Our prediction for this Ligue 1 match:
Auxerre
Match Time & Date:
14/12/2024
19:00
Prediction: 1-1
Lens
Stade de l’Abbe-Deschamps will host Saturday’s Ligue 1 game between Auxerre and Lens, the two teams sitting in 8th and 7th place respectively in the standings. Auxerre did well to hold star-studded PSG to a goalless draw at the weekend and that is surely giving fans a reason for optimism ahead of the visit of Lens. Both Ange Loic N’Gatta and Ousoumane Camara are sidelined with injuries, but there are no suspended players in the home team.
Les Sang et Or, on the other hand, aim to build on back-to-back wins over Reims and Montpellier. Lens want to move closer to the Champions League berth, but seeing that Auxerre are tough to beat at home, we believe that there is a big value in betting on draw. All Ruben Aguilar, Sidi Bane, and Jimmy Cabot are out of contention through injuries for the visiting side.
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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