Lens vs Angers – After defeating Clermont Foot 0-4 in Ligue 1, RC Lens will be looking for a repeat performance in this match. RC Lens had a 53% control advantage and 6 of their 13 shots on goal were successful.
Los Openda (31′, 34′, 35′) and Alexis Claude-Maurice (76′) scored the goals for RC Lens. Clermont Foot had nine attempts at goal for their rivals, with six of those being on target.
RC Lens haven’t had any issues with scoring, hitting the target every time they’ve gone out to play in their last 6 games. They have accrued a total of 11 during that time, while giving up a total of 7. It will be up to us to decide whether or not this trend will persist.
RC Lens hasn’t lost to Angers SCO in their previous 4 league games, according to their prior performance. They haven’t lost in either of their prior two league home games.
Angers SCO will be trying to make up for losing to Toulouse in their most recent Ligue 1 match, and they will be playing here with a different mindset.
In that game, Angers SCO had 40% of the possession and 2 of its 13 attempts on goal were successful. Five of Toulouse’s eight goal efforts found the back of the net. Toulouse got goals from Mikkel Desler (37′) and Thijs Dallinga (46′).
In their last six games, the forward players for Angers SCO have had a lot of difficulty netting goals, which has contributed to the poor return of only 4. The opposing sides’ combined goal totals in those games against Les Scostes have also equaled 14.
When playing RC Lens away from home in the previous five league games, Angers SCO have gone undefeated, according to their prior performance a strong road record against them and have gone nine league games without an away victory. A bad stretch.
Lens vs Angers – Betting Analysis
Looking at their most recent meetings, which date back to 3/5/2014, we see that RC Lens has won 2, Angers has won 1, and there have been three draws.
The two teams combined for 18 goals during this time, with 9 from Les Artésiens and 9 from Les Scostes. That equals an average of three goals scored per contest.
The last league encounter between these teams occurred on encounter Day 14 of Ligue 1 on November 5, 2022, and the final score was Angers SCO 1-2 RC Lens.
On that particular day, Angers SCO had 44% of the possession and 3 of its 6 attempts on goal were successful. Miha Blai, their lone scorer, did so in the 87th second.
12 shots on goal were made by RC Lens, and 4 of them were successful. Facundo Medina and Wesley Saad each tallied in the 51st second. Thomas Leonard served as the match’s arbitrator.
For RC Lens goalkeeper Franck Haise, Jimmy Cabot (cruciate ligament rupture), Wesley Sad (medial collateral ligament injury), and Wuilker Fariez (cruciate ligament rupture) are all unavailable.
This time, it appears that Les Artésiens will likely start with a 4-2-3-1 configuration, with Brice Samba, P. Frankowski, Jonathan Gradit, Kevin Danso, Massadio Haidara, Salis Abdul Samed, Seko Fofana, Florian Sotoca, Adrien Thomasson, Angelo Fulgini, and Los Openda making up the starting lineup for the first half.
Abdel Bouhazama, the head coach of Angers SCO, only has to deal with one fitness problem due to a largely available squad. Los Diony is unable to play in this match due to a cruciate ligament rupture.
With Paul Bernardoni, Yan Valery, Cédric Hountondji, Miha Blazic, Souleyman Doumbia, Batista Mendy, Pierrick Capelle, Himad Abdelli, Abdallah Sima, Adrien Hunou, and Farid El Melali in the starting squad, Les Scostes appear likely to use a 4-3-3 formation.
We believe that when RC Lens lines up against Angers SCO, who may find it difficult to score, they should score at least once.
What are the best odds for the game?
Checking the betting prices for this game on the win-draw-win market, backing RC Lens is available for 1.27, a wager on the game finishing all-square is 6 and selecting a win for Angers SCO can get you 11. They are the most competitive bets that can be secured at the current time.
Lens vs Angers – Head -to- Head
Our Prediction: Home Win
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