Lens will take on Brest in the Ligue 1 2022/23 season 1st round match. The game will be played at Stade Bollaert-Delelis (Lens) and will kick off at 15:00 CET on Sunday, August 7th. Check out team news, predicted lineups, where to watch and our Lens vs Brest prediction for the same.
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Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction One – Lens to win – 1.57.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction Two – Total goals over 2.5 – 1.66.
Lens failed to taste victory in the previous three h2h meetings against Brest (W2 D1).
Meanwhile, Franck Haise’s side are in great home form as they won over half of their league matches last term at Bollaert-Delelis (W9, D4, L3).
As both side prefer a more attacking style of play, we think there will be many goal-scoring opportunities and the match could end with more than 2.5 total goals.
Lens were close to European spots last season but again found themselves in 7th place after gaining promotion to Ligue 1 two years ago.
However, their summer transfer business so far have been impressive, signing six players for over £25 million.
It means Lens are determined to be at least in the league Top 6 and finally get European football next season.
On the other hand, Brest finished last season in 11th place, which is the second-best record in the Ligue 1 since celebrating an all-time high of 8th place in 1987.
Les Pirates will be looking to start the new campaign on a positive note, as they suffered a late slump of three straight defeats to end the 2021/22 season.
For the hosts, team’s goalkeeper Wuilker Farinez is out with a cruciate ligament rupture, while Adam Buksa has an ankle fracture injury.
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For the guests, there are no reports of any injuries in the squad.
Lens: Samba; Gradit, Danso, Medina, Machado, Fofana, Samed, Frankowski, Costa, Sotoca, Openda
Brest: Bizot; Duverne, Chadonnet, Fadiga, Herelle, Lage, Belkebla, Lees-Melou, Belaili, Honorat, Mounie
The last match between these teams ended in a 1:0 win for Brest in March 2022.
This fixture will be played at Stade Bollaert-Delelis (Lens)
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