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Lens vs Lorient Prediction, 5/3/2024 Ligue 1 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 5/2/2024

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Game: Lens vs Lorient

Date: Friday, May 3, 2024

Location: Stade Bollaert-Delelis in Lens, France

TV: Sling TV

Stade Bollaert-Delelis is the site where Lorient (6-8-17) will go up against Lens (13-7-11) on Friday. The goalies who are expected to start are Brice Samba for Lens and Yvon Mvogo for Lorient.

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RC Lens surrendered 34 goals while conceding 1.10 G/90, and the other team have accumulated 125 shots on target on them. They have tallied 13 clean sheets, which has them sitting at a % of 41.9 on the year. Lens has earned 74 yellow card warnings this year in addition to 4 red cards. The Blood and Gold sit at 5th in relation to xG having 46.2, and their xGA are coming in at 43.4. On the season, the squad has put together an average of 1.48 pts/match (46 points) and have a ranking of 10th in soccer with 25 assists. This team's goal differential is currently at 6 with the help of 40 goals finished as well as 34 goals relinquished. Lens has a total of 91 SVs and also have earned a save rate of 77.6 so far this season.

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The Merlucciidaes average 0.8 points per fixture while recording 23 assists and 1 red card. FC Lorient has recorded a clean sheet % of 9.7 on the campaign as well as 57 yellow card cautions. Lorient is ranked 17th concerning goals surrendered with 61, and the team's difference in goals sits at -24. Over the course of the season, FC Lorient has a save % of 72.0 (193 shots on target against), and are 17th in soccer with 26 points. The club's goals against/90 minutes is at 1.97 with 133 saves, and they have accounted for 3 clean sheets. Lorient has accounted for 37 goals and this squad's expected goals so far this season is sitting at 30.9.

The guy protecting the net for Lens is Brice Samba. His GA/90 is 1.01 (240 total goals surrendered) and he is the owner of a save % of 76.9. Samba (96-70-72 mark during his career) has totaled 83 clean sheets, which has him sitting with a 35.0% shutout percentage. Samba has seen the pitch for a total of 21,438 mins and has tallied 679 stops in his pro soccer career. The goalie from Congo has had 916 shots tried at him in 237 career starts.

Yvon Mvogo will reside in front of the net for Lorient. He has given up 1.39 goals per 90 mins while he holds a mark of 112-51-57. Mvogo has earned 52 clean sheets and has defended 971 shots attempted against him in 19,819 career mins. During his career, Mvogo has conceded 307 goals and has accounted for 666 stops in 220 starts. He holds a save percentage of 70.3 and his clean sheet rate is 23.6%.

Florian Sotoca is one player who can be a force on the pitch for Lens. Sotoca has started 177 outings in his career and has 0.28 goals per 90. The forward from France has racked up 48 goals scored in 15,666 mins played. He has accounted for 32 assists while accumulating 28 yellow cards in his pro soccer career.

Lorient has a player in Yoann Cathline, who gets under the skin of opposing sides. He has collected 2 yellow card cautions during his soccer career and has helped on a goal 3 times. The midfielder born in France has totaled 3,346 mins while scoring 6 goals. He is currently averaging 0.16 goals per 90 and has started 33 outings during his soccer career.

Who will win tonight's Ligue 1 game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Lens

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