Match details. Fr1, League Stage - 2. Kick-off is Tue 13 Oct, 17:45 Lagos time. The match is at Stade Bollaert-Delelis, Lens and Igor Pajac is the referee.
Form. Lens have won six, drawn one and lost three of their last ten, 1.9 points a game. Their last five, newest first: W L D W L. Sporting have won six, drawn four and lost none of their last ten, 2.2 points a game. Their last five, newest first: W D D W W.
The numbers. Lens score 2.2 and concede one a game in their last five at home, with one clean sheet. They average 13.1 shots (5.7 on target), 9.0 corners and 2.1 cards a game, with 51% of the ball. Sporting score 2.4 and concede 1.1 a game over their last ten, with two clean sheets. They average 12.9 shots (5.7 on target), 1.0 corners and 2.7 cards a game, with 58% of the ball.
The case against. Sporting's record still gives them 42% to win.
The read. Lens or the draw. A draw is live. An open game. Sporting are the stronger side on form and the table. Their xG points to an open game. Their records put over 2.5 goals at 68%.
The bets. No bet yet: nothing I'd back is priced yet. Predicted score: Lens 2-1 Sporting (8% chance).
Every score's chance from both teams' checked games, never cut or rescaled. The lit square is the likeliest score that fits the read (the call and an open game).