Home and Away: Lens eyeing three points at blundering Brest

Betting Tips | Article posted on January 13th, 2025

Fresh from a Big Saturday Multiple win at the weekend, Jonno Turner shifts his focus to the continent, sniffing out the value in France and Spain…
We’re off to France for our first pick of the week – as Lens travel to Brest, looking to secure their fifth consecutive win on the road, and make it eight unbeaten away from Stade Bollaert-Delelis.
Antoine Koumbouare’s charges find themselves sitting fourth in Ligue 2 ahead of this tie, and an impressive 10 goals notched in their last four suggests that they are more than capable of inflicting punishment upon their hosts here.
So tight is this division, that a win for the visitors in this, their game in hand, could lift them into second position in the table – and they will be keen to take advantage of that opportunity, as they eye a return to the big time.
And 11 unbeaten from 13 underlines just how well-drilled and difficult to breach Les Sang et Or are – and, having suffered defeat on their travels just twice this campaign, they will be confident that they can achieve maximum points in this game.
Hosts Brest go into this clash occupying 15th in the table – and are without a win in half a dozen at Stade Francis-Le Blé.
A 5-2 loss to high flying Ligue 1 side PSG last time out was nothing to be ashamed of for Alex Dupont’s side, but that makes five without a win from six of late, a slump that the home side will be desperate to arrest.
It is six home outings since Dupont’s charges secured a clean sheet on home turf – and that suggests that they are likely to present their guests with a chance or two in this one.
Bet 1: Lens (AWAY) @ 2.56/4
Switching our attentions to action in Spain now, as Villareal and Real Sociedad meet for the second time in four days, following their Copa Del Rey clash last week.
That encounter ended a 0-0 stalemate, and was a typical first leg clash, with both sides resting players, and neither looking to take the risk which might leave them at a disadvantage going into the reverse fixture.
With both of these teams sitting within a point of one and other in La Liga, this promises to be a more entertaining and end to end affair – and the hosts Villareal will be desperate to get back to winning ways following a loss to Sevilla in their last outing at El Madrigal.
Marcelino’s side have drawn three of their last four on home turf, which represents something of a slump, and they will be looking to show more cutting edge in the final third in order to pile the pressure on fourth place