RC Lens vs FC Nantes Prediction: Lens Can't Afford Any More Slipups

RC Lens welcome FC Nantes to the Stade Bollaert-Delelis Stadium for the 24th round of the Ligue 1. RC Lens are one of the teams contesting for the Ligue 1 crown this season, although the battle has become a 4-man horse race. Surprisingly, RC Lens lost 2-1 to Lyon in their last game and Nantes won Lorient 1-0 to extend their win to 3 matches in a row. Both sides need a win here, but RC Lens are favored here. A win for RC Lens would see them move to 3rd and on same point as Marseille, should both AS Moncao and Marseille fail to win. And Nantes can climb up to 12th place and ease off the pressure from 14th place Montpellier

RC Lens have been fantastic all season until last month where they struggled to win consecutive matches. They lost their last game by 2-1 to Lyon and they have now gone without a win in their last 4 Ligue 1 matches. In their last 5 Ligue 1 matches, they have 2 draws and 2 losses. RC Lens are without a clean sheet in 6 matches. In 5/6 matches, RC Lens have seen both teams scoring and they have conceded first in 4/5 matches. In 5/6 matches, they have seen less than 4.5 cards.

On the Ligue 1 table, RC Lens are in 4th place, with 46 points from 23 matches. They have 13 wins, 7 draws and 3 losses, with a goal ratio of 35:18. At home, RC Lens are the second-best team in the division. They have 10 wins and 1 loss in 11 home matches this season. That means they have picked up 30 points at home and only Rennes have picked up that much points on home soil.

Nantes have found some rhythm to their game in recent matches. They are on a 3-match win streak in al competitions. Nantes won their last match 1-0 against Lorient last time out. In their last 5 Ligue 1 matches, Nantes have 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. In 6/6 matches that Nantes has played, more than 2.5 goals have been scored and in 4/5 matches, they have seen less than 4.5 cards. In 6/8 matches, they have seen less than 10.5 corners played. 

Nantes are currently 13th on the table, with 28 points from 23 matches. They have 6 wins, 10 draws and 7 losses, with a goal ratio of 24:26. Away from home, Nantes is ranked 11th in the league, with 11 points in 12 matches. They have 2 wins, 5 draws and 5 defeats, with a goal ratio of 11:15.

In their 20 meetings against each other FC Nantes have 8 wins, while RC Lens have 6 wins and 6 matches ended in a draw. Stats shows Nantes have no losses in their last 3 matches against RC Lens and both teams have scored each other in 5/6 matches. They have also played less than 10.5 corners in 7/8 matches against each other

RC Lens started the season with a lot of promise, but they seem to be struggling in recent times. Should they rediscover their form, what a title charge this would be. With the latest loss against Lyon, i think the RC Lens team need to take sometime to sort things out. They shouldn't be losing to teams like Lyon this season. Nantes have the credentials to face the RC Lens team ,especially now they seem to be struggling. But i wont write off the RC Lens team just yet.

• Bet on Over 2 Goals at 1.60 Odds on 1xbet
• Bet on Home Win or Draw and Under 4.5 Goals at 1.66 Odds
• Bet on Correct Score 2-1 at 6.9 Odds on Bet365