Lens vs Lyon Prediction, 10/2/2022 Ligue 1 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 9/27/2022

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Game: Lens vs Lyon

Date: Sunday, October 2, 2022

Location: Stade Bollaert-Delelis in Lens, France

TV: Fanatiz USA

Odds/Point Spread: Lens (+167) Lyon (+142)

The Kids (4-1-3) are on their way to Stade Bollaert-Delelis on Sunday where they will try to beat the Blood and Gold (5-3-0). The Kids are at at +142 while Lens are priced at +167. The total has been set at 2.5. The starting goalkeepers will be Brice Samba for Lens and Anthony Lopes for Lyon.

RC Lens surrendered 7 goals while surrendering 0.87 goals per 90 min, and opponents have compiled 30 shots on target against them. They have compiled 3 shut outs, giving them a % of 37.5 on the year. Lens has earned 10 yellow cards over the course of the season in addition to 1 red card. The Blood and Gold are 2nd in relation to expected goals having 14.8, and their xGA are sitting at 9.2. So far this season, the club comes in with an average of 2.25 points per match (18 points) and also are ranked 3rd in soccer with 13 assists. Their difference in goals is currently at 9 by 16 goals accumulated and also 7 goals surrendered. Lens has earned 24 saves and also hold a SV rate of 80.0 on the campaign.

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On the season, Olympique Lyonnais has a save rate of 72.4 (29 SoTA), and they also are 7th in Ligue 1 with 13 points. The Kids are averaging 1.6 pts per contest while amassing 10 assists and 1 red card. Lyon has accounted for 16 goals and the team's expected goals this year sits at 14.8. Olympique Lyonnais has a shut out percentage of 12.5 on the campaign and 9 yellow card warnings. Their goals against per 90 minutes is at 1.26 in addition to 21 saves, and they have amassed 1 clean sheet. Lyon is ranked 4th for goals conceded having 10, and the squad's goal differential is at 6.

The man who will defend the goal for Lens is Brice Samba. Samba (64-57-57 mark in his professional soccer career) has tallied 58 shutouts, which gives him a 32.8% shutout percentage. The keeper born in Congo has faced 673 shots tried at him in 177 career starts. His goals allowed per 90 mins is 1.04 (185 total goals given up) and he has a save percentage of .759. Samba has been on the field for 16,038 minutes and has tallied 511 stops thus far in his career.

Anthony Lopes will be looking after the net for Lyon. During his career, Lopes has conceded 357 goals and has totaled 904 saves in 320 starts. He has surrendered 1.12 goals per 90 minutes while holding a record of 164-73-81. He has a save % of .736 and his clean sheet rate is 33.4%. Lopes has tallied 107 shutouts while defending 1,229 shots against him in 28,599 career minutes.

Florian Sotoca is one guy who can help decide the match for Lens. He has 20 assists while earning 22 yellow card warnings during his pro soccer career. The forward hailing from France has earned 39 goals scored in 10,963 minutes played. Sotoca has started 125 contests during his pro soccer career and he accounts for 0.32 goals per 90 mins.

Lyon has a guy in Karl Toko Ekambi, who gives opposing coaches headaches. He scores 0.43 G/90 and has been in the starting lineup in 233 games so far in his career. The forward representing Cameroon has totaled 20,461 professional minutes while scoring 97 goals. He has tallied 18 yellow card cautions in his pro soccer career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 31 times.

Who will win tonight's Ligue 1 game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Lens (+167)

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