Lens vs Monaco Prediction, 4/22/2023 Ligue 1 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 4/19/2023

Game: Lens vs Monaco

Date: Saturday, April 22, 2023

Location: Stade Bollaert-Delelis in Lens, France

TV: Fanatiz USA

Odds/Point Spread: Lens (+113) Monaco (+230)

Stade Bollaert-Delelis is where Monaco (18-7-6) will attempt to defeat Lens (18-9-4) on Saturday. Lens are priced at +113 and the Monégasques are at +230. The total comes in at 2.5. The starting goaltenders will be Brice Samba for Lens and Alexander Nubel for Monaco.

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The Blood and Gold rank 3rd for goals expected having 54.1, and their expected goals against are coming in at 33.5. RC Lens allowed 25 goals while surrendering 0.81 G/90, and their opponents have amassed 108 shots on target on them. The team's goal differential is 26 by 51 goals put in the net in addition to 25 goals relinquished. They have accumulated 12 clean sheets, which has them at a rate of 38.7 on the year. Lens has a total of 84 SVs and they have a SV% of 78.7 on the campaign. Lens is sitting with 49 yellow card warnings this year and 2 red cards. So far this year, the club is sitting with an average of 2.03 pts per match (63 points) and rank 3rd in soccer with 36 assists.

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So far this season, AS Monaco has a save rate of 74.1 (147 SoT against), and sit at 4th in the league with 61 points. The Monégasques hold an average of 2.0 points per fixture while earning 45 assists and 5 red cards. Monaco has amassed 66 goals and their expected goals for the year is currently at 52.1. AS Monaco has earned a clean sheet rate of 25.8 so far this season as well as 51 yellow card warnings. This team's goals against per 90 min is 1.39 in addition to 107 saves, and they have a total of 8 clean sheets. Monaco ranks 4th concerning goals conceded having 43, and the goal difference is sitting at 23.

The guy who is expected to defend the goal for Lens is Brice Samba. Samba (77-63-61 record during his career) has earned 67 clean sheets, which leaves him with a 33.5% shutout percentage. The keeper hailing from Congo has had 751 shots attempted against him in 200 career starts. His goals allowed per 90 mins is 1.01 (203 total goals surrendered) and he is the owner of a save percentage of .760. Samba has seen the pitch for a total of 18,108 minutes and is sitting with 571 stops so far in his career.

Alexander Nubel will be residing in front of the goal for Monaco. He has allowed 1.35 goals per 90 mins while holding a record of 50-32-32. Nubel has earned 29 clean sheets while he has seen 479 shots attempted against him in 10,248 minutes throughout his career. During his career, Nubel has given up 154 goals and has earned 345 stops in 114 starting assignments. He has earned a save % of .720 and his clean sheet rate is 25.4%.

Florian Sotoca is one member of the squad who has a chance to score for Lens. He has 26 assists while tallying 25 yellow card warnings so far in his pro soccer career. The forward hailing from France has 40 goals in 12,773 mins played. Sotoca has been given a starting assignment in 145 contests so far in his career and scores 0.28 G/90.

Monaco stars Wissam Ben Yedder, who the defense is sure to gameplan for in this matchup. He averages 0.61 G/90 and has been in the starting lineup in 310 outings in his career. The forward from France has played 26,696 minutes and has earned 181 goals. He has 21 yellow cards during his pro soccer career and has assisted on a goal 57 times.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Lens (+113)

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