Lens vs Nantes Prediction and Betting Tips | November 9th 2024
The action continues in round 11 of the French Ligue 1 as Lens and Nantes go head-to-head on Saturday. Antoine Kombouare’s men have failed to win their last five visits to the Stade Bollaert-Delelis and will head into the weekend looking to end this poor run.
Lens suffered consecutive defeats for the first time since March as they were beaten 1-0 by defending champions Paris Saint-Germain at the Parc des Princes last Saturday.
Before that, Will Still’s side fell to a 2-0 home loss at the hands of LOSC Lille on October 26, a result which saw their 11-game unbeaten run in the league come to an end.
Lens have picked up three wins and five draws from their 10 Ligue 1 matches so far to collect 14 points and sit seventh in the table, level on points with eighth-placed Stade Reims.
Elsewhere, Nantes continue to struggle for results in the bottom half of the standings as they fell to a 2-1 defeat against Olympique Marseille at the Stade de la Beaujoire last Sunday.
Kombouare’s men have gone seven straight games without a win in the league, losing four and claiming three draws since picking up back-to-back wins over Auxerre and Montpellier in August.
This slump in form has seen Nantes plunge into 14th place in the Ligue 1 standings, level on 10 points with Angers and newly-promoted Saint-Etienne.
Lens vs Nantes Head-To-Head and Key Numbers
- With 12 wins from the last 30 meetings between the sides, Lens boast a slightly superior record in the history of this fixture.
- Nantes have picked up one fewer win in that time, while the spoils have been shared on seven occasions.
- Lens are unbeaten in their last five home games against Kombouare’s men, claiming three wins and two draws since a 2-1 loss in March 2013.
- Nantes have won just one of their last eight Ligue 1 away matches while losing three and picking up four draws since late April.
- Lens are unbeaten in eight of their last nine competitive home games, claiming four wins and four draws since the start of April.
Lens vs Nantes Prediction
With 18 goals scored in the last six meetings between the two teams, we anticipate another thrilling contest at the Stade Bollaert-Delelis this weekend.
Lens boast a dominant home record in this fixture and we fancy them to come away with the desired result against an out-of-sorts Nantes side.
Prediction: Lens 2-1 Nantes
Lens vs Nantes Betting Tips
Tip 1: Result - Lens to win
Tip 2: First to score - Lens (The hosts have opened the scoring in four of their last five games against Nantes)
Tip 3: Over 2.5 goals - Yes (There have also been at least three goals scored in six of the last eight meetings between the two teams)