Lens vs Angers: result 5-1 and analysis
Ligue 1Regular Season - 27Kick-off on March 20, 2026 at 07:45 PM (UTC)Stade Bollaert-Delelis, Lens
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What was the result of Lens vs Angers?
Lens won 5-1 on March 20, 2026.
Goalscorers
- 13′F. ThauvinLens
- 25′O. ÉdouardLens
- 39′M. SangaréLens
- 48′O. ÉdouardLens
- 62′L. MachineAngers
- 72′M. UdolLens
Official lineup for Lens vs Angers
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Lens
3-4-2-1- 11O. Édouard
- 7F. Sotoca
- 10F. Thauvin
- 14M. Udol
- 28A. Thomasson
- 8M. Sangaré
- 23Saud Abdulhamid
- 20M. Sarr
- 25I. Ganiou
- 4N. Äelik
- 40R. Risser
Angers
4-2-3-1- 36L. Machine
- 7A. Sbaï
- 6L. Mouton
- 14Y. Belkhdim
- 8B. van den Boomen
- 93H. Belkebla
- 26F. Hanin
- 21J. Lefort
- 4O. Camara
- 20Marius Louër
- 40Oumar Pona
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Lens have 10 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats; Angers have 5, 3 and 7.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 14, 2026 | Lorient(away) | 1-2 | Ligue 1 |
| Mar 8, 2026 | Metz(home) | 3-0 | Ligue 1 |
| Mar 5, 2026 | Lyon(away) | 2-2 | Coupe de France |
| Feb 27, 2026 | Strasbourg(away) | 1-1 | Ligue 1 |
| Feb 21, 2026 | Monaco(home) | 2-3 | Ligue 1 |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 14, 2026 | Nice(home) | 0-2 | Ligue 1 |
| Mar 7, 2026 | Nantes(away) | 1-0 | Ligue 1 |
| Feb 28, 2026 | Monaco(away) | 0-2 | Ligue 1 |
| Feb 22, 2026 | Lille(home) | 0-1 | Ligue 1 |
| Feb 15, 2026 | Lorient(away) | 0-2 | Ligue 1 |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 6 Lens wins, 0 draws, 0 Angers wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 30, 2025 | Angers 1-2 Lens | Ligue 1 |
| Jan 26, 2025 | Lens 1-0 Angers | Ligue 1 |
| Aug 18, 2024 | Angers 0-1 Lens | Ligue 1 |
| Mar 18, 2023 | Lens 3-0 Angers | Ligue 1 |
| Nov 5, 2022 | Angers 1-2 Lens | Ligue 1 |
| Feb 27, 2022 | Angers 1-2 Lens | Ligue 1 |
How many goals should we expect?
Lens score 2.3 and concede 1.0 goals per match over their last 15; Angers score 0.9 and concede 1.2.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lens | 2.3 | 1.0 | 7 | 8/15 | 11/15 |
| Angers | 0.9 | 1.2 | 6 | 5/15 | 4/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Lens sit 10th in Ligue 1 (7 points from 6 matches) and Angers sit 12th (7 points from 6 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Lens | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 7 |
| 12 | Angers | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 7 |
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