Lens vs Lille: prediction for the Coupe de France match
On January 4, Lens will host Les Dogues in the round of 32 in Coupe de France. Who will advance into the next round? The answer is in our prediction.

Command Analysis

Lens

Lens started the current Coupe de France campaign with an away match against Stade Poitevin and recorded a narrow victory over the fifth-tier side. Franck Haise's team got off to a wonderful start in the Ligue 1. Seven victories and six draws brought 27 points and a 9th spot in the standings.
Team has the 3rd best offensive line in the league, they scored 33 goals so far. In five most recent rounds Blood and Golds got three draws against Angers (2:2), Clermont (2:2) and PSG (1:1). Hosts lost two most recent matches.

Lille

Current champion is not looking as good in the new Ligue 1 season, after 19 rounds team has seven victories and seven draws. Those results brought 28 points and an 8th spot in the standings. Before a short winter break Dogs managed to step up and had a string of a draw and three victories - over Rennes (2:1), Troyes (2:1) and Bordeaux (3:2).
Team scored and conceded the same number of goals, 26. In the first round of the French Cup The Red-Blues recorded a victory over Auxerre (3:1).
Trends
СтавкаYellow cards: total under 4
This bet played in 3 out of 5 most recent matches of the hosts

СтавкаGoals in both halves - yes
This bet played in 3 out of 5 most recent matches of Lens

СтавкаCorrect score 1:2
Lille won 3 out of 4 most recent head-to-head matches

Tip and bets
In our opinion, the current champion of France is a clear favourite of the match. Lille managed to step up in recent matches and they are a much better team than the Blood and Golds. We are expecting a victory from Les Dogues.
Our prediction - Lille to go through
We are not expecting many goals and goal opportunities in this match. Two even opponents will try to advance into the next round of French Cup, so teams will play defensively in an attempt to keep a clean sheet.
Our second bet is on total under 2,5 goals