Lens vs Clermont Foot prediction 20.04.2024

• Date: 20.04.2024
• Competition: Ligue 1
• KO: 20:00 UTC +1 / 21:00 CEST
• Venue: Stade Bollaert-Delelis (Lens)

Clermont faces a tough challenge this weekend as they travel to Stade Bollaert-Delelis to take on Lens in a Ligue 1 encounter on Saturday.

Lens vs Clermont Foot Betting Tips: Lens to Win / Over 2.5 Goals

Still in the fight for European qualification, Lens currently sits in sixth place in Ligue 1 with 43 points from 29 matches. However, the hosts come into this fixture on the back of a 2-1 defeat against Metz in their last Ligue 1 outing, extending their winless streak to four matches.

Home consistency has been an issue for Lens with Franck Haise´s side winning only seven of 14 home fixtures played this season. Lens have struggled for clean sheets at the Stade Bollaert-Delelis with just one in their last six home fixtures. 

Clermont, on the other hand, managed a 1-1 draw against Montpellier in their previous league match, but they remain in deep relegation trouble. With 22 points, the visitors find themselves bottom of the division, six points short of safety with only few weeks remaining in the Ligue 1 season. 

Pascal Gastien´s side have struggled on the road, with only two wins, five draws, and seven losses on their travels this season. The visitors have lost three of their five most recent away fixtures.

Lens dominated the previous encounter between these two sides, securing a convincing 3-0 victory at Stade Gabriel-Montpied in November and while unconvincing at home, the hosts should be backed to win this weekend. 

Lens has been dominant against Clermont in recent meetings, remaining unbeaten in their last nine Ligue 1 matches against them. Les Sang et have won each of their last five encounters while at least three goals were scored in each of their last six meetings.

Ultimately, I fancy Lens to get back to winning form and if history is anything to go by, we can expect a few goals scored at Stade Bollaert-Delelis.