Our prediction for this Ligue 1 match:
Lens
Match Time & Date:
16/09/2023
21:00
Prediction: 1-1
Metz
Lens will be looking to bounce back from a heavy 3-0 loss to Monaco when they restart their Ligue 1 campaign with a home game against Metz. Les Sang et Or have been struggling in the national championship ever since Lois Openda joined Bundesliga side Leipzig and, no doubt, the talented Belgium forward is going to be sorely missed in the 2023/2024 Ligue 1 campaign. Midfielder Neil El Aynaoui is banned for Saturday’s clash, while all Frankowski, Aguilar, Cabot, and Farinez should miss out with injuries.
Les Grenats, on the other hand, aim to extend their unbeaten run to four games and given Lens’ slow start to the season, we predict that the visitors are going to grab something from the match. As for the away side, Aboubacar Lo misses out through suspension, while all Ismael Traore, Maxime Colin, Malick Mbaye, and Benjamin Tetteh remain in the treatment room.
Highlighted Team (Lens):
Based in the Pas-De-Calais department, Lens is a French club that plays home games at Stade Bollaert-Delelis. The Sang et Or are well known for their red shirts with yellow stripes, while black is the dominant colour of their away jersey.
The club was founded back in 1906 and the Sang et Or originally played in green and black shirts. Speaking of their home ground, Stade Bollaert-Delelis can hold up to 38,058 spectators. The venue was opened back in 1933, and renovated during the 2014/15 season. Lens did well to win the Ligue 1 trophy in the 1997/98 season, with the team finishing the process level on points with second-place Metz.
As a result, the Sang et Or represented France in the Champions League group stages the following season. The club’s biggest European success came in the 1999/00 season when they made it to the UEFA Cup semis. Lens have won two Coupe de la Ligue trophies as well.
