Lyon vs Lens Prediction, 2/12/2023 Ligue 1 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 2/7/2023

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Game: Lyon vs Lens

Date: Sunday, February 12, 2023

Location: Groupama Stadium in Décines-Charpieu, France

TV: Fanatiz USA

Odds/Point Spread: Lyon (+136) Lens (+196)

Groupama Stadium is the site where Lens (13-7-2) will try to defeat Lyon (9-5-8) on Sunday. The Kids are priced at +136 while Lens are priced at +196. The over/under is 2.75. The starting goaltenders are Anthony Lopes for Lyon and Brice Samba for Lens.

Lyon has a total of 59 saves and also hold a save rate of 77.1 on the campaign. Their differential on goals is at 9 because of 33 goals tallied and also 24 goals given up. On the season, the club sports an average of 1.45 pts per contest (32 points) and are 9th in the league with 23 assists. The Kids are ranked 7th for expected goals having 35.5, and the team's expected goals against are 27.0. Lyon has compiled 33 yellow card warnings on the year and also 2 red cards. Olympique Lyonnais has relinquished 24 goals while relinquishing 1.09 goals per 90, and opposing teams have a total of 83 SoT on them. They have earned 5 clean sheets, which has them at a rate of 22.7 on the season.

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Lens has earned 34 goals and the team's xG this season is currently at 40.0. The club's goals against per 90 min is currently at 0.73 with 57 saves, and they have 9 clean sheets. Over the course of the season, RC Lens a save % of 80.6 (72 SoT against), and sit at 2nd in soccer with 46 points. Lens has a rank of 4th in regard to goals conceded having 16, and the team's difference in goals is sitting at 18. RC Lens tallied a clean sheet percentage of 40.9 so far this season and 38 yellow cards. The Blood and Gold have put together an average of 2.1 pts per contest while tallying 25 assists and 1 red card.

The guy protecting the net for Lyon will be Anthony Lopes. His goals allowed per 90 minutes is 1.12 (371 total goals conceded) and he has a save percentage of .735. Lopes (169-77-86 mark in his career) has accumulated 111 shutouts, which leaves him with a 33.2% shutout percentage. Lopes has played for a total of 29,859 mins and has 942 saves so far in his career. The goalkeeper hailing from Portugal has faced 1,281 shots tried at him in 334 starting assignments.

Brice Samba is expected to look after the goal for Lens. He has surrendered 1.01 goals per 90 minutes and he has earned a mark of 72-61-59. Samba has totaled 64 clean sheets while defending 715 shots attempted against him in 17,298 career minutes. In his career, Samba has conceded 194 goals and has racked up 544 stops in 191 starting assignments. He is the owner of a save percentage of .761 and his shutout rate sits at 33.5%.

Moussa Dembele is a member of the side who has a chance to score for Lyon. The forward who is from France has 96 goals in 15,026 professional minutes played. Dembele has been a starter in 160 games in his pro soccer career and he scores 0.57 goals per 90 minutes. He has totaled 29 assists while earning 23 yellow card warnings during his pro soccer career.

Lens stars Florian Sotoca, who can change the course of a fixture. He has earned 24 yellow cards thus far in his career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 24 times. The forward hailing from France has played 12,063 minutes while he has scored 40 goals. He currently averages 0.30 goals per 90 and has been in the starting lineup in 137 outings in his career.

Who will win tonight's Ligue 1 game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Lyon (+136)

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