• Competition: Ligue 1
• Date: 15.09.2024
• Kickoff: 19:45 UK / 20:45 CEST
• Venue: Stade Bollaert-Delelis (Lens)

Lens was a little short of reaching the group stage of the Conference League, but Panathinaikos was better overall and qualified for this competition. This team will now be able to fully focus on Ligue 1, where they have been playing solidly for the last couple of seasons. The main goal is to be one of the first 5 teams and get the right to participate in the Champions League or the Europa League, and according to what was seen in the first 3 rounds, this team has the quality for such a result. They took 7 points out of a possible 9.

From season to season, Lyon plays all kinds of games. The best French club from the beginning of the 20th century has been flirting with the lower part of the table in recent years, and the top is very far... In the first 3 rounds, they achieved one win and two losses, and the very poor performance against Monaco, which was supposed to be the biggest test, is especially worrying. In addition to being completely inferior in terms of possession, Lyon had only 2 shots on goal in the entire match.

Lens vs Lyon pick: LENS TO WIN

Although it seems that in terms of the quality of the players, these teams can be on the same level, it is also fair to say that Lens has an advantage from the tactical side. In recent years, this team has been working very systematically, so their defense is one of the best in France. In the previous 3 matches they conceded only 1 goal and in the last 4 matches against Lyon at this stadium they have not lost. Lyon is not at the moment when it can threaten Lens and change something in their game approach at the beginning of the season, so we expect the home team to win.