Our prediction for this Ligue 1 match:
Strasbourg
Match Time & Date:
29/09/2023
21:00
Prediction: 1-1
Lens
Strasbourg and Lens face each other at Stade de la Meinau in the Ligue 1 round 7 curtain-raiser on Friday evening. Le Racing aim to build on a hard-fought 1-0 win over Metz, but they will have a much bigger fish to fry against Lens, who have been showing signs of improvement of late. Barring any fresh injury worries, former Arsenal midfielder Patrick Vieira is unlikely to make changes to the team that defeated les Grenats at the weekend.
Les Sang et Or, on the other hand, desperately needed a win against Toulouse and they managed to get one, with the team finally giving fans a reason to celebrate in the new Ligue 1 campaign. Strasbourg, though, are tough to beat at home and that is the main reason why we are going to bet on draw. All Massadio Haidara, David Costa, Jimmy Cabot, and Wuilker Farinez are out of contention with injuries for the visiting team.
Highlighted Team (Strasbourg):
Founded back in 1906, Strasbourg is a professional football team that compete in French Ligue 1. Le Racing did remarkably well to win the 1979 Ligue 1 trophy and that is considered the biggest success in the history of the club. Strasbourg won Coupe de France on three occasions (1951, 1966, 2001) and they have three Coupe de la Ligue trophies as well (1964, 1997, 2005). Strasbourg’s main rivals are Metz and the two teams face each other in the Derby de l’Est (The Eastern derby).
Le Racing recorded their biggest victory over Valenciennes (10-0) in the 1937-1938 season, whilst they suffered their biggest loss to Limoges (0-8) in the 1959/1960 season. Paraguayan goalkeeper Jose Luis Chilavert, who is well known for his free-kick abilities, played for the club from 2000 to 2003, but he failed to score in a league match during his spell with the Stade de la Meinau outfit. Speaking of Stade de la Meinau, Strasbourg’s home ground was opened back in 1914 and the capacity of the venue is 29,320.
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