Lens vs PSG Betting Preview, Odds, Picks (September 10)

• Neymar reportedly out with COVID-19, together with five other teammates
• PSG players haven’t played a game since losing to Bayern Munich in UCL Final
• Lens was the team with most home wins in Ligue 2 in 2019-20

What happens when you go with your friends to party on Ibiza in the middle of a worldwide pandemic? You get COVID-19. That’s exactly what reportedly happened to Neymar and a few other PSG stars, including Angel Di Maria, Mauro Icardi, Marquinhos, Keylor Navas, and Leandro Paredes. How’s their absence going to impact their team’s performance in the game on Thursday evening? Read our Lens vs PSG Betting preview to find out!

Lens vs PSG Betting Odds

With the news about coronavirus-ridden PSG, sportsbooks have started changing their betting odds in favor of Lens. PSG is no longer such a big favorite as this team was just a week ago. Nevertheless, the Ligue 1’s reigning champion is still the contender to win this game, although bookies predict it’s not going to be easy.

Neymar Costs 3x More than Entire Lens Squad

According to Transfermarkt, the total market value of Lens is about $57 million (~€48.28 million). In comparison, PSG’s player market value is about $938 million (€792.65 million). A large chunk of that number comes from Neymar’s value. The Brazilian star is valued at $151.5 million (€128 million), which is nearly three times more than the market value of all Lens’ players.

However, Neymar is not going to be there on Thursday evening to help PSG get a win in their first game of the new season. And he’s not the only one. PSG will have to do without at least six other first-team players.

PSG Stars to Miss the Action

 Neymar has COVID-19, so he’s out. The same is the case with Angel Di Maria, Mauro Icardi, Marquinhos, Keylor Navas, and Leandro Paredes. All of them are also out of the game. That, however, might not the end.

A few other players might be struggling with fitness at the moment. The reason is that PSG players were given a few days off after the Champions League Final, which they lost to Bayern Munich. Since that game, they haven’t played a single match. Lens, on the other hand, have already played one game in the new season of French Ligue 1.

Ligue 1 Newcomer

Lens got promoted to the top French tier after finishing in second place in Ligue 2. That fact makes them one of the main candidates for relegation. The season has only started, but they didn’t do too well in their first game in Ligue 1. Nice beat them 2-1 in their first game of the season.

However, that game saw them making a really large number of goal attempts. They had 17 chances, four of which were shots on goal. In comparison, Nice made only four goal attempts, two going toward the goal.

Considering that PSG is having big problems with absentees, particularly at the back, Lens have a real chance to score a goal or two (or even more). PSG will be without Marquinhos, their best defender, as well as without their first-choice goalie Keylor Navas. Furthermore, their last season’s captain, center-back Thiago Silva has departed to Chelsea.

Lens vs PSG Betting Prediction

Only five players from PSG’s starting lineup in the Champions League Final are eligible to play in this game. That’s surely going to make it very difficult for them to win this game. Lens can smell blood and will surely attack and try to score as many goals as possible. After all, they got no pressure on them, so they can relax and play attacking soccer, which has been their style for the last couple of seasons.

However, this doesn’t mean they can win. Still, they can surely score in this game, adding to the excitement of the clash. That’s exactly the soccer prop bet we would recommend for Lens vs PSG betting.

Our Lens vs PSG Betting Picks:

• BTS
• Over 2.5 goals