Our prediction for this Ligue 1 match:
Brest
Match Time & Date:
13/08/2023
13:00
Prediction: 1-2
Lens
Brest and Lens go head to head at Stade Francis-Le Ble in the opening match of Sunday’s program in the Ligue 1 round 1. Brest finished the last season in 14th place in the standings and, no doubt, their primary goal remains unchanged: the top flight survival. There are no fresh injury worries in the home team ahead of Matchday 1. Lens chiefs, on the other hand, were forced to sell key attacker Lois Openda in the summer transfer window, with the Belgium international joining Leipzig for a fee of €43.00m.
On the other hand, they signed permanent deals with the likes of Oscar Cortes, Angelo Fulgini, and Andy Diouf. Lens are more of a team than Brest and seeing that boss Franck Haise should have a full squad to choose from, we are tempted to put our money on the visiting team. Aforementioned summer signing Andy Diouf is likely to make his Lens debut against Brest.
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.
