RC Lens vs LOSC Lille Predictions: A low Scoring Affair

RC Lens and LOSC Lille are only 4 points apart on the table after 7 matches and they will face each other in a bid to push on for more points in this new season. LOSC Lille are 7th on the league table with 11 points and a goal difference of 1. While RC Lens are 15th with 7 points and a goal difference of -5. Both teams are destined for the top 5 and they are going to keep pushing for it. At the moment, Lille seem to be in a better position than RC Lens.

RC Lens

RC Lens look like they are back to their best after such a horrible start to the campaign. In their first 5 games of the season, they had 4 defeats and 1 draw. But their last 3 matches have ended in 3 wins, with the most recent being the 2-1 win over Arsenal FC in the Champions League Group Stage.

RC Lens won back-to-back games against Toulouse and Strasbourg prior to the Arsenal game and now they are pushing for another win here against LOSC Lille. They beat Strasbourg in their last ligue 1 game by a single goal scored by Elye Wahi in the 18th minute.

Lens and Lille have played a tough game against each other in the recent meetings with their last 2 meetings ending with either 1 or 2 goals. Their most recent game ended in a 1-1 draw back in March. Lens were ahead in the 41st minute through Jose Fonte’s own goal but they lost the lead to an equalizer in the second half to end the game in a draw.

Streaks

• Wins in 3 games.
• No losses in 4 games
• First to concede in 6/7 games.
• Less than 10.5 corners in 5/7 games.

LOSC Lille

LOSC Lille have quite a game in their hands as they face a revived RC Lens team away from home. They were disappointed to play a goalless draw against Klaksvik in their last UEFA Europa Conference League clash and they seek to get back to winning ways in this game. Lille’s last league game was against Le Havre and they won the game by 2 goals to nil.Edon Zhegrova gave them the lead in the 40th minute and Yoann Salmier scored an own goal in the 52nd minute to put them further ahead and to win the game at full time.

Lille have struggled to maintain a consistent form this season, as they have 3 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats in 7 games this season. They will be hoping to get a good result against RC Lens. Lille beat RC Lens last season by a single goal scored by Jonathan David. But in their most recent game, both teams played to a 1-1 draw at full time. Jonathan David was once again the savior after he scored the equalizing goal to bring Lille level in the 69th minute.

Streaks

• Less than 2.5 goals in 5/7 games.
• Less than 4.5 cards in 6/7 games.
• Less than 10.5 corners in 5/6 games.

Head to Head

According to the head-to-head, Lens and Lille have played 20 matches against each other. Lille won 11 matches, while Lens won 4 matches and 5 matches ended in a draw.

Streaks

• RC Lens are without a clean sheet in 4 matches.

Analysis and Predictions

Lille will struggle to cope with RC Lens right now as they are full of confidence after their famous win over Arsenal. They deserve all the credits for turning their season around and hopefully they can keep up the momentum. Lille and Lens have always played a tight game in their recent meetings. RC Lens will be hoping to win and Lille will be careful not to expose themselves and play safe instead. I think both sides will keep things tight at the back and hope to catch a lucky break. RC Lens are the likeliest to win but Lille might prove tough and keep things as a draw instead.

• Over 8.5 Corners at 1.60 Odds
• Multi Correct Score 0:0/1:0/0:1/1:1 at 2.12 Odds
• FT Draw at 3.60 Odds