Lens vs Rennes Prediction, 3/15/2025 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 3/11/2025

Game: Lens vs Rennes

Date: Saturday, March 15, 2025

Location: Stade Bollaert-Delelis in Lens, France

TV: Fubo

The Red and Blacks (9-2-14) are hitting the road to Stade Bollaert-Delelis in Lens, France on Saturday where they will play Lens (10-6-9). Lens are priced at -275 and the Red and Blacks are at +220. The betting total comes in at 3. The goalkeepers protecting the net will be Mathew Ryan for Lens and Brice Samba for Rennes.

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Lens has amassed 71 saves and they have a SV% of 71.0% on the year. The team's differential on goals is at 1 by way of 30 goals scored and also 29 goals surrendered. So far this season, this squad has an average of 1.44 points per contest (36 points) and they also sit at 82nd in Big 5 soccer with 16 assists. The Blood and Gold have a ranking of 37th when talking about expected goals with 38.7, and their expected goals against are at 33.7. Lens has a total of 65 yellow cards this year and also 7 red cards. RC Lens surrendered 29 goals while surrendering 1.16 goals per 90 min, and opponents have amassed 100 shots on target against them. They have recorded 10 shut outs, giving them a rate of 40.0% so far this season.

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Rennes has compiled 35 goals and the team's xG on the campaign is 34.6. This team's goals against per 90 min is currently at 1.44 with 61 saves, and they have tallied 9 shut outs. So far this year, the Red and Blacks have a save rate of 62.9% (97 shots on target against), and are ranked 67th in European soccer with 29 pts. Rennes sits at 44th for goals conceded with 36, and the squad's goal differential is at -1. The Red and Blacks have accumulated a shut out rate of 36.0% on the season and 54 yellow card warnings. The Red and Blacks average 1.2 pts per contest while totaling 19 assists and 2 red cards.

The man who is expected to protect the net for Lens will be Mathew Ryan. Ryan has defended the goal for a total of 12,780 minutes and has 407 saves so far in his career. His goals against per 90 mins is 1.48 (210 goals given up) and he is the owner of a save % of 66.8%. The goalkeeper from Australia has faced 609 shots attempted against him in 142 starts. Ryan (34-44-64 record during his career) has accumulated 33 clean sheets, which gives him a 23.2%% clean sheet rate.

Brice Samba will be residing in front of the net for Lens. So far in his pro soccer career, Samba has surrendered 135 goals and has accumulated 394 saves in 126 starting assignments. He has a save % of 74.6% and his clean sheet rate is currently at 37.7%%. He has conceded 1.06 goals per 90 mins while he holds a record of 53-36-38. Samba has earned 48 clean sheets and has defended 528 shots against him in 11,455 mins throughout his career.

M'Bala Nzola is a man who has a chance to score for Lens. The forward representing Angola has earned 45 goals scored in 11,406 professional minutes played. Nzola has had a starting assignment in 118 matches in his career and scores 0.34 goals per 90 minutes. He has totaled 12 assists while accumulating 102 points during his soccer career.

Rennes has a player in Arnaud Kalimuendo, who can change the course of a fixture. The forward hailing from France has 8,763 mins while scoring 48 goals. He currently averages 0.47 goals per 90 and has been a starter in 105 games so far in his pro soccer career. He has collected 112 pts in his career and has helped a teammate on a goal 16 times.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Lens (+220)

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