Lens vs Angers Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 18th March 2023

Lens look destined for a win in their match on Saturday against Angers. Bookmakers have them down as fairly big favourites, with the visitors going through a bit of a slump in the Ligue 1 lately.

Lens are currently looking at 54 points on their account, having played 27 matches, leaving them two places off the current Ligue 1 leaders. Meanwhile, Angers find themselves as number 20 in the Ligue 1 with ten points following 27 rounds.

Performances have been abysmal for Angers who will be eyeing a chance of redemption when going up against Lens.

Lens scored 15 goals, conceded ten and fought their way to two clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

Angers travel to their next Ligue 1 match, averaging a lowly 0.5 goals per game in their last ten matches. They scored a disappointing total of five goals, while also conceding 23 goals. That amounts to an average of 2.3 per game, in which they kept their opponents from scoring one times.

Lens go into their encounter with fond memories, as they won 2-1 and 2-1 the last two times they played Angers.

Lens vs Angers Prediction

Lens Form

Lens have seen it all in their last three matches, which gave them four points. First, they went down 2-1 against Nantes, before picking up a 1-1 draw against Lille. Their latest match brought a 0-4 win in their encounter with Clermont Foot. Lens won four of their previous six Ligue 1 games at the Stade Bollaert-Delelis. They both drew and lost once, as they conceded five and scored ten goals.

Angers Form

Angers endured a tough spell in their last three matches, from which they have nothing to show. They were beaten 1-3 by Lyon, before Montpellier ran out 5-0 winners. A third defeat on the trot followed against Toulouse, who came out 0-2 winners. In their last six Ligue 1 away matches, Angers failed to win even once. In stead, they've drawn one and lost five, scoring one while also conceding 14 times.

Lens look in strong shape, while Angers don't look quite as convincing, which makes betting on the home win a no-brainer in this match.

Lens scored 25 goals and conceded ten in their last 15 games against teams from the bottom half of the Ligue 1 table. They collected 33 points and nine victories. Angers won zero and claimed zero points in their six most recent games against teams inside the top six. They scored two conceded 12 goals. Lens claimed 15 wins, nine draws as well as three defeats in the Ligue 1 this season. Angers are looking at two wins, four draws and 21 defeats in the Ligue 1.

Lens vs Angers Squads

Lens Squad

Franck Haise will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Angers from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Ligue 1 this season):

Brice Samba (0/27), Jean-Louis Leca (0/0), Wuilker Farinez (0/0), Adrien Louveau (0/0), Facundo Medina (1/23), Ismael Boura (0/9), Jimmy Cabot (0/11), Jonathan Gradit (1/22), Kevin Danso (1/27), Massadio Haidara (0/25), Steven Fortes (0/1), Adam Oudjani (0/0), Adrien Thomasson (2/24), Angelo Fulgini (1/6), David Costa (1/25), Deiver Machado (3/24), Fode Sylla (0/0), Jean Onana (0/13), Julien Le Cardinal (0/5), Lukasz Poreba (0/7), Mamadou Camara (0/0), Przemyslaw Frankowski (2/27), Salis Abdul Samed (1/25), Seko Fofana (3/25), Yacouba Barry (0/0), Adam Buksa (0/4), Alexis Claude (3/16), Florian Sotoca (6/27), Ikoma Lois Openda (12/27), Remy Lascary (0/8), Wesley Said (5/17).

Angers Squad

Here is the full squad of the away team. The 47 year-old Angers manager Dujeux will select his starting XI from these players:

Matteo Petitgenet (0/0), Paul Bernardoni (0/19), Theo Borne (0/0), Yahia Fofana (0/8), Abdoulaye Bamba (0/10), Cedric Hountondji (0/27), Faouzi Ghoulam (0/4), Halid Sabanovic (0/7), Ibrahim Amadou (0/7), Ilyes Chetti (0/6), Lilian Rao-Lisoa (0/2), Miha Blazic (2/21), Souleyman Doumbia (0/20), Yan Valery (0/19), Ali Kalla (0/0), Amine Salama (3/25), Batista Mendy (0/24), Himad Abdelli (0/19), Jean Bahoya (0/0), Nabil Bentaleb (3/22), Ousmane Camara (0/6), Pierrick Capelle (0/20), Waniss Taibi (0/9), Yassin Belkhdim (0/0), Zinedine Ould Khaled (0/0), Abdallah Sima (3/23), Adrien Hunou (3/25), Farid El Melali (0/12), Ibrahima Niane (0/6), Jason Mbock (0/0), Lois Diony (1/8), Sada Thioub (0/19), Ulrick Eneme Ella (0/0).

Lens vs Angers Team News

Lens might be looking at four missing players for their upcoming assignment against Angers. There is no need for Brice Samba to show up in the Lens dressing room, as he is suspended.

Adam Buksa, Jimmy Cabot and Wuilker Farinez are all absent from the Lens squad that faces Angers at Stade Bollaert-Delelis.

Angers have five on the list of injured and absent players before their next match against Lens this coming Saturday.

Names like Ibrahim Amadou, Yahia Fofana, Lois Diony, Ulrick Eneme Ella and Ali Kalla most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Lens.

Lens vs Angers Lineups

Lens vs Angers H2H

Lens had a good reading on Angers in their last two meetings, which they won by 2-1 and 2-1, respectively. Lens go into their upcoming match against Angers with a 40% winning record in recent meetings. This gives them a 2-2-1 record in the latest encounters with their next opponent. A record worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Lens vs Angers Results

In five of the previous five matches between Lens and Angers both teams scored.

Lens vs Angers Betting Tips

It has been a superb season for Ikoma Lois Openda so far as he managed to score impressive 12 goals across all tournaments during the current campaign. He appears to be in great form currently, as he hit the target three times in his last six games, and Lens rely on his abilities against Angers. Siding with him to find the back of the net on Saturday seems like a decent punt.

Lens claimed seven wins, drew two and lost one of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Angers won two, drew one and lost seven of their last 10 games away. Lens claimed three modest wins from their previous 10 league outings, whereas Angers managed to win zero times from a possible 10.

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the last five encounters between these two teams. Lens managed an average of 1.8 goals, with Angers averaging 1.8 goals in these. Both teams to score was a winning bet five times in this run of matches. Lens saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.8 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten outings for Angers, who managed to score 0.8 times in those matches.