RC Lens welcome Sevilla to the Stade Bollaert-Delelis for their final Group B fixture of the UEFA Champions League. Both teams can no longer qualify for the round of 16 and given Sevilla’s struggles this season, Lens are expected to claim the upper hand and secure a place in the Europa League.
It has not been the best return to the Champions League for RC Lens as they have picked up just one win from five matches. They started well enough, going unbeaten in their opening three matches but ultimately lost their way, culminating in a 6-0 defeat to Arsenal last time out.
While it has been a disappointing Champions League campaign for RC Lens, it is not all doom and gloom as they look set to secure a place in the Europa League. They are third on the table and hold a three port lead over bottom side Sevilla.
RC Lens will be keen to end their campaign on a high note and will be looking to maintain their recent good form at the Stade Bollaert-Delelis. Franck Haise’s men are unbeaten in their last seven home matches across all competitions, claiming five wins in that run.
Sevilla’s Champions League campaign has been even worse than Lens as they have failed to secure a single win and were beaten 3-2 at home by PSV Eindhoven last time out. Sitting bottom of the table, the reigning Europa League champions are not likely to get a chance to defend their title as they look set to kiss out on the competition.
The Spanish side’s struggles are not limited to the Champions League as it has been an all-round disappointing campaign so far. Diego Alonso’s men have picked up just one win from their last eight matches across all competitions and were beaten 1-0 at Mallorca in a La Liga fixture last weekend.
The defeat to Mallorca highlights a disappointing record for Sevilla on their travels. They have picked up just one win from their last eight away matches across all competitions, suffering four defeats in that run.
How the bookies view it
Lens have the upper hand among the bookies with a home win priced at 21/20 by 888Sport. An unlikely victory for Sevilla is valued at 27/10 by Paddy Power while bet365 is offering odds of 13/5 for a draw.
Head to head
There has been only one previous meeting between RC Lens and Sevilla, with both teams playing out a 1-1 draw in the reverse fixture back in September.
Players to watch
Elye Wahi has caught the eye for Lens in this season’s Champions League with two goals to his name so far. The striker will be keen to go out with a bang and is priced at 7/4 by Unibet to find the net on Tuesday.
Youssef En-Nesyri also has two goals in the Champions League and will be the one to watch for Sevilla on Tuesday. The striker is priced at odds of 11/5 with bet365 to get on the score sheet.
Anything else catch the eye?
Both teams were on target in the reverse fixture and a similar outcome could be expected on Tuesday at 5/6 with 888Sport. Sevilla have seen over 2.5 goals in three of their last four Champions League matches and a repeat is priced at evens with Paddy Power while Boylesport is offering 5/2 on both teams to score.
There were first half goals for both teams in the reverse fixture and with little at stake on Tuesday, a similar pattern could be on the cards at 4/1 with bet365.
This UEFA Champions League match between RC Lens and Sevilla will be played on Dec 12, 2023 and kick off at 17:45. Check below for our tipsters best RC Lens vs Sevilla prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
