Lens vs Monaco

Value Assessment

Home Win
1.61
53% pred
-9.1%
Draw
4.29
25% pred
+1.7%
Away Win
5.65
22% pred
+4.3%
MARGINAL
BTTS Yes 1.55 53%
BTTS No 2.37 47% VALUE

Key Insights

Title Race

Lens

Lens in position 2, 2 points behind leader - competing for title

High impact

European Race

Monaco

Monaco in position 6 - competing for Conference League qualification

High impact

Defensive Fortress

Lens

Lens has excellent defensive record: 5 clean sheets in last 8 matches (62%) - favors Under/BTTS No

Medium impact

Top Scorer

Lens

Lens has Wesley Saïd ranked #4 in league scoring (10 goals) - strong attacking threat

Medium impact

Top Scorer

Monaco

Monaco has Ansu Fati ranked #9 in league scoring (8 goals) - strong attacking threat

Medium impact

Bookmaker Split

Bookmakers disagree on home win: 1.28 (Betsson) to 1.76 (Marathonbet) - 21.3% probability spread indicates market uncertainty

High impact

Bookmaker Split

Bookmakers disagree on away win: 3.98 (Sbo) to 10.00 (Betfair) - 15.1% probability spread indicates market uncertainty

Medium impact

Match Normality

55%

Significant concerns

Match Info

Kickoff
Sat, Feb 21 2026 · 16:00
Venue
Stade Bollaert-Delelis (Lens)
Competition
Ligue 1 · 23
Referee
Willy Delajod Willy Delajod

Coaches

Pierre Sage

Pierre Sage

Lens Lens

In role since Jul 2025

Tactical tendency badges are currently unavailable for this league context.

Sébastien Pocognoli

Sébastien Pocognoli

Monaco Monaco

In role since Oct 2025

Tactical tendency badges are currently unavailable for this league context.

Recent Form

Lens Lens
4W 0D 1L
1.8 GF · 0.8 GA
L H Monaco Monaco 2-3
W H Rennes Rennes 3-1
W H Le Havre Le Havre 1-0
W H Auxerre Auxerre 1-0
W H Nice Nice 2-0
4W 0D 1L
1.8 GF · 0.8 GA
L H Monaco Monaco 2-3
W H Rennes Rennes 3-1
W H Le Havre Le Havre 1-0
W H Auxerre Auxerre 1-0
W H Nice Nice 2-0
4W 0D 1L
2.6 GF · 1 GA
W A Paris Paris 5-0
L A Olympique Marseille Olympique Marseille 1-3
W A Toulouse Toulouse 3-0
W A Nantes Nantes 2-1
W A Angers SCO Angers SCO 2-1
3W 0D 2L
2.4 GF · 1.4 GA
L H Monaco Monaco 2-3
W A Paris Paris 5-0
W H Rennes Rennes 3-1
W H Le Havre Le Havre 1-0
L A Olympique Marseille Olympique Marseille 1-3
Monaco Monaco
1W 2D 2L
0.8 GF · 1.8 GA
W A Lens Lens 3-2
D A Nice Nice 0-0
D A Le Havre Le Havre 0-0
L A Real Madrid Real Madrid 1-6
L A Olympique Marseille Olympique Marseille 0-1
2W 1D 2L
2 GF · 1.4 GA
L H Paris Saint Germain Paris Saint Germain 2-3
W H Nantes Nantes 3-1
W H Rennes Rennes 4-0
D H Juventus Juventus 0-0
L H Lorient Lorient 1-3
1W 2D 2L
0.8 GF · 1.8 GA
W A Lens Lens 3-2
D A Nice Nice 0-0
D A Le Havre Le Havre 0-0
L A Real Madrid Real Madrid 1-6
L A Olympique Marseille Olympique Marseille 0-1
3W 1D 1L
2.4 GF · 1.2 GA
W A Lens Lens 3-2
L H Paris Saint Germain Paris Saint Germain 2-3
W H Nantes Nantes 3-1
D A Nice Nice 0-0
W H Rennes Rennes 4-0

Sidelined Players

Lens Lens 6 out
Kyllian Antonio
Kyllian Antonio
injury
Samson Baidoo
Samson Baidoo
injury
Jonathan Gradit
Jonathan Gradit
injury
Régis Gurtner
Régis Gurtner
injury
Anass Zaroury
Anass Zaroury
suspension

+1 more

Monaco Monaco 17 out
Christian Mawissa
Christian Mawissa
injury
Lukas Hradecky
Lukas Hradecky
injury
Mamadou Coulibaly
Mamadou Coulibaly
suspended
Takumi Minamino
Takumi Minamino
suspended
Mohammed Salisu
Mohammed Salisu
suspended

+12 more

Head-to-Head (Last 10)

Lens
5
50%
Draws
2
20%
Monaco
3
30%
Avg Goals
3.8
BTTS
60%

League Signals

Predictability
52%
MEDIUM
Home Bias
+5%
MODERATE
Avg Goals
2.8
MEDIUM
Draw Rate
25%
BTTS
56%
Over 2.5
54%

Final Words

This Ligue 1 fixture features Lens hosting Monaco. Kickoff is 16:00 UTC on 2026-02-21. Lens is listed as the home top pick with 54.07% probability, and the match includes rotation risk due to Lens' congested schedule.
Lens Lens

Lens arrive in strong domestic form, four wins from five, scoring 11 and conceding 4. They lead the Ligue 1 table and carry motivation to maintain position. Three fixtures in 14 days introduce rotation risk for Lens.

Monaco Monaco

Monaco have five matches in the sample: 2 wins, 2 draws, 1 loss, with 9 goals for and 4 against. They sit eighth and remain in contention for European qualification. There is no prior head-to-head data between Lens and Monaco.