Ace Football previews the Ligue 1 round 27 match between Lens and Angers and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
When Angers come to Stade Bollaert-Delelis for the Ligue 1 match on Friday, Lens will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.
Lens are chasing the first place in the Ligue 1 after collecting 56 points from their initial 26 encounters. Angers trail them on 32 points after 26 rounds, sitting as number 11 in the table.
Form: Lens vs Angers
Lens Form
Consistency has not been a trademark for Lens recently, and their last three matches first saw them sharing the points in a 2-2 draw with Lyon. This was followed by a 3-0 win against Metz, before they lost 2-1 against Lorient. Lens won five of their last six Ligue 1 matches at Stade Bollaert-Delelis, scoring 12 and conceding four along the way. They lost once but didn’t draw a single match.
Angers Form
In their previous three outings, Angers lost 2-0 against Monaco, beat Nantes 0-1 and lost 0-2 against Nice. In their last six away matches in the Ligue 1, Angers won twice, while also recording one draw. They endured three defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying six goals conceded and three scored.
Betting stats and facts for Lens and Angers
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Lens and Angers played across all tournaments.
- Lens have won 9 of the last 11 home matches in the Ligue 1 and the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Lens have won 5 of the last 7 matches while scoring more than 2.5 goals
- In 9 of the last 11 Lens home matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 7 Lens matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Lens matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 16 of the last 18 Angers away matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 13 of the last 15 Angers matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 7 Angers matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 7 Angers matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 7 of the last 8 Angers away matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was under 2.5
In-form players: Lens vs Angers
Florian Thauvin found the target three times in his previous six matches, whereas Amine Sbai just scored once in a similar number of matches.
Betting markets: Lens vs Angers
Full-time result
Lens won nine of their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while losing one times. Angers won three of their last 10 games away from home, with three draws and four defeats as well. Lens have not lost to Angers in 3 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Lens scored the first goal in six out of their last ten games. Angers got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Angers managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Lens have scored in 9 consecutive league meetings with Angers.
Total goals
Lens saw over 2.5 goals in eight of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 2.3 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in one of Angers’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.6 goals in these matches. Lens scored at least one goal in their last 16 matches.
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