- Strasbourg have 0 wins in their last 2 home games against Lens.
- Lens have 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss in their last 5 matches (all-competitions).
- Lens are 2nd in Ligue 1 2026-2027 with 3 points, while Strasbourg are 18th with 0 points (after 1 game played).
Lively encounter expected at Stade de la Meinau
Racing Club Strasbourg are no more, long live Racing Club Strasbourg - the team reimagined by new boss Hugo Oliveira in a bold, high-intensity blueprint that is perhaps more suited to a young manager with an attack-minded vision.
Le Racing have played some good football in recent games, but none of the results have gone their way, and this run of 1 win, 0 draws and 4 defeats across their last 5 games (all-competitions) reads like an early-season wobble.
After the 1-1 draw and subsequent penalty shootout win at Newcastle last week in a pre-season friendly, the Alsace outfit were ripped apart at Marseille last weekend to the tune of a 4-0 Ligue 1 scoreline, and now they face their toughest test of the season so far in the form of RC Lens.
Florian Thauvin is the main danger man for Les Sang et Or, having scored 2 goals in 1 Ligue 1 2026/2027 appearance, and 3 of Lens' 9 goals in total across their last 5 across all current competitions.
Dino Toppmöller's side are on the back of a 2-game winning streak following a 1-0 home win over PSG in the Super Cup 2026 and a 5-2 home victory against Auxerre in Ligue 1 2026/2027.
The styles of play employed by the teams certainly suggests that we're in for a lively, transition-heavy affair on Saturday, where the winner could be the side that wins the midfield battle.
Martial Godo has been Strasbourg's sharpest finisher lately with 2 goals in their 3 goals in the last 5 matches (all-competitions), and Oliveira seems to have given his team licence to probe centrally and overload on the half-spaces.
Meanwhile, Lens will look to stretch the game out wide, press in numbers when they're off the ball and counter-attack at speed when they're on it. Toppmöller's pressing set-up is flexible enough to offer up a structured build-up style if needed, but the fluidity of the system suggests that Les Sang et Or will be on the attack when they have the ball.
Lens are 37/25 favorites for this clash, so it's hard to be confident about the visitors on that basis alone.
However, Lens are the in-form side, they occupy a higher position in the table and will arrive here on the back of a 2-game winning streak. They also haven't lost either of their last 2 away games against Strasbourg, so they'll have the psychological edge going into the game.
Lens to win looks a very strong play, but given that Strasbourg are also in a transitional phase and have adopted an attack-minded approach this season, we're going to back Lens on the draw no bet option to leave nothing to chance on what should be a cagey away trip.
