Lens v Strasbourg Betting Tips [7 April 2023]

Title-chasing Lens will on Friday host relegation-threatened Strasbourg at their Stade Bollaert-Delelis in the first match of round 30 of the French Ligue 1. With 60 points, Lens are second in the standings and trail leaders PSG by six points heading into the final eight matches of the campaign. Lens are having a terrific season and even if they won’t end up being champions, they also have a strong chance of qualifying for the Champions League for the first time in 20 years. Franck Haise’s men have already won the same number of matches (17) as they did in the entirety of last season and are on course to smash last year’s tally of 62 points. They are currently on 60 points. They beat Stade Rennais 1-0 away from home last time out and are now on a three-match winning run and are yet to concede in this stretch. Having struggled against Strasbourg in recent years, this is the perfect record to arrive with for this fixture. With three of their next four matches seeing them come up against PSG, Marseille and Monaco, three teams that make up the rest of the top four, Lens will be keen not to drop points here.

Strasbourg are separated from the relegation zone only by goal difference, having managed 26 points, in 16th place. They finished above Lens last season, having defeated them both home and away. However, things are much different this time round. Frederic Antonetti’s men have struggled all through the season and have already lost more matches (13) than they did in the entirety of the previous campaign (9). They have won just one of their last five matches but were unfortunate to not end up with at least a draw in the 4-3 loss to Monaco last time out after leading at the break. This should give them the belief that they can come away with something against Lens, especially with how they have performed against them over the years.

These two teams are polar opposites this season. Lens are in the title race while Strasbourg are in fear of relegation. Recent encounters, however, suggest that this won’t be a straightforward outcome for the bookies’ favourite Lens as Strasbourg have enjoyed the most success in this fixture. It is for this reason that we pick Lens v Strasbourg to end in a draw.