Nantes vs Lens Prediction, 2/23/2025 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 2/22/2025

Game: Nantes vs Lens

Date: Sunday, February 23, 2025

Location: Stade de la Beaujoire in Nantes, France

TV: beIN Sports

The Blood and Gold (9-6-6) are traveling to Stade de la Beaujoire in Nantes, France on Sunday where they will meet Nantes (4-9-8). Nantes are priced at +220 and Lens are priced at -275. The over/under has been set at 3. The expected starting goaltenders are Patrik Carlgren for Nantes and Brice Samba for Lens.

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The Canaries have give up 32 goals while surrendering 1.52 goals per 90 minutes, and opponents have compiled 93 shots on target on them. They have a total of 3 clean sheets, which puts them at a percentage of 14.3% for the season. Nantes has recorded 45 yellow card warnings for the season in addition to 1 red card. The Canaries rank 77th concerning goals expected with 23.9, and the xGA are at 31.9. On the year, the club holds an average of 1.00 pts per contest (21 pts) and also are ranked 61st in European soccer with 18 assists. The team's goal differential is -8 by way of 24 goals accumulated in addition to 32 goals given up. Nantes has tallied 64 SVs and they have a save rate of 65.6% this year.

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The Blood and Gold have put together an average of 1.6 pts per match while totaling 13 assists and 5 red cards. RC Lens tallied a shut out rate of 42.9% so far this year and also 54 yellow card cautions. Lens sits at 6th in the matter of goals against with 20, and their difference in goals sits at 5. For the season, RC Lens a save % of 74.4% (78 SoT against), and they also are 37th among European teams with 33 points. The club's goals against per 90 min is at 0.95 in addition to 58 saves, and they have recorded 9 shutouts. Lens has accumulated 25 goals and their expected goals on the campaign is 34.0.

The guy who is expected to defend the goal for Nantes will be Patrik Carlgren. Carlgren has been on the pitch for 270 minutes and has earned 16 stops during his soccer career. The goalie hailing from Sweden has seen 21 shots attempted at him in 3 career starts. His goals allowed per 90 mins is 1.67 (5 goals allowed) and he holds a save % of 76.2%. Carlgren (1-1-1 record in his career) has tallied 1 clean sheets, which leaves him with a 33.3%% clean sheet rate.

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

Mostafa Mohamed is a player who can make an impact for Nantes. The forward hailing from Egypt has totaled 34 goals scored in 7,195 mins played. Mohamed has had a starting assignment in 75 contests in his pro soccer career while scoring 0.41 goals per 90 mins. He has accounted for 8 assists while accumulating 76 points during his pro soccer career.

Lens features a game changer in M'Bala Nzola, who the defense is sure to gameplan for in this matchup. He scores 0.34 goals per 90 and has been given a starting assignment in 118 matches in his pro soccer career. The forward hailing from Angola has been on the field for 11,406 mins while scoring 45 goals. He has 102 pts so far in his career and has assisted on a goal 12 times.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Nantes (-275)

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