Our prediction for this Ligue 1 match:
Lens
Match Time & Date:
14/01/2024
11:45 AM
Prediction: 1-2
PSG
All eyes will be on Stade Bollaert-Delelis when Lens and Paris Saint-Germain face each other in the Ligue 1 derby on Sunday evening. Les Sang et Or aim to recover from the Coupe de France loss to Monaco, but they face an uphill task against the star-studded league leaders. Midfielder Adrien Thomasson is pushing for a start, while all Salis Abdul Samed, Morgan Guilavogui, Nampalys Mendy, and Abdukodir Khusanov are on international duty.
Les Parisiens, on the other hand, are eyeing their fourth consecutive win in all competitions. PSG are eager to cement top position in the standings and given the number of absentees in the home team, we believe that there is a big value in betting on the away team. Achraf Hakimi and Kang-in Lee are at the Africa Cup of Nations and Asian Cup respectively, while all Milan Skriniar, Presnel Kimpembe, Nuno Mendes, and Fabian Ruiz miss out with injuries, speaking of the visiting team.
Highlighted Player (Kylian Mbappé):
Kylian Mbappe is a French footballer who plays for Paris Saint-Germain as a forward. The French rising star began his youth career at AS Bondy and in 2013 he moved to AS Monaco. After making 12 appearances for Monaco B, Kylian Mbappe made his debut for the senior team in 2015. Mbappe quickly established himself as a regular goalscorer, with the teenager finding the net 15 times in 29 appearances in the Ligue 1 in the 2016/2017 season.
In 2017 he moved to fellow French club PSG on loan, with the option of making the deal permanent. Kylian Mbappe scored 13 goals in 27 appearances for les Parisiens in the 2017/2018 and it has to be noted that Unai Emery’s troops eventually won the national championship.
Speaking of his international career, Mbappe played an important role for France at the 2018 FIFA World Cup finals, with the pacey rising star scoring a brace in a thrilling 4-3 win over Argentina in the last 16 of the showpiece tournament. The PSG attacker was born in Paris on December 20, 1998.
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.
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