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PSG vs. Lens: French Championship Match Forecast
PSG and Lens will meet in the central match of the 10th round of the French Ligue 1. The home team has the best attack line in the championship, and the visitors have the best defense line. Will the Parisians be able to maintain their sole leadership in the standings on October 2? The answer is in our forecast.
Command Analysis
Paris Saint-Germain
FranceCurrent form
In the last round, PSG won their seventh victory in the championship. With this victory, the Parisians extended their unbeaten streak in Ligue 1 to 11 matches (nine wins and two draws). The hosts remained the only team that has not lost yet this season.
Having confidently won against Marseille (3:0), Luis Enrique protégés increased their lead over their closest pursuer in the French championship standings to three points. It is impossible to ignore the fact that the hosts of the upcoming match are the best home team in the tournament, having won all four matches played on their home field.
Disqualifications and injuries
L. Hernandez, Kimpembe, G. Ramos are injured, and Beraldo is disqualified.
Interesting trends for betting
PSG won all matches at home
The hosts have scored in four games in a row
Probable line-up: Donnarumma - Hakimi, Marquinhos, Pacho, Mendes - Neves, Ruiz, Mayulu - Lee, Dembele, Barcola.
Lens
FranceCurrent form
In their previous match, Lens suffered their first defeat of the current Ligue 1 season, losing 2-0 at home to Lille. It was the club first defeat after an 11-match unbeaten run (four wins and seven draws).
Despite the fiasco in the last round, Lens remains in fifth place in the tournament table. The gap from the leader, which is the upcoming opponent, is nine points, and only three points separate them from third place, so after this match there is a chance to break into the top 3. Will Still charges are the best defensive team in the league, having conceded only six goals.
Disqualifications and injuries
Said, Cabo, Aguilar, Coffey and Satriano are all injured, while Medina will miss the match due to disqualification.
Interesting trends for betting
Lens have gone four games in a row without a loss on the road
Away team scores in four games in a row
Estimated line-up: Samba – Khusanov, Danso, Gradi – Frankovski, Tomasson, Diouf, Chavez – Zaruri – Nzola, Sotoka.
Trends
Bet Exact score 3:1
PSG won their last two home matches with this score
9.80PSG to score in both halves
In two of the last three head-to-head matches, the bet was successful
2.25Lens to score in the second half
In three of the last five matches the bet came in
1.83Tip and bets
PSG are in great spirits after their recent success at the Velodrome. Moreover, the Parisians have won all their home matches in Ligue 1 by two goals or more. The last two home encounters with Lens ended with a score of 3:1. That is why we come to the conclusion that the Parisians will confidently win the match again.
Our forecast is Asian handicap (-1.5) on PSG with odds of 2.11
Bet on total
Lens have managed to score at least one goal in six of their last nine matches. In turn, PSG have failed to keep a clean sheet in seven of their nine league games. Moreover, in the five previous meetings at the Parc des Princes, the “blood and gold” have scored. It all comes down to both teams scoring.
Our prediction is both teams to score with odds of 1.76
Bet on corners
The match is likely to be open, which means there is a high probability that the two opponents will make quite a few corner serves.
Our prediction is total over 8.5 corners with odds of 1.74
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