Nantes vs Lens Prediction & Match Preview

• Lens kept six clean sheets in the last seven away outings in Ligue 1.
• Nantes lost seven of their previous ten league matches.
• None of Lens’ last five league affairs produced three or more goals.

Lens finally returned to winning ways after three consecutive failures. They dispatched Toulouse 2-0 on the road last Sunday. David Pereira da Costa and Andy Diouf got their first goals of the season on the occasion. Lens are now eighth in the league standings. They sit only three points shy of Lille in fifth place.

Lens will have a nice opportunity to back up the last weekend’s win on Saturday evening. They travel to Stade de la Beaujoire – Louis Fonteneau to take on Nantes in Gameweek No 20. Nantes have not been pulling up any trees of late. They lost four and drew one of the previous five league outings.

Nantes also lost seven of the last ten Ligue 1 affairs. They failed to find the back of the net in the last two matches in all competitions. The run includes a 0-1 home defeat to lower-division Laval in the last 32 round of Coupe de France. To make things worse for Nantes, Lens kept their net untouched in six of their last seven away fixtures in Ligue 1.

Recent Meetings

Lens demolished Nantes 4-0 in the return game played in October last year at Stade Bollaert-Delelis.

Nantes have a positive record in the home clashes against Lens, though. Les Canaris won 11, drew 5, and lost only 5 of the last 21 home outings with Lens.

Six of the last seven H2H meetings between these counterparts provided at least three goals.

Nantes vs Lens Prediction

Lens gained the much-needed confidence with a 2-0 win at Toulouse last weekend. They have done very well on recent travels in Ligue 1, keeping their net untouched in six of the previous seven league games on the road. Nantes, on the other side, failed to find the back of the net in the last two matches in all competitions. They lost seven of the previous ten league games. The away win is well worth backing at the 2.15 odds.

Only one of the previous seven league matches Lens played on the road provided three or more goals. Nantes will come into this on the back of a goalless draw at Reims. They also failed to score in the last home match, falling 0-1 at the hands of lower-division Laval. We will take the Under 2.5 goals FT bet at the odds of 1.75.

Steffen Schmidt- February 1, 2024

Nantes vs Lens Betting Tips

Lens to win

OK

	2.20 Odds
	2.15 Odds

Under 2.5 goals

OK

1.78 Odds

Correct Score: Lens 2-0

OK

	10.00 Odds
	10.00 Odds