Lens vs Paris FC prediction, odds and how to watch

Lens picked up a convincing 3-1 win at Troyes on Saturday evening, with Timothé Nkada's first-half strike and a Florian Thauvin-inspired second half proving too much for a Troyes side that had the ball but none of the cutting edge. A calamitous own goal set the tone for a night Troyes will want to forget quickly.

Sporting CP made it look straightforward in northern France, with Luis Suárez and Issa Doumbia scoring either side of half-time to hand Lens a deserved defeat. Connor Maguire breaks down exactly where Lens failed and why Sporting deserved every bit of it.

Lens have kept zero clean sheets in their last five Ligue 1 matches. Paris FC have kept four in ten outings and arrive at Stade Bollaert on the back of three wins from five. Something has to give.

Auxerre have shipped eleven goals in five Ligue 1 matches and now face a Paris FC side that has beaten Nice, Marseille, and Strasbourg in recent weeks. This one has trouble written all over it for the home side.

Lens and Como both opened their Champions League campaigns with victories, and Wednesday night at Stade Bollaert-Delelis is where we find out which of these sides has genuine desire at this level.

Paris FC host Monaco on Sunday with momentum behind them and a battered visiting squad in front of them. This one has the makings of a proper contest, but only if Monaco can compete with what they have left.

Lille host Lens on Friday 30 October in a Ligue 1 derby where home solidity meets away fragility. The numbers point one way.

Lens and Marseille arrive at this Sunday night fixture in Ligue 1 with a combined record of two wins from their last ten matches. Something has to give, and neither side looks capable of stopping it.