Monaco v Lens Betting Tips [20 August 2022]

French side Monaco’s season has already encountered serious headwinds, with their elimination from the UEFA Champions League at the qualification stage and they will want to make up for it in Ligue 1. They are set to host Lens in their third Ligue 1 game. Heading to the game, Monaco have four points, in fifth place, which is the same tally as Lens, who are sixth. It has been shaky so far for Monaco, conceding in each of their four competitive matches and coming from an unconvincing run in preseason means they have one clean sheet only in 10 matches. With just one win in five matches, they aren’t in the strongest position to face Lens, though they’ve scored in each of their last five matches.

Lens are coming from a 0-0 draw with Ajaccio, failing to build on their opening 3-2 home win over Brest. Compared to Monaco, they have a better balance in attack and defence. Lens go into this game unbeaten in their last 16 matches across all competitions but while they have three clean sheets in the last four matches, they’ve failed to score in two of them. Two times in the last five matches, they’ve scored three times and they have three wins in the last five matches. Lens’ away run is also impressive, having won four of their last five matches on the road, and only failing to score in one. In their last four Ligue 1 meetings with Monaco, Lens have suffered no defeat and this is a run they will want to extend here – they have two wins in that period.

Lens are unbeaten in their last four meetings with Monaco in Ligue 1 and going into this game they have been more stable in their matches. They have two wins in the last four league meetings with Monaco and in their hosts’ form, we will back Lens to win here.