Our prediction for this Ligue 1 match:
Lens
Match Time & Date:
16/03/2024
04:00 PM
Prediction: 1-0
Nice
Stade Bollaert-Delelis will host Saturday’s football game between Lens and Nice, the two teams who aim to represent France in European competitions next term. Lens are brimming with confidence following back-to-back wins over Lyon and Brest and they are seen as favourites to beat the out-of-form visitors at home ground. Defender Facundo Medina is back from suspension, while all Jhoanner Chavez, Massadio Haidara, Deiver Machado, and Jimmy Cabot remain on the sidelines with injuries.
Les Aiglons, on the other hand, suffered a dip in form in the national championship, with the team collecting only one point in total from the last five league fixtures and that is the main reason why we are going to bet on Lens. Both Valentin Rosier and Sofiane Diop are out of contention with injuries, but there are no suspended players in the visiting team ahead of the trip to Pas-de-Calais.
Highlighted Player (Dante):
Dante is a left-footed defender who was born in Salvador, Brazil on 18 October, 1983. The 189-cm-tall centre back, who is capable of playing as a left back as well, started his senior career at Juventude. After making 53 appearances for the club between 2002 and 2004 he moved to Ligue 1 outfit Lille.
He played for Belgian sides Charleroi and Standard from 2006 to 2009 and on 27 December, 2008 he signed a contract with Borussia M’gladbach for an undisclosed fee. After impressing with the Fohlen in the 2011/2012 Bundesliga campaign he moved to Bayern Munich at the end of the season and it has to be noted that he scored three goals in 83 league appearances for FCB.
In 2015 he signed a contract with fellow Bundesliga team Wolfsburg and he played 24 league games for the Wolves in the 2015/2016 season. In 2013 he won the Champions League trophy with Bayern Munich and he lifted the FIFA Confederations Cup with Brazil the same year.
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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