Dijon vs Lens Prediction, 11/22/2020 Ligue 1 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 11/18/2020

Game: Dijon vs Lens

Date: Sunday, November 22, 2020

Location: Stade Gaston Gérard in Dijon, France

TV: fuboTV

Odds/Point Spread: Dijon (+210) Lens (+135)

Florian Sotoca and Lens (4-2-2, 11th in Ligue 1) travel to Stade Gaston Gérard on Sunday where they'll take on Dijon (0-4-6, 20th in Ligue 1). The expected starting goaltenders will be Anthony Racioppi for Dijon and Jean-Louis Leca for Lens. Lens are at at +135 while Dijon are at +210. The over/under has been set at 2.5.

Dijon faced Metz in their last game and walked away with a draw with a final of 1 - 1. In sharing the ball, they finished this match with a 89.4% rate by converting 431 of the 482 pass attempts in their last game. Dijon tried 22 dribbles in this outing and were able to convert 13 of those attempts for a rate of 59.1%. In regard to shooting accuracy, Dijon finished at a 40.0% rate by putting 6 shots on target out of 15 total shots. Dijon has an average of 0.50 g/90 (5 goals in total) and have earned 4 assists in all matches for the year.

Mama Balde is a guy who should impact this matchup for Dijon. Balde has had a starting assignment in 61 outings during his career and he scores 0.33 goals per 90 mins. The forward hailing from Guinea-Bissau has totaled 19 goals in 5,243 minutes played. He has 4 assists while tallying 10 yellow card cautions so far in his career. Another guy who should impact this match is Moussa Konate, the forward hailing from Senegal. Konate has totaled 13,837 mins during 155 starts and has earned himself 40 yellow card warnings. He has helped on a goal 19 times in his career while scoring 59 goals. He sports an average of 0.38 goals per 90 mins during his pro soccer career.

The guy defending the goal for Dijon is Anthony Racioppi. Racioppi (0-1-0 record in his career) has recorded 0 clean sheets. The goalkeeper hailing from Switzerland has seen 3 shots attempted against him in 1 start. His goals against per 90 mins is 1.00 (1 total goal surrendered) and his save % is .667. Racioppi has been on the pitch for a total of 90 mins and is sitting with 2 stops in his pro soccer career.

When they last stepped on the pitch, Lens finished locked up with a final of 4 - 4 against Reims. Lens earned a 57.1% successful dribble rate by completing 8 out of the 14 dribbles they tried. They finished this game by connecting on 530 out of their 569 passing attempts earning a percentage of 93.1%. Lens landed 5 SoT out of 16 shots tried which had them at a 31.3% rate in their last outing. Having accumulated 13 goals and 7 assists in all their games, Lens has an average of 1.62 goals and 0.87 assists per 90 minutes.

Florian Sotoca should be someone to watch for Lens. The forward who is from France has been on the field for 5,953 professional minutes while he has scored 23 goals. He has totaled 8 yellow cards in his pro soccer career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 13 times. He is averaging 0.35 goals per 90 minutes and has been given a starting assignment in 68 outings in his career. Make sure to keep an eye out for Gael Kakuta, the forward representing France. Kakuta has been handed a total of 14 yellow card warnings in 15,076 mins played (173 starts). His G/90 average in his career is 0.17. He has accounted for 29 goals in his pro soccer career while helping on a goal 27 different times.

Jean-Louis Leca will be looking after the net for Lens. Leca has tallied 68 shutouts while seeing 552 shots attempted against him in 16,270 career minutes. He is the owner of a save percentage of .723 and his shutout rate is currently at 37.2%. He has conceded 1.05 goals per 90 minutes while he holds a record of 77-43-61. So far in his career, Leca has surrendered 189 goals and has totaled 395 stops in 183 starting assignments.

Who will win tonight's Ligue 1 game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Dijon (+210)

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