French Ligue 1
2024-11-09 - Lens vs Nantes
A Sports Betting Pick by ArmchairPunter
Football : France: Ligue 1
Venue: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Saturday 9th November 2024, 1800hrs (GMT)
Lens will head into Saturday evening’s clash with Nantes looking to avoid a third defeat on the trot in Ligue 1, while Nantes will be eager to do the same following recent back-to-back defeats to Strasbourg and Marseille.
Lens had produced a solid if not stubborn start to this season’s Ligue 1 campaign as the hosts put together an eight-match unbeaten sequence which began with claiming back-to-back wins against Angers and Brest respectively.
However, five stalemates on the trot followed which slowed down Lens’ early progress and the hosts have managed to collect just one further victory which came in the form of a 2-0 win away from home at Saint-Etienne.
Recent back-to-back defeats at the hands of Lille and PSG though have resulted in Will Still’s side dropping down to 7th place in the table.
Nantes had also produced a promising start to this new Ligue 1 campaign as the visitors put together a three-game unbeaten start which included collecting back-to-back wins against Auxerre and Montpellier respectively.
However, Antoine Kombouare’s side have struggled to maintain their early momentum and this has been underlined by the fact that the visitors have failed to win any of their subsequent seven games overall in Ligue 1.
Three draws and four defeats in recent times suggest an away win here for Nantes looks highly unlikely, while the bigger picture shows the visitors have managed to register just two wins out of their last 15 matches overall in the domestic top flight.
But this upcoming pick is all about whether Nantes can avoid a heavy defeat and the visitors have avoided a defeat by two goals or more in 11 of these previous 15 games.
The Betting Verdict
Lens have beaten Nantes by two goals or more just twice in the last seven meetings and this gives Nantes a decent chance here of beating the asian handicap line.
The Pick :
Lens 2-2 Nantes
