On April 22nd at 19:00 (UTC), Ligue 1 teams Lens and Monaco will face off in a highly anticipated match. Lens sits in 3rd place in the Ligue 1 standings, while Monaco is just one spot behind in 4th place. Both teams have outstanding offensive players that have scored an impressive number of goals this season. For Lens, Loïs Openda has recorded 15 goals, and for Monaco, Wissam Ben Yedder has scored 17. With both teams in the top four of Ligue 1, this should be an exciting and competitive match.
This season has been a successful one for Lens, winning 13 games at home and 9 away. Their biggest win of the season was a 5-2 victory at home, while their biggest loss was a 0-1 defeat at home. Away from home, they have experienced only one loss with a score of 3-1, while drawing five matches. Monaco have also been successful this season, winning 9 games away from home and drawing 5. Their only loss of the season away from home was a 0-4 scoreline to Lens.
The key statistics of the players of both teams this season:
- Assists: Florian Sotoca (Lens) — 8 assists, Caio Henrique Oliveira Silva (Monaco) — 9 assists.
- Goalkeepers saves: Brice Samba (Lens) — 84, Alexander Nübel (Monaco) — 107
- Tackles: Przemysław Frankowski (Lens) — 35, Axel Disasi (Monaco) — 52.
- Most encounters won: Kevin Danso (Lens) — 180, Youssouf Fofana (Monaco) — 155.
- Yellow cards: Kevin Danso (Lens) — 7, Mohamed Camara (Monaco) — 5.
- Red cards: Deiver Machado (Lens) — 1, Youssouf Fofana (Monaco) — 2.
Top 5 scorers this season:
- Kylian Mbappé Lottin (22, Paris Saint Germain)
- Jonathan David (20, Lille)
- Alexandre Lacazette (19, Lyon)
- Folarin Balogun (17, Reims)
- Wissam Ben Yedder (17, Monaco)
Team statistics:
This season, Lens has experienced a difficult campaign, with 12 matches without scoring a goal. On the other hand, Monaco has been on a roll, with 8 matches without conceding a goal. Monaco also has the biggest winning score gap of the season in both home and away games, with a 7-1 victory at home, and a 0-3 win on the road. The biggest loss suffered by Monaco at home was 1-4, and away from home was 4-3. Overall, it has been an up-and-down season for both teams, with some impressive wins and losses.
The five previous matches played by the teams:
- Lens — LWWWW
- Monaco — WDWWL
The past five games for Lens have been quite successful, with five consecutive wins. Monaco has also had a good run, with two wins, two draws, and one loss in their last five games. Both teams have been performing well, and it will be interesting to see how they fare in their upcoming matches.
According to home statistics this season, Lens scores more goals and concedes more in the following intervals:
| Intervals | Goal Scored, % | Goals conceded, % |
| 0-15 | 10.00% | 7.69% |
| 16-30 | 16.00% | 7.69% |
| 31-45 | 20.00% | 30.77% |
| 46-60 | 18.00% | 19.23% |
| 61-75 | 14.00% | 19.23% |
| 76-90 | 20.00% | 11.54% |
| 91-105 | 2.00% | 3.85% |
Monaco has the following time frames of scoring and conceding goals:
| Intervals | Goal Scored, % | Goals conceded, % |
| 0-15 | 14.71% | 7.32% |
| 16-30 | 16.18% | 12.20% |
| 31-45 | 13.24% | 17.07% |
| 46-60 | 22.06% | 17.07% |
| 61-75 | 17.65% | 17.07% |
| 76-90 | 14.71% | 21.95% |
| 91-105 | 1.47% | 7.32% |
Head-to-head stats:
| Teams | Games | Win | Draws | Losses | |||
| H | A | H | A | H | A | ||
| Lens | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Monaco | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
Probabilities before the match:
| Lens | Monaco | |
| 57.8% | Winning the game | 42.2% |
| 50% | Attack potential | 50% |
| 64% | Potential in defense | 36% |
| 62% | Strength against each other | 38% |
| 59% | Goal Potential | 41% |
Summary: the probability of Monaco winning – 10%, draw – 45%, loss – 45%. Thus Lens, most likely, win (win or draw)
Goal Forecast:Lens, is likely to score 3 goals, Monaco is likely to score no more than 3.
The bookmaker odds for this match:
| Home win | Draw | Away win |
| NordicBet 2.18 |
188Bet 3.51 |
10Bet 3.35 |
Save the date
The match between the teams Lens and Monaco will take place on April 22 at 19:00 (UTC) at the stadium Stade Bollaert-Delelis.
