Reims vs Lens Prediction, 9/4/2022 Ligue 1 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 9/1/2022

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Game: Reims vs Lens

Date: Sunday, September 4, 2022

Location: Stade Auguste-Delaune in Reims, France

TV: Fanatiz USA

Odds/Point Spread: Reims (+223) Lens (+130)

The Blood and Gold (4-1-0) are traveling to Stade Auguste-Delaune on Sunday where they will attempt to defeat the Red and Whites (1-2-2). Lens are at at +130 and the Red and Whites are at +223. The over/under is set at 2.75. The goalies protecting the net are Patrick Pentz for Reims and Brice Samba for Lens.

The Red and Whites sit at 2nd concerning goals expected having 8.5, and the team's expected goals against sit at 7.3. The Red and Whites have given up 12 goals while giving up 2.40 goals per 90 min, and opposing clubs have amassed 19 shots on target on them. Their goal differential is currently at -3 by way of 9 goals scored and 12 goals relinquished. They haven't earned a clean sheet on the season. Reims has compiled 9 SVs and have a SV rate of 47.4 on the campaign. Reims has amassed 14 yellow cards on the campaign as well as 3 red cards. This season, the team averages 1.00 points per match (5 points) and they also sit at 12th in Ligue 1 with 5 assists.

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For the year, RC Lens a save % of 73.7 (19 SoT against), and also are ranked 1st in soccer with 13 points. The Blood and Gold sport an average of 2.6 pts per contest while compiling 11 assists. Lens has totaled 14 goals and this team's xG on the season is sitting at 8.0. RC Lens a shut out percentage of 20.0 so far this season and 5 yellow card warnings. Their goals against/90 minutes is at 1.20 in addition to 14 saves, and they are sitting with 1 clean sheet. Lens ranks 2nd in the category of goals given up having 6, and the goal difference is coming in at 8.

The man who is expected to defend the goal for Reims is Patrick Pentz. His GA/90 is 1.40 (187 total goals allowed) and he has a save percentage of .698. Pentz (47-39-48 mark in his career) has accumulated 34 shutouts, which has him sitting with a 25.4% clean sheet percentage. Pentz has seen the field for a total of 12,060 minutes and has earned 400 saves so far in his pro soccer career. The keeper born in Austria has had 573 shots sent in his direction in 134 starts.

Brice Samba will be looking after the net for Lens. Samba has 56 clean sheets while defending 662 shots against him in 15,768 minutes throughout his career. He has earned a save percentage of .757 and his clean sheet rate is currently 32.2%. He has given up 1.05 goals per 90 and he has earned a mark of 63-55-57. In his pro soccer career, Samba has surrendered 184 goals and has 501 saves in 174 starts.

El Bilal Toure is one footballer who can make a difference on the pitch for Reims. Toure has had a starting assignment in 33 matches thus far in his career and tallies 0.27 G/90. The forward born in Mali has accumulated 9 goals scored in 2,983 professional minutes played. He has accounted for 5 assists while earning 8 yellow card warnings so far in his pro soccer career.

Lens is being led by Florian Sotoca, who can cause havoc on the pitch. He has 22 yellow card warnings during his soccer career and has helped on a goal 19 times. The forward from France has earned 10,703 mins while scoring 39 goals. He sports an average of 0.33 G/90 and has been given a starting assignment in 122 contests so far in his career.

Who will win tonight's Ligue 1 game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Reims (+223)

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