Lens vs Montpellier Prediction, 12/8/2024 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 12/4/2024

Game: Lens vs Montpellier

Date: Sunday, December 8, 2024

Location: Stade Bollaert-Delelis in Lens, France

TV: Sling World Sports

Stade Bollaert-Delelis in Lens, France is where Montpellier (2-2-9) will take on Lens (5-5-3) on Sunday. Lens are priced at -152 while the Paillade are at +126. The total has been set at 3. The starting goalies are Brice Samba for Lens and Benjamin Lecomte for Montpellier.

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RC Lens give up 12 goals while allowing 0.92 goals per 90 min, and opposing teams have accounted for 48 shots on target on them. They are sitting with 6 shut outs, which has them at a percentage of 46.2% this season. Lens has accumulated 34 yellow card warnings for the year in addition to 3 red cards. The Blood and Gold rank 26th for xG having 21.2, and the xGA are coming in at 15.5. On the campaign, this club sports an average of 1.54 pts per match (20 points) and rank 95th among Big 5 teams with 5 assists. This team's differential on goals is currently at 3 by way of 15 goals finished in addition to 12 goals allowed. Lens has tallied 36 saves and also have a SV percentage of 75.0% so far this season.

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Montpellier has accounted for 13 goals and this team's expected goals over the course of the season is 13.9. This team's goals against per 90 is currently at 2.62 in addition to 41 saves. So far this season, Montpellier HSC has a save % of 54.7% (75 SoT against), and also are 92nd among Big 5 teams with 8 pts. Montpellier has a rank of 96th in goals conceded having 34, and the squad's difference in goals is at -21. Montpellier HSC has racked up 41 yellow cards. The Paillade come in with an average of 0.6 points per match while sitting with 7 assists and 4 red cards.

Samba has played for a total of 11,275 minutes and has tallied 390 stops so far in his pro soccer career. His goals against per 90 minutes is 1.06 (133 total goals conceded) and he has a save % of 74.7%. The keeper from France has seen 522 shots attempted against him in 124 starting assignments. Samba (52-35-38 mark in his career) has accounted for 47 clean sheets, which leaves him with a 37.5%% shutout percentage. The guy defending the goal for Lens will be Brice Samba.

During his pro soccer career, Lecomte has conceded 413 goals and has accounted for 937 saves in 314 starts. Benjamin Lecomte will be residing in front of the net for Montpellier. Lecomte has earned 87 clean sheets while he has seen 1,346 shots attempted against him in 28,370 minutes throughout his career. He sports a save % of 69.6% and his clean sheet rate sits at 27.6%%. He has surrendered 1.31 goals per 90 while holding a mark of 109-92-114.

Przemysław Frankowski is a member of the squad who can be a force on the pitch for Lens. The defenseman representing Poland has 53 goals scored in 25,343 minutes. Frankowski has been given a starting assignment in 284 contests so far in his career and he accounts for 0.19 G/90. He has totaled 37 assists while accumulating 143 points so far in his pro soccer career.

Montpellier has a guy in Arnaud Nordin, who can cause havoc on the pitch. He currently averages 0.26 goals per 90 and has had a starting assignment in 151 contests in his career. The forward from France has been on the field for 13,323 professional minutes while he has scored 39 goals. He has totaled 97 pts so far in his pro soccer career and has helped a teammate on a goal 19 times.

Who will win tonight's soccer game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Lens (+126)

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