: Sunday, October 8, 2023

Location: Stade Bollaert-Delelis in Lens, France

TV: Sling TV

Odds/Point Spread: Lens (+122) Lille (+214)

Lens (2-1-4) will go up against Lille (3-2-2) at Stade Bollaert-Delelis on Sunday. Lens are priced at +122 while Lille OSC are at +214. The over/under is set at 2.5. The men protecting the net will be Brice Samba for Lens and Lucas Chevalier for Lille.

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RC Lens given up 12 goals while conceding 1.71 goals per 90, and opposing teams have tallied 31 SoT on them. They have accumulated 1 clean sheet, which gives them a percentage of 14.3 so far this season. Lens has 19 yellow cards over the course of the season in addition to 1 red card. The Blood and Gold rank 11th in relation to expected goals with 8.0, and their xGA are at 7.3. This season, this team sports an average of 1.00 points per contest (7 points) and also have a ranking of 10th in the league with 6 assists. This team's differential on goals is currently at -5 by means of 7 goals earned as well as 12 goals surrendered. Lens has tallied 19 SVs and also have a SV rate of 71.0 so far this season.

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The Dogues average 1.6 points per match while recording 6 assists and 1 red card. LOSC Lille has earned a clean sheet percentage of 42.9 this year in addition to 13 yellow card cautions. Lille has a ranking of 9th concerning goals surrendered with 9, and their goal difference is at 1. On the season, LOSC Lille has a save rate of 64.0 (25 SoT against), and they also are ranked 6th in Ligue 1 with 11 pts. The team's goals against per 90 minutes is currently at 1.29 with 16 saves, and they have compiled 3 clean sheets. Lille has amassed 10 goals and the squad's expected goals so far this season sits at 9.4.

The man protecting the net for Lens will be Brice Samba. His goals allowed per 90 minutes is 1.02 (218 goals allowed) and he is the owner of a save % of 76.5. Samba (85-64-65 mark in his career) has accounted for 71 shutouts, which has him sitting with a 33.3% shutout percentage. Samba has seen the pitch for 19,278 mins and has earned 607 saves in his pro soccer career. The goalkeeper born in Congo has faced 822 shots attempted at him in 213 starting assignments.

Lucas Chevalier will look after the goal for Lille. During his pro soccer career, Chevalier has conceded 75 goals and has racked up 173 saves in 69 starting assignments. He has given up 1.09 goals per 90 and he has a record of 28-22-19. He has a save percentage of 72.2 and his clean sheet rate sits at 31.9%. Chevalier has accumulated 22 shutouts and defended 245 shots against him in 6,210 mins throughout his career.

Florian Sotoca is a player to keep an eye out for Lens. He has accounted for 30 assists while tallying 27 yellow card cautions so far in his career. The forward from France has totaled 42 goals in 13,951 mins played. Sotoca has been in the starting lineup in 158 matches in his pro soccer career while scoring 0.27 goals per 90 mins.

Lille features Jonathan David, who opposing coaches will have to gameplan for in this fixture. He currently averages 0.58 G/90 and has been given a starting assignment in 149 matches so far in his pro soccer career. The forward hailing from Canada has accumulated 13,026 minutes and has scored 84 goals. He has totaled 15 yellow card cautions so far in his career and has helped on a goal 19 times.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Lille (+214)

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