Lens vs Strasbourg Prediction, 2/16/2025 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds
Game: Lens vs Strasbourg
Date: Sunday, February 16, 2025
Location: Stade Bollaert-Delelis in Lens, France
TV: beIN Sports
The Racers (8-6-7) are headed to Stade Bollaert-Delelis in Lens, France on Sunday where they will go up against Lens (9-6-6). Lens are priced at -132 and Strasbourg are at +110. The total is set at 3. The goalkeepers who are expected to start are Brice Samba for Lens and Karl-Johan Johnsson for Strasbourg.
RC Lens surrendered 20 goals while giving up 0.95 goals per 90, and opposing clubs have amassed 78 SoT against them. They have a total of 9 shut outs, which has them sitting at a percentage of 42.9% for the year. Lens has earned 54 yellow card warnings on the season and also 5 red cards. The Blood and Gold are 30th when talking about goals expected having 34.0, and the xGA are sitting at 25.0. For the season, this team averages 1.57 pts per match (33 pts) and rank 84th among Big 5 teams with 13 assists. Their goal differential is currently at 5 as a result of 25 goals tallied and 20 goals given up. Lens has a total of 58 saves and also have earned a save percentage of 74.4% for the year.
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This season, the Racers have a save rate of 70.6% (109 SoTA), and are 48th in Big 5 soccer with 30 points. The Racers have an average of 1.4 pts/match while earning 25 assists. Strasbourg has recorded 35 goals and the team's goals expected so far this year is at 31.5. The Racers have compiled a clean sheet rate of 19.0% for the season as well as 47 yellow cards. The team's goals against per 90 min is currently at 1.52 with 78 saves, and they have amassed 4 shut outs. Strasbourg is 51st for goals surrendered having 32, and their goal difference is 3.
The guy who will defend the goal for Lens will be Brice Samba. Samba has been on the field for a total of 11,455 mins and has 394 saves in his pro soccer career. The goalie from France has seen 528 shots tried against him in 126 career starting assignments. His goals allowed per 90 mins is 1.06 (135 goals allowed) and his save percentage is 74.6%. Samba (53-36-38 record during his career) has tallied 48 shutouts, which gives him a 37.7%% clean sheet percentage.
Karl-Johan Johnsson will be looking after the goal for Strasbourg. During his professional soccer career, Johnsson has surrendered 150 goals while tallying 272 saves in 95 starts. Johnsson has totaled 23 shutouts and has seen 424 shots attempted against him in 8,500 minutes throughout his career. He is the owner of a save % of 64.2% and his clean sheet rate sits at 24.4%%. He has conceded 1.59 goals per 90 minutes while he holds a record of 27-25-42.
M'Bala Nzola is one player who has a chance to score for Lens. Nzola has had a starting assignment in 118 matchups so far in his pro soccer career and he tallies 0.34 G/90. The forward from Angola has 45 goals scored in 11,406 professional minutes played. He has totaled 12 assists while tallying 102 pts during his career.
Strasbourg features an attacker in Emanuel Emegha, who has been known to frustrate defenses. He has accounted for 47 pts in his pro soccer career and has assisted on a goal 3 times. The forward from the Netherlands has been on the pitch for 5,395 professional minutes while scoring 22 goals. He is currently averaging 0.32 G/90 and has been a starter in 55 matches so far in his career.
Who will win tonight's soccer game against the spread?
Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Lens (+110)
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