Lens vs Reims prediction, H2H and probable lineups - April 11, 2025
One of the matches of the 29th round of the French Championship will be played on Friday at the Felix Bollaert Stadium, where local team Lens will host Reims. I propose a bet on the outcome of this clash with good chances of success.
Match preview
The "Blood and Gold" secured a narrow victory over Saint-Étienne last weekend — 1:0. An interesting note: this is the third time in the last four rounds that Lens has clinched a win with the same scoreline. The team shows character and the ability to extract maximum results from minimal opportunities. Despite grabbing three points, their position in the table remains unchanged — ninth place.
Nevertheless, Franck Haise's men have reduced the gap to the European competition zone to seven points — the intrigue in the fight for the top 5 is alive. Lens confidently holds the title of the "lowest scoring" team in Ligue 1: the average scoring in matches involving them is only 2.2 goals. Thanks to their solid defense, the team remains one of the most impenetrable in the championship — only 30 goals conceded. Only PSG has a better record, having conceded 4 fewer goals.
After a brief positive spell — a draw and a win in two consecutive rounds — Reims stumbled again. This time, William Still's charges couldn't handle Strasbourg, losing narrowly — 0:1. This defeat was particularly painful against the backdrop of a long winless streak that was just recently broken after 16 (!) consecutive unsuccessful matches in Ligue 1. The team continues to face colossal difficulties in attack — they failed to score in 7 of their last 8 encounters.
The apparent drought in the forward line is one of the reasons why Reims has dropped into the danger zone of the standings. After the setback in the previous round, the club found itself in the playoff zone — 16th place and alarm bells are ringing on all fronts. Reims looks particularly weak away from home — their winless away streak now counts 7 matches (3 draws and 4 losses).
Probable lineups
- Lens: Mathew Ryan, Facundo Medina, Juma Ba, Malang Sarr, Deiver Machado, Neil El Aynaoui, Adrien Thomasson, Ruben Aguilar, Andy Diouf, Florian Sotoca, Wesley Saïd
- Reims: Yehvann Diouf, Sergio Akieme, Cedric Kipre, Joseph Okumu, Hiroki Sekine, Mory Gbane, Valentin Atangana Edoa, Amadou Koné, Keito Nakamura, Junya Ito, Hafiz Ibrahim
Match facts and head-to-head
- In the first match of the season, Lens defeated Reims away with a score of 2:0
- The "Both teams to score" bet won in three out of five matches
- The "Total over 2.5" bet won in two out of five matches
Prediction
In 8 of the last 10 matches involving Lens in the championship, spectators didn't see more than two goals — a typical scenario for fans of tactical tightness. We believe that in this match, it's worth taking "Total under 3.0" with odds of 1.65. "Both teams to score – no" at 1.95 also looks promising.
