Lyon vs Lens Prediction & Betting Tips (3 March)

OL have, without any possible dispute, experienced their worst start to a season in the 21st century, even to the point of having clearly announced fears for their retention in the elite. But everything is better now for Les Gones, who took advantage of the winter transfer window to bring freshness to a squad that was extremely lacking in it, and who are now coached by Pierre Sage who has brought serenity to this group. This is reflected in the results of the Rhone players who have won 7 of their last 9 matches in the elite. They also remain on 4 consecutive victories obtained against Marseille 1-0, Montpellier 1-2, Nice 1-0 and Metz 1-2. This week, the Lyonnais offered themselves a place in the semi-final of the Coupe de France by beating Strasbourg on penalties. RC Lens, for its part, has been back in the race for Europe for several weeks now after also missing his start to the season.

Building on their good results obtained this fall and a good series of 3 successes obtained against Toulouse 0-2, Nantes 0-1 and Strasbourg 3-1, the Artésiens were even able to temporarily return to the top 5. But the Sang et Or lost big in a few days. Held in a draw at Reims 1-1, they were then eliminated from the Europa League after extra time 2-3 by Fribourg. And last weekend, Franck Haise's players suffered another defeat at the end of the match against AS Monaco 2-3. Also, they are now in 6th place in the ranking, 2 points behind the 5th which is none other than the neighbor and rival Lille.

Midfielder Lepenant and his midfield partner Tolisso will undoubtedly not be restored for the reception of RC Lens, like the piston Henrique. Scorer against Metz but affected against Strasbourg, top scorer Lacazette should be available, like all winter recruits Benhrama (who opened his account last week), Orban, Matic or Mangala. Apart from Matic, everyone has already unlocked their counter in the Lyon jersey. Former Gunner Lacazette is the 2nd top scorer in Ligue 1, behind Mbappé, with 12 goals. Long-time absentees Cabot and Deiver Machado and rotation defender Haïdara should not be able to play this game.

In addition, the left back recruited this winter Chavez also joined the infirmary last weekend at the start of the match against Monaco. At the forefront, the summer recruit Wahi (4 goals) and the interesting Saïd (6 goals) are in the balance to start. The two men also scored against ASM last weekend. The Portuguese midfielder Pereira Da Costa (3 goals) and the Swiss army knife Sotoca (4 goals) as well as the senior defenders Medina and Gradit and the excellent full-back Frankowski should form the backbone of Franck Haise's 11.