Lens vs Rennes Prediction, 8/20/2023 Ligue 1 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 8/15/2023

Game: Lens vs Rennes

Date: Sunday, August 20, 2023

Location: Stade Bollaert-Delelis in Lens, France

TV: Fanatiz USA

Odds/Point Spread: Lens (+139) Rennes (+183)

The Red and Blacks (20-5-12 last season) are traveling to Stade Bollaert-Delelis on Sunday where they will compete against the Blood and Gold (24-9-4 last year). Lens are priced at +139 and the Red and Blacks are at +183. The over/under has been set at 2.5. The starting goaltenders will be Brice Samba for Lens and Steve Mandanda for Rennes.

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Lens tallied 98 saves and also held a save percentage of 80.0 over the course of last year. This team's differential on goals was 37 because of 65 goals scored and 28 goals surrendered. For the previous campaign, this team averaged 2.19 points per match (81 pts) and also ranked 4th in Ligue 1 with 46 assists. The Blood and Gold had a rank of 3rd in regard to goals expected having 64.0, and their expected goals against were at 40.2. Lens had 60 yellow cards over the course of the prior season as well as 3 red cards. Lens conceded 28 goals while allowing 0.76 goals per 90 min, and their opponents had 125 SoT against them. They accumulated 15 shut outs, giving them a % of 40.5 for the prior year.

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Rennes compiled 67 goals and the squad's expected goals for the previous season sat at 59.5. This team's goals against/90 minutes was 1.03 in addition to 82 saves, and they amassed 13 clean sheets. For the year, the Red and Blacks had a save rate of 70.2 (121 shots on target against), and also were 6th in the league with 65 points. Rennes sat at 3rd when talking about goals given up with 38, and the squad's goal difference sat at 29. Rennes amassed a clean sheet percentage of 35.1 over the course of the prior season and 54 yellow card warnings. The Red and Blacks sat with an average of 1.8 pts per match while sitting with 47 assists and 6 red cards.

The man who is expected to protect the net for Lens is Brice Samba. Samba has seen the field for 18,738 mins and is sitting with 593 stops during his soccer career. His goals allowed per 90 mins is 1.00 (209 total goals allowed) and he holds a save % of 76.8. The keeper hailing from Congo has faced 799 shots tried against him in 207 starting assignments. Samba (83-63-62 mark in his career) has accounted for 70 shutouts, which leaves him with a 33.8% shutout rate.

Steve Mandanda will look after the goal for Rennes. During his career, Mandanda has given up 554 goals and has racked up 1,277 saves in 513 starts. He has surrendered 1.09 goals per 90 while he holds a record of 249-139-123. He has earned a save percentage of 70.7 and his clean sheet rate is 32.2%. Mandanda has earned 165 clean sheets while seeing 1,828 shots against him in 45,748 career mins.

Florian Sotoca is one man who should impact this matchup for Lens. The forward hailing from France has earned 42 goals in 13,419 professional minutes played. Sotoca has had a starting assignment in 152 contests so far in his pro soccer career while scoring 0.28 goals per 90 mins. He has 27 assists while earning 26 yellow cards during his career.

Rennes is being led by Amine Gouiri, who the defense is sure to gameplan for in this matchup. He has earned 12 yellow card cautions so far in his pro soccer career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 19 times. The forward hailing from France has accumulated 8,424 professional minutes while scoring 38 goals. He averages 0.41 G/90 and has had a starting assignment in 96 outings in his pro soccer career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Lens (+139)

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