Reims v Lens

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Reims picked up a useful point in last weekend's action in the French top flight when they held sixth placed Lyon to a 1-1 draw on home soil at their Stade Auguste-Delaune and ther hosts will enjoy home advantage once again on Friday night when they play host to mid-table outfit lens.

Lens meanwhile slipped to a third defeat in four games in the French top flight last weekend when they were handed a heavy 3-1 loss at home to Marseille, leaving the visitors in ninth place and two points adrift of the European spots in the table.

Having suffered three league defeats on the trot in Ligue 1 to Auxerre, Brest and Toulouse respectively, Reims have staged a mini recovery in recent times as the hosts recorded a comprehensive 3-0 win away from home at Le Havre along the aforementioned point gained at Lyon's expense.

An opening day of the season 2-0 loss at home to Lille makes it just four losses that have been handed down to Reims within their opening 12 matches overall in the domestic top flight so far this term while Luka Elsner's side have also captured five wins and three draws.

With just two defeats in their last eight home games at their Stade Auguste-Delaune along with picking up wins against Marseille, Rennes (home and away) and Montpellier, Reims stand a good chance of a result here while seven of Reims' last 10 home games have also resulted in both teams scoring.

Lens have slipped to recent losses at the hands of Lille, PSG and Marseille respectively which have endangered the visitors' promising start to this French top flight campaign as Lens had previously produced an encouraging eight-game unbeaten sequence.

Three wins along with five draws gave Will Still and his side plenty of reason to feel upbeat about their chances this season and these victories consisted of getting one over the likes of Angers, Brest and Saint-Etienne respectively.

However, it should be noted that these three opposition clubs all occupy places in the bottom seven of the Ligue 1 table while results away from home show Lens have managed to capture just two wins but slip to four defeats within their last 10 outings on the road.

To make matters worse, Lens have kept just two clean sheets in their last 10 away games in the French top flight which has contributed to seven of these last 10 outings resulting in both teams hitting the back of the net, three of these 10 games have also ended in 1-1 draws.

Reims v Lens Verdict

Five of the last six meetings between Reims and Lens have also resulted in both teams scoring and this trend looks like continuing here on Friday night.

Therefore, our main bet will be BTTS Yes @ 1.66

Other side bets worth considering:

Draw @ 3.30

Correct Score: 1-1 @ 6.50