Lens vs Paris Saint Germain Prediction 01/18/2025 | Ligue 1

Match Details

The match between Lens and Paris Saint Germain is scheduled to take place on January 18, 2025, at Stade Bollaert-Delelis. It will be a Ligue 1 regular season fixture. The odds for the match are as follows: Local Winner – 4.34, Draw – 4.24, Away Winner – 1.82.

Head-to-Head Comparison

Lens and Paris Saint Germain have faced each other multiple times in the past few seasons. In their most recent encounter earlier this season, they played out a draw with a scoreline of 1-1. Looking back further into their head-to-head history reveals that Paris Saint Germain has been dominant against Lens in recent years.

In terms of goals scored when these two teams meet, there tends to be an average number of goals per game but rarely more than three goals in total.

Team Form: Lens

Lens has had mixed results recently across various competitions. They have won three out of their last six matches while losing one and drawing two others. Their goal-scoring record stands at nine goals scored and five conceded during this period.

Currently sitting seventh in the Ligue 1 standings with 27 points from seventeen matches played so far, Lens has shown promise throughout the season but needs consistency to climb higher up the table.

Their most recent match was against LE Havre where they secured a hard-fought victory with a scoreline of 2-1 thanks to goals from Gabin Capuano and Deiver Andrés Machado Mena.

Team Form: Paris Saint Germain

Paris Saint Germain remains unbeaten away from home this season in all competitions having won five matches and drawn one out of six games played on foreign soil.
They currently sit comfortably at the top of the Ligue 1 table with 43 points from seventeen matches, boasting an impressive goal difference of +31.

In their most recent match against Espaly-Saint-Marcel in the Coupe de France, Paris Saint Germain emerged victorious with a scoreline of 4-2. Warren Zaïre-Emery, Désiré Doué, Bradley Barcola, and Gonçalo Ramos were among the scorers for PSG.

Key Players

For Lens, M’Bala Nzola has been a standout performer this season with four goals to his name. His ability to find the back of the net will be crucial if Lens is to challenge Paris Saint Germain’s defense.
On the other hand, Marco Asensio has been instrumental for Paris Saint Germain recently. With two goals and four assists in fifteen appearances so far this season, he poses a significant threat going forward.

Statistical Insights

Lens has shown resilience at home but struggles defensively having conceded eight goals while scoring only eight themselves in their eight home matches played thus far.
Paris Saint Germain boasts an incredible away record this season with five wins out of eight games on foreign soil and an average of 2.5 goals scored per game during these fixtures.

Based on current form and statistical analysis, it is likely that Paris Saint Germain will come out as winners in this encounter due to their strong performances both overall and specifically when playing away from home.

Prediction: Lens vs Paris Saint Germain

Considering all factors analyzed above including team form, key players’ contributions,and historical data between both teams; our prediction for this match is:

Prediction: Lens 0 – 3 Paris Saint-Germain