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.

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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.

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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

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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)