Lens vs Lyon Prediction & Betting Tips (15 September)

Runner-up to PSG during the 2022-2023 season, Lens experienced less success last season by finishing in 7th place, still qualifying to participate in the Conference League play-off also lost against the Greeks of Panathinaikos, and this despite a 2-1 first leg victory, 2-0 return defeat. No Europe therefore for the Sang & Or this season who will aim for the championship and the Coupe de France. Under the orders of Will Still, the Ligue 1 season started rather well with two successes against the promoted Angevin 0-1 and against Brest at home 2-0 and a sharing of the points, during the previous day on the Monaco pitch , another candidate for Europe this season 1-1. At the start of this 4th day of L1, the Lensois occupied the top 4.

Among the Lyonnais, after an incredible last season with a last place at mid-season and behind, a European qualification, the Rhone residents avoided the disaster scenario during the 3rd day for the reception of Strasbourg by winning by the wire 4-3. As a reminder, OL were trailing 1 goal to 3 at the hour mark. Note that the first two days ended in two losses, first to Rennes 3-0 and at home against the residents of the Rocher defeated 0-2. 

In the wake of the appointment of Will Still, Lens did not necessarily put his hand in his pocket this summer by bringing back boys like Martin Satriano (Inter), Zazoury (Burnley), Hamzat and Chaves (permanent recruit) for sums less than 10 million euros. Alpha Diallo signed on free from Bordeaux, the same goes for Petric (Nantes) and Malang Sarr (Chelsea) while Nzola signed on loan (Fiorentina). To talk about departures, there is no need to talk about flops Wahi (Marseille), Abdul Samed (loan), Haidara (Brest, free), Sishuba (Hellas Verona), midfielder Spierings (Brondby), Guilavogui (St.Pauli), and Polish international Buksa (Midtjylland). For this score against OL, Cabot (injured) should be among the absentees like El Anyaoui (glitch) while Machado should be eligible again after having served his red card against Monaco before the break.

Opposite, OL have obviously made big moves in the transfer window with most recently the arrival of Jordan Veretout from OM, Omari (Rennes), Wilfried Zaha (Galatasaray), Tessmann (Venezia), Remy Descamps (Nantes), Georges Mikautadze (Metz), the definitive transfer of Caleta-Car (Southampton), that of Nuamah (RWDM), Abner (Bétis), Niakhate (Nottingham), Mangala (Nottingham) then loaned to Everton immediately, from Mama Baldé (Troyes) then transferred to Brest immediately, without forgetting the definitive signing of Benrahama (West Ham). To mention the departures, Adryelson joined Botafogo on loan, the unimportant Sinaly signed at Auxerre, Amin Sarr (Hellas Verona, loan), Mamadou Sarr (Strasbourg), Johann Lepenant (Nantes, loan) and the important Jake O' Brien (Everton, 20 million). Injured, Nuamah could stay at home like Tagliafico (calf injury).