RC Lens vs. Paris Saint-Germain 12/4/21 Ligue 1 Soccer Picks, Predictions, and Odds

RC Lens is hosting Paris Saint-Germain at Stade Bollaert-Delelis in round 17 of the French Ligue 1. Lens has had a great spell for a while, but they are now without a win in their last 3 games. PSG is the best team in France, and after they lost their Champions League game, they went their next two games without a loss.

Lens is still pretty high in the table despite their bad streak, and with 26 points, they are in 5^th place. Offensively, Lens has been solid so far with 29 scored goals, but their defense hasn’t been so great with 22 conceded goals. During this negative streak, Lens has scored 4 goals in 3 games, but they have conceded 8 goals during the same period. In their last game against Clermont on the road, Lens has had 47% of ball possession, 2 shots on goal, 3 corner kicks, 0 big chances created, and 80% of the correct passes. Lens was leading twice in this game, but Clermont came back twice, and the final score was 2-2. Said, Kalimuendo, Fofana, and Frankowski are the leading goalscorers for Lens with 4 goals each. I know Lens is doing well right now, but I think their downfall has begun, and I don’t think we will expect them higher than the middle of the standings at the end of the season.

After that loss to Manchester City in the Champions League, PSG has lost all of their chances to win the group, and they will end in second place. PSG was solid offensively, but not great, while their defense was sloppy. Even with Messi, Neymar, and Mbappe, PSG hasn’t been scoring enough, and having that much ego on the team is never a good thing. In their last game against Nice at home, PSG was dominant, they have had 70% of ball possession, 22 shots in total, but only 5 on goal, 6 corner kicks, 2 big chances created, and 90% of the correct passes. Despite all of the dominance, we haven’t seen a lot from PSG, and the final score was 0-0. Mbappe is the leading goalscorer for PSG with 8 goals and 8 assists. There are a few injuries in PSG, but they have enough quality on the bench to replace those players. There are a few great games ahead for PSG, but none of them are really a matter of life or death.

Lens has lost only 1 home game so far this season, while PSG has lost only 1 game on the road. It’s clear PSG has a lot more quality than Lens, and they are in better form, while Lens is struggling a lot right now. I will take PSG on the road.