Lens vs Strasbourg Prediction, 4/7/2023 Ligue 1 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 4/4/2023

Game: Lens vs Strasbourg

Date: Friday, April 7, 2023

Location: Stade Bollaert-Delelis in Lens, France

TV: Fanatiz USA

Odds/Point Spread: Lens (-224) Strasbourg (+610)

Stade Bollaert-Delelis is the location where Strasbourg (5-11-13) will try to beat Lens (17-9-3) on Friday. Strasbourg are at at +610 while Lens are priced at -224. The betting total comes in at 2.5. The starting goaltenders are Brice Samba for Lens and Matz Sels for Strasbourg.

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Lens has earned 78 SVs and they are the owners of a SV percentage of 80.6 for the season. The team's differential on goals is currently at 27 with the help of 48 goals compiled in addition to 21 goals allowed. This year, the club is sitting with an average of 2.07 pts per match (60 pts) and they also are 3rd in Ligue 1 with 35 assists. The Blood and Gold sit at 3rd for goals expected having 51.4, and their xGA sit at 31.6. Lens is sitting with 48 yellow card warnings over the course of the season as well as 1 red card. RC Lens allowed 21 goals while relinquishing 0.72 goals per 90 minutes, and opposing clubs have amassed 98 shots on target on them. They have compiled 12 clean sheets, which gives them a % of 41.4 so far this year.

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So far this season, the Racers have a save percentage of 71.0 (138 SoTA), and they also are 16th in Ligue 1 with 26 pts. The Racers come in with an average of 0.9 pts/match while recording 19 assists and 5 red cards. Strasbourg has accumulated 37 goals and the team's expected goals on the campaign is currently at 36.0. The Racers have accumulated a clean sheet rate of 10.3 this year as well as 58 yellow card warnings. Their goals against/90 min is at 1.72 with 88 saves, and they have earned 3 shut outs. Strasbourg sits at 15th in regard to goals surrendered having 50, and the goal difference is at -13.

The man who is expected to defend the goal for Lens is Brice Samba. Samba (76-63-60 mark in his professional soccer career) has accounted for 67 clean sheets, which leaves him with a 33.8% clean sheet rate. The goalkeeper hailing from Congo has had 741 shots attempted against him in 198 starting assignments. His goals allowed per 90 minutes is 1.00 (199 total goals given up) and he is the owner of a save percentage of .762. Samba has seen the field for a total of 17,928 mins and has tallied 565 saves thus far in his career.

Matz Sels will look after the net for Strasbourg. He has conceded 1.28 goals per 90 minutes and he has earned a mark of 118-91-92. Sels has earned 82 shutouts while seeing 1,224 shots tried against him in 27,090 mins throughout his career. During his pro soccer career, Sels has allowed 386 goals while earning 856 stops in 301 starting assignments. He holds a save % of .699 and his clean sheet rate is 27.2%.

Florian Sotoca is a guy you are going to want to keep your eye on for Lens. Sotoca has been in the starting lineup in 144 matches during his pro soccer career and he scores 0.28 goals per 90 minutes. The forward representing France has totaled 40 goals in 12,662 mins played. He has totaled 26 assists while accumulating 25 yellow card warnings during his pro soccer career.

Strasbourg has a player in Habib Diallo, who is known to give defenses fits. The forward from Senegal has earned 16,054 minutes and has scored 99 goals. He is averaging 0.55 goals per 90 minutes and has been given a starting assignment in 176 games during his soccer career. He has accumulated 15 yellow cards so far in his career and has helped on a goal 22 times.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Strasbourg (+610)

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