Stade Brestois 29 vs RC Lens Prediction: Lens to bounce back

RC Lens were stunned in the last game by OGC Nice, as the latter won 1-0 against RC Lens. RC Lens have been more than fantastic until that loss and this came as a shock. Stade de Brestois on the other hand have found some stable form in their latest games. Now they face the second best team in the division. Will they be capable of handing RC Lens the second defeat in as many games?

Stade have gone 4 matches without suffering a defeat. Everything seems to be going well for the team at the moment. In their last 5 matches, they have 1 win, 3 draws and 2 losses. In the last match against Olympique Lyonnais, they played 0-0 after 90 minutes of regulation time. Prior to that draw, they trashed Angers 4-0. Stade Brestois have seen less than 2.5 goals in 5/7 matches and less than 4.5 cards in 6/6 matches. Currently Brestois 29 are in 15th spot on the league with 19 points from 21 matches. They have 4 wins, 7 draws and 10 losses with a goal aggregate of 23:24. At home, Brestois have gotten 10 points in 10 games. Brestois have 2 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats on home soil.

Lens have been outstanding all season and their latest defeat doesn't change that. They are considered title contenders and with the PSG team facing a host of problems, RC Lens might just be handed the golden opportunity. RC Lens have 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat in their last 5 matches. They lost 0-1 at home against Nice in the last match, but there's a strong feeling that they will bounce back. RC Lens are without a clean sheet in 3 matches and are first to score in 5/7 matches. They have also seen less than 4.5 cards in ⅚ matches. 

RC Lens are currently in 3rd place, with 45 points from 21 matches. RC Lens have 13 wins, 6 draws and 2 defeats, with a goal aggregate of 33:15. And away from home, they have collected 15 points from 10 games. They have 3 wins, 6 draws and 1 defeat away from home. 

After 20 meetings between them, Stade Brestois have 9 wins while RC Lens have 7 and 4 matches ended in a draw.

RC Lens are without a clean sheet in 12 meetings against Stade de Brestois. Less than 4.5 cards have been shown in 5/7 matches between them and less than 10.5 corners have been played in 6/6 matches between them.

RC Lens have displayed a strong and resilient character till this point of the season. Their instability in recent times might be worrying but I back the Lens team to overcome the pressure and mount a title charge. Brestois are equally a good team, but not as good as RC Lens team. I think this match will have a pretty tight margin, with RC Lens picking up at least a draw at the end of the final whistle.

• Bet on Away win or Draw and Under 4.5 Goals at 1.63 Odds
• Bet on Away Over 1 Goal at 1.60 Odds
• Bet on Both Teams to Score Yes at 1.88 Odds