Lens tipped to sweep Clermont aside

Lens and Clermont clash this Saturday at the Stade Bollaert-Delelis for matchweek 30 of the Ligue 1. Currently, Franck Haise's team are 6th in the table with 43 points, while Pascal Gastien's team are 18th with 22 points. The match will be broadcast live at 15:00 on beIN SPORTS en Espanol.

After losing 2-1 in the last match against Metz (Ligue 1 2023/24), Lens receive Clermont, who drew 1-1 against Montpellier (Ligue 1 2023/24). On arrival at this matchday, Franck Haise's team is on a sequence of scoring at least one goal each match for the past eleven, in the Ligue 1 Uber Eats 23/24. When analysing the previous encounters between the teams, Lens and Pascal Gastien's team have faced each other twenty-six times, with Franck Haise's team holding the advantage: 11 victories, against 4 victories of Clermont. Specifically in the Stade Bollaert-Delelis, Lens have the advantage in the duels against Pascal Gastien's team: 7 wins in 13 games, while Clermont have 1 win.

In the Ligue 1, five games were played between the two teams, with 4 wins for Lens, 1 draw and 0 wins for Clermont.

Considering the Ligue 1 Uber Eats 23/24, from Lens's most influential players, Brice Samba is the most used player in a total of 29 games (2610 min). Elye Wahi is the current best scorer with 7 goals. As for Clermont, Muhammed Cham participated in 29 games, and Andy Pelmard is the one with more minutes played (2538). Muhammed Cham has scored 5 goals, the most across Clermont's squad.

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Lens winning 3-0. Franck Haise's team is given the favouritism to win this match.