Lens vs Brest Prediction, 8/7/2022 Ligue 1 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 7/29/2022

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Game: Lens vs Brest

Date: Sunday, August 7, 2022

Location: Stade Bollaert-Delelis in Lens, France

TV: Fanatiz USA

Odds/Point Spread: Lens (-175) Brest (+475)

Lens (17-11-10 last year) are hosting Brest (13-9-16 last season) at Stade Bollaert-Delelis on Sunday. The Pirates are at at +475 while Lens are priced at -175. The Pirates are at at +475 while Lens are priced at -175. The expected starting goaltenders are Brice Samba for Lens and Marco Bizot for Brest.

The Blood and Gold were 8th in the matter of goals expected having 52.8, and their expected goals against were at 42.4. Lens gave up 48 goals while giving up 1.26 goals per 90 min, and their opponents tallied 136 shots on target against them. This team's differential on goals was sitting at 14 by way of 62 goals notched and also 48 goals allowed. They recorded 8 clean sheets, giving them a percentage of 21.1 for the prior year. Lens earned 92 saves and had a save rate of 67.6 over the course of last year. Lens accounted for 73 yellow cards for the previous season in addition to 7 red cards. Last year, this club averaged 1.63 points per match (62 pts) and they also sat at 7th in Ligue 1 with 39 assists.

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On the season, Stade Brestois 29 had a save percentage of 68.6 (169 SoTA), and they also had a ranking of 11th in Ligue 1 with 48 pts. The Pirates ended the season with an average of 1.3 points per match while tallying 32 assists and 2 red cards. Brest amassed 49 goals and their goals expected over the course of the prior season was sitting at 45.2. Brest accounted for a clean sheet percentage of 18.4 in the prior season and 59 yellow card warnings. This clubs's goals against per 90 minutes was sitting at 1.50 with 117 saves, and they accumulated 7 shut outs. Brest ranked 12th when talking about goals conceded having 57, and their goal difference was at -8.

The guy who is expected to defend the goal for Lens is Brice Samba. His GA/90 is 1.05 (178 goals allowed) and he holds a save percentage of .757. Samba (59-54-57 mark in his career) has tallied 55 shutouts, which leaves him with a 32.5% shutout percentage. Samba has played for 15,318 mins and is sitting with 487 saves so far in his career. The goalie from Congo has faced 643 shots tried at him in 169 starts.

Marco Bizot will reside in front of the goal for Brest. Bizot has racked up 86 shutouts while defending 1,063 shots against him in 25,022 mins in his career. He has earned a save % of .723 and his clean sheet rate sits at 30.8%. He has surrendered 1.24 goals per 90 mins while earning a mark of 142-57-82. Thus far in his career, Bizot has given up 345 goals while totaling 769 saves in 279 starting assignments.

Florian Sotoca is a footballer who can be a force on the pitch for Lens. Sotoca has been a starter in 117 outings so far in his pro soccer career while he scores 0.30 G/90. The forward born in France has 34 goals in 10,275 mins played. He has totaled 18 assists while accumulating 21 yellow cards during his pro soccer career.

Brest has a player in Steve Mounie, who can cause havoc on the pitch. He currently averages 0.35 G/90 and has been a starter in 169 outings so far in his career. The forward from Benin has been on the field for 15,558 professional minutes and has scored 60 goals. He has 19 yellow card cautions in his career and has assisted on a goal 17 times.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Lens (-175)

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