Lens – Nancy SOCCER PICKS
Lens and Nancy meet at Stade Bollaert-Delelis, in a match for the 21st round of League 2. Lens won by (0-3) last time they met in this edition of the league, on 10-08 -2018. The history of direct matches played in this stadium is favorable to the home team, which in the last 3 matches won 1 and tied 2. But the last time these two teams played a match in this stadium, on 04-09-2018 , for the League 2, the two teams tied by (1-1). W. Mesloub (30 ‘) scored the goals of the game, for Lens, and A. Nordin (1′), for Nancy. the Nancy presents considerable differences in their results at home and as a visitor, so that in this game the home factor may be decisive.
Lens:
After 9 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses, the home team is currently in the 5 th position, with 32 points won. In the last match, they lost in an away match against Red Star by (1-0), after in the previous match they lost (1-2) at home, against Ajaccio. This is a team that usually maintains its competitive level in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 7 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses in away matches; against 7 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses at their stadium. In the last 9 home league matches Lens has a record of 5 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses, so they have won 17 points out of 27 possible. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-0 (4 out of 9 matches). The team allowed goals to the opponent in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition, so it has not been very strong defensively. In their home matches for this competition there is a tendency for few goals, since 4 of the last 9 matches they played ended with Under 1,5 goals. In 20 matches in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 7 times and never got the comeback.
The good moment he is living has been generating positive expectations for Lens fans, as to fight for promotion is something great, so in this round he wants to earn points in any way. By acting at home he certainly wants the victory and will do everything to conquer it, being that at this moment that would be essential for his campaign in the competition. Therefore, the team expects to play very well in the field, knowing the right moments to act and not make mistakes, because that is how one wins a game. In this game Simon Banza will be absent, for being in the medical department.
Nancy:
After 3 wins, 4 draws and 12 losses, the away team is currently in the 20 th position of the league, with 13 points won. In their last match, they lost in a home match against Paris (1-2), after in the previous match they tied at home, in a match against Troyes, by (1-1). This is a team that, oddly enough, was better outside than at home, as in the last 30 matches they register 6 wins, 3 draws and 6 losses in away matches; against 4 wins, 3 draws and 8 losses at their stadium. In their last match as a visitor, for the Coupe de France, they won by (0-1) against Le Puy. In the last 9 away league matches Nancy has a record of 2 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses, so they have won 8 points out of 27 possible. They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 9 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 19 games in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 10 times and never got the comeback.
What Nancy has been presenting so far is something quite bad and being in the relegation zone is not a surprise, but surely it is not what you want for the rest of the championship, therefore, look for an evolution as quickly as possible. In the field it is evident that it must improve, either individually or collectively, because the way it is will be very complicated. Being that way, it is important that in this round you start to react, so even away from home and against an opponent that is better in the competition, it is important to score. In this match the best players that are available will go to the field.
