Angers return to action this weekend and will host Lens at the Stade Raymond Kopa on Sunday afternoon in the 26th game week of Ligue 1. Kickoff set for 27th February 2022 17:00 EAT.
The host sits 13th in the Ligue 1 table with 29 points from 25 matches. Angers has lost in four of their last five fixtures and has a win in only one. In their previous 6 fixtures they had a sum of 4 goals and their opponents scored 9.
Angers SCO will be looking for an improved result here following a 1-0 Ligue 1 loss in their previous game against Nice. In that game, Angers SCO had 43% possession and 11 shots on goal with 2 on target. OGC Nice got 10 attempts on goal with 5 on target. Justin Kluivert (19′) scored for Nice.
Meanwhile, Lens sits ninth in the Ligue 1 table with 37 points from 25 matches. In the last five fixtures, they had two wins, two loses and a stalemate. RC Lens have been scored against in 6 of their last 6 matches, with opponents netting 12 goals overall.
Lens is hopind for better results following a 1-1 draw in the Ligue 1 tie with Lyon. In that game, RC Lens had 38% possession and 12 attempts on goal with 6 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for RC Lens was Jonathan Clauss (13′). For their opponents, Olympique Lyonnais had 10 attempts on goal with 2 on target. Tino Kadewere (44′) was the scorer for Lyon.
Angers vs Lens Head to head
There have been 14 encounters between these two teams since 1993. Both teams has had four victories and six matches ended in a stalemate.
- Lens 2-2 Angers 26/11/21
- Angers 2-2 Lens 28/02/21
- Lens 1-3 Angers 29/11/20
- Lens 0-0 Angers 03/05/14
- Angers 1-2 Lens 14/12/13
Home
- Nice 1-0 Angers
- Angers 0-1 Strasbourg Alsace
- Marseille 5-2 Angers
- Angers 0-1 Saint-Etienne
- Angers 2-1 Troyes
Away
- Lens 1-1 Lyon
- Lens 3-2 Bordeaux
- Lorient 2-0 Lens
- Lens 2-4 Monaco
- Lens 0-2 Marseille
Angers SCO team news
Gérald Baticle will have a full squad to choose from.
RC Lens team news
Franck Haise will be without the services of Corentin Jean, Jonathan Gradit and Wesley Saïd due to injuries.
Prediction and Odds
Angers SCO have not lost a league tie with RC Lens in their last 4 matches,haven’t won against RC Lens in their previous 2 league matches and are without a win at home for the past 2 league games.
- Lens RC win
- Both teams to score
- Goals over 2.5
