Following a Champions League draw with Sevilla and a much-needed Ligue 1 victory over Toulouse, Lens will be determined to extend their momentum-building run on Friday.
However, in-form Strasbourg have taken seven points from a possible nine on home soil this season, so we expect Vieira's men to frustrate Lens at the Stade de la Meinau.
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Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Lens win with a probability of 37.21%. A win for Strasbourg had a probability of 35.72% and a draw had a probability of 27.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a Lens win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.46%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.1%) and 0-2 (6.59%). The likeliest Strasbourg win was 1-0 (10.2%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.85%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 10.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 0-1 win for Lens in this match.
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