Striving Angers SCO need to pull off an upset when they welcome hard-driving Lens in the upcoming league round. It’s 20th vs 2nd and the home crowd will have not-so-high expectations.
- Angers SCO have the most conceded goals (31) in Ligue 1
- Lens have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (5) in Ligue 1
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Angers SCO form and stats
With 1 Ligue 1 win, 1 draw and 5 defeats from their home games, Angers SCO are certainly not brimming with confidence. It's trouble wherever Angers SCO are playing these days as they have suffered five straight defeats now, regardless of arena. They really need to get back to winning ways.
The regulars are hoping that Angers will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-2 away loss in the match against Monaco (placed 6th). Bentaleb (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.43/10. Bentaleb dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 71 successful passes (of 78 total).
Preceding that match was the home game against Rennes that was lost 1-2.Goal fest? Nobody knows about this one, but we do know that 10 of the 12 most recent league games with this side has contained at least three goals.
The Angers SCO fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 8 in 7 matches. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Angers SCO with 16 goals conceded in these matches. When Angers hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Auxerre, Montpellier, Brest, Ajaccio, Strasbourg and Nantes), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 2 of 2 times.
Lens form and stats
2 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss. That’s the product of Lens playing as the away team in the Ligue 1 this season.
Lens have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Brice Samba. It's been 316 minutes since they last conceded in Ligue 1.
Openda scored in Lens's previous match, the home game against Toulouse that ended 3-0. It's hard not to mention Openda's lethal finishing against Toulouse. three goals were a big reason for the important victory. Defender Gradit was the best team player with a rating of 7.45. Gradit won 4 of 6 duels.
Preceding that game was the away victory against Olympique Marseille with the score of 1-0.Some information for sports bettors looking to bet on only one (or no) side scoring in this match: This club have played 7 consecutive league matches with just one or no team finding the net.
Lens are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 3 times in 6 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head numbers (for the last ten meetings): Angers won three games, four matches ended in a draw and Lens got three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: eight / two.
Top Goalscorers
  L. Openda 7 goals |  F. Sotoca 6 goals |
Angers SCO missing players
Lens missing players
| Angers SCO | Lens | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | 8 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 6 | 22 |
| 31 | 16 | 5 | Conceded | C | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 92% | 86% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 67% | 85% |
| 85% | 86% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 33% | 46% |
| 77% | 86% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 17% | 38% |
| 54% | 43% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 17% | 23% |
| 31% | 29% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 23% |
| 62% | 71% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 38% |
| 15% | 14% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 50% | 54% |
| 31% | 29% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 50% | 23% |
| 4 | 4.1 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 5.2 | 5.6 |
| 5.7 | 5 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
| 2.1 | 1.6 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 2.2 | 1.8 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11.2 | 11.6 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.5 | 12.7 | 14.5 |
| 3.8 | 4.6 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.7 | 4.8 |
| 29% | 25% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 27% | 35% |
| 14.7 | 12.6 | 14 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.5 | 12.7 | 10.3 |
| 6.7 | 5.4 | 5.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 4 | 3.3 |
- Angers SCO have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Angers SCO have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Angers SCO have the most conceded goals (16) at home in Ligue 1
- Angers SCO have the most conceded goals (31) in Ligue 1
- Angers SCO have the most conceded goals in the first half (16) in Ligue 1
- Angers SCO have the the worst goal difference (-17) in Ligue 1
- Lens have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Lens have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (5) in Ligue 1
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | PSG | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 28 | 35 |
| 2 | Lens | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 30 |
| 3 | Rennes | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 27 |
| 4 | Lorient | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 27 |
| 5 | Olympique Marseille | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 24 |
| 6 | Monaco | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 24 |
| 7 | Lille | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 22 |
| 8 | Olympique Lyonnais | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 20 |
| 9 | Clermont | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | -3 | 18 |
| 10 | Nice | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | -3 | 16 |
| 11 | Toulouse | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -4 | 16 |
| 12 | Troyes | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 18 | -4 | 13 |
| 13 | Reims | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -6 | 13 |
| 14 | Montpellier | 13 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 22 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 15 | -5 | 12 |
| 15 | Nantes | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -6 | 12 |
| 16 | Auxerre | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 16 | -12 | 12 |
| 17 | Strasbourg | 13 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | -7 | 10 |
| 18 | Brest | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 14 | -12 | 10 |
| 19 | Ajaccio | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | -12 | 8 |
| 20 | Angers SCO | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 31 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 15 | -17 | 8 |
