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MATCH PREVIEW

Lille will hope to take another step towards the French Ligue 1 title when they travel to the Stade Bollaert-Delelis for a clash against Lens. Lille have shown their quality in difficult fixtures this season and should come through another tricky clash against Lens.

Lens suffered a 2-1 defeat to PSG last time out in Ligue 1. Ignatius Ganago pulled one back after the Parisians went two goals up but they could not find a way back into the contest.

It was a result that ended a run of 13 straight matches without defeat for Lens. They remain fifth on the table but are now level on points with Marseille.

Manager Franck Haise will be keen to bounce back from that defeat despite their poor home record this season. They have claimed just four wins from their last 14 matches at the Stade Bollaert-Delelis, losing 3-1 to Angers and 1-0 to lowly Strasbourg in that run.

Lille came through comfortably in a tricky tie against Nice last time out in Ligue 1. Burak Yilmaz continued to roll back the years with an early opener while Mehmet Celik added the second after the break in a 2-0 victory.

Les Dogues appear to be unbothered about the mounting pressure from PSG as they have matched the champions win for win in recent weeks. They are gaining momentum at the right time with four wins in their last five matches leaving them one point clear at the top of the table.

Lille have surprisingly fared better on their travels with just one away defeat all season. Christophe Galtier has guided his team to 10 wins from their last 11 away matches, including a 3-2 victory at Lyon in their previous fixture on the road.

PREDICTION

Lens lost 2-1 on the road the last match-day, against PSG. In the meantime, Lille recorded a 2-0 win at home against Nice.

Going on, Lens were winless in nine of their past fifteen overall games, and they have won just four times at home in the past six-month period.

On the other hand, their counterparts had lost just seven of their total 46 matches this season, and three of these defeats had come in the Europa League, while one had come against PSG.

In addition, the toppers also have a superb h2h record against this foe over the years.

Considering these factors, expect Lille to post the three points on the board this weekend.

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