Lens vs Monaco Prediction, 5/17/2025 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 5/13/2025

Game: Lens vs Monaco

Date: Saturday, May 17, 2025

Location: Stade Bollaert-Delelis in Lens, France

TV: beIN Sports

The Monégasques (18-7-8) are hitting the road to Stade Bollaert-Delelis in Lens, France on Saturday where they will try to beat Lens (14-7-12). Lens are priced at +102 while the Monégasques are at -122. The total is 3. The expected starting goalies will be Mathew Ryan for Lens and Philipp Kohn for Monaco.

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The Blood and Gold are ranked 33rd in goals expected having 50.0, and the squad's xGA sit at 44.8. RC Lens conceded 39 goals while surrendering 1.18 goals per 90, and the opposition have a total of 138 SoT on them. Their goal differential is -1 by way of 38 goals earned and 39 goals allowed. They have earned 12 clean sheets, which has them sitting at a rate of 36.4% this season. Lens has tallied 98 SVs and hold a save percentage of 71.7% on the year. Lens has 85 yellow card warnings so far this season and 8 red cards. This season, this squad has an average of 1.48 pts/match (49 points) and sit at 77th among Big 5 teams with 23 assists.

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The Monégasques average 1.8 points per contest while compiling 49 assists and 3 red cards. AS Monaco has a shut out % of 33.3% for the season as well as 59 yellow cards. Monaco sits at 16th concerning goals surrendered with 37, and the team's difference in goals sits at 26. For the season, AS Monaco has a save rate of 69.9% (123 shots on target against), and sit at 23rd among European teams with 61 pts. The club's goals against/90 min is at 1.12 with 86 saves, and they have accumulated 11 shut outs. Monaco has earned 63 goals and this team's xG this season is at 72.3.

The man who is expected to defend the goal for Lens will be Mathew Ryan. Ryan has been on the field for 13,500 mins and has 434 saves so far in his pro soccer career. Ryan (38-45-67 mark in his career) has earned 35 shutouts, which gives him a 23.3%% shutout rate. The goalie born in Australia has had 647 shots sent his way in 150 starts. His goals allowed per 90 mins is 1.47 (220 goals allowed) and he has a save percentage of 67.1%.

Philipp Kohn will be looking after the goal for Monaco. In his career, Kohn has surrendered 47 goals while tallying 108 stops in 40 starting assignments. He has surrendered 1.18 goals per 90 minutes while holding a record of 22-10-8. He has earned a save percentage of 69.7% and his clean sheet rate is currently 32.5%%. Kohn has 13 shutouts while defending 155 shots tried against him in 3,600 minutes throughout his career.

Neil El Aynaoui is one guy who can create chances for Lens. The midfielder born in France has earned 9 goals scored in 5,217 minutes. Aynaoui has been given a starting assignment in 56 matches during his soccer career and has 0.16 goals per 90 minutes. He has 5 assists while tallying 23 pts so far in his pro soccer career.

Monaco has a guy in Mika Biereth, who can change the course of a fixture. The forward who is from Denmark has accumulated 3,905 mins while scoring 29 goals. He is currently averaging 0.67 goals per 90 minutes and has been given a starting assignment in 48 games during his career. He has accounted for 67 pts so far in his career and has helped on a goal 9 times.

Who will win tonight's soccer game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Lens (-122)

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