Lens vs Sevilla – Preview, Prediction and Betting Tips 12/12/2023

Lens and Sevilla face each other on the afternoon of this Tuesday, December 12, 2023, starting at 2:45 pm, in a game valid for the 6th and final round of the group stage of the European Champions League. The match will be played at the Stade Bollaert-Delelis, in the city of Lens, France.

Lens

The Lens team will have the advantage of playing in front of their fans in this round and want to confirm their favoritism to be able to at least maintain their place in the Europa League playoffs, since the French team no longer has a chance of advancing to the next stage.

Their most recent duel was a goalless draw against Montpellier, away from home, in the French elite, and their last impression in the Champions League was a crushing defeat to Arsenal, in England, by a score of 6-0.

There were 3 wins, 1 draw and only 1 defeat in the last 5 official matches of the season, beating Clermont, Olympique de Marseille and also Lyon, in addition to drawing with Montpellier and losing to Arsenal.

The club is currently in third place on the Champions League Group B leaderboard, with 5 points achieved so far, only three above the last placed team in the competition.

Playing as home team, at Stade Bollaert-Delelis, the Lens team recorded a recent campaign with 5 wins, 4 draws and only 1 defeat in the last 10 matches played.

Sevilla:

And on the visitors’ side there is the squad of Sevilla, from Spain, who seeks to surprise away from home to achieve their first victory in the competition and take third place which currently belongs to their opponent, in a fierce dispute for a place in the Europe League playoffs.

Their most recent duel was a 1-0 defeat to Mallorca in the Spanish league, and in the Champions League the team had already lost at home to PSV in the last round, 3-2.

Only 1 victory, 1 draw and 3 defeats were recorded in the last 5 official matches of the season, winning vs Astorga and drawing with Villarreal, as well as losing to Real Sociedad, PSV and also Mallorca.

At the moment, the Spanish club is in the fourth and last position on the Group B leaderboard of the main club tournament on the European continent.

Playing away from home, the Sevilla team has a recent record with only 2 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats in the last 10 matches played in this condition.

Conclusion:

Even though Sevilla is not going through a good moment in the season, the team tends to increase its production in decisive moments, including being seven-times champion of the Europa League and as it no longer has a chance of qualifying for the round of 16 of the Champions League, the team faces this duel as one of the most important games of their season, needing to win to guarantee their place in the Europa League playoffs.

Technically, the Spanish team has a squad of a similar level to its opponent and as the French don’t even need to win to secure third place, I see the double chance in favor of Sevilla as the best pre-game betting option for this clash with a forest atmosphere.