RC Lens vs Angers SCO Live Stream, Predictions

📊 Form Guide

RC Lens

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RC Lens, who won their previous game, will hope for a similar result following the 0-4 Ligue 1 victory versus Clermont Foot.

In that game, RC Lens had 53% possession and 13 shots at goal with 6 on target. For RC Lens, the scorers were Loïs Openda (31', 34', 35') and Alexis Claude-Maurice (76'). At the other end, Clermont Foot had 9 shots at goal with 6 of them on target.

RC Lens haven’t had any problems with scoring, hitting the target every time they’ve gone out to play in their last 6 games.

They have totted up the amount of 11 during that period and have conceded a total of 7. We will just have to see whether or not that trend will be continued on here.

Their previous form shows that RC Lens:

• are unbeaten in the league by Angers SCO in their previous 4 matches.
• haven't been defeated in their previous 2 home league matches.

Angers SCO

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Since a loss in their previous game against Toulouse in Ligue 1 competition, Angers SCO and their travelling fans will hope for a better result here.

In that match, Angers SCO managed 40% possession and 13 attempts at goal with 2 of them on target. For their opponents, Toulouse had 8 shots at goal with 5 on target. Mikkel Desler (37') and Thijs Dallinga (46') scored for Toulouse.

The forward players for Angers SCO have had real problems scoring goals over their last six encounters, contributing the poor return of only 4. In those fixtures, Les Scoïstes have also seen the overall goal aggregate of opposing teams equal 14.

Looking at their past form shows that Angers SCO:

• are undefeated by RC Lens when they have played them away from home in the previous 5 league matches. A solid away record against them.
• are without an away win for the past 9 league matches. A poor run.

↔️ Head to head

A look at their most recent head-to-head clashes stretching back to 03/05/2014 shows that RC Lens have won 2 of these & Angers SCO 1, with the tally of drawn matches standing at 3.

An aggregate of 18 goals were shared by the two clubs in this period, with 9 from Les Artésiens and 9 belonging to Les Scoïstes. That’s an average goals per game figure of 3.

The last league fixture featuring these sides was Ligue 1 match day 14 on 05/11/2022 which finished with the scoreline of Angers SCO 1-2 RC Lens.

That day, Angers SCO managed 44% possession and 6 shots on goal with 3 of them on target. Their only player to score was Miha Blažič (87').

RC Lens got 12 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target. Wesley Saïd (21') and Facundo Medina (51') scored.

The match was refereed by Thomas Leonard.

📋 Team News: RC Lens

Jimmy Cabot (Cruciate Ligament Rupture), Facundo Medina (Knee Injury), Adam Buksa (Ankle Injury), Wesley Saïd (Medial Collateral Ligament Injury) and Wuilker Fariñez (Cruciate Ligament Rupture) will not be taking part for RC Lens manager Franck Haise.

We are thinking that Les Artésiens will probably employ a 4-2-3-1 system this time, utilising Brice Samba, P. Frankowski, Jonathan Gradit, Kevin Danso, Massadio Haidara, Salis Abdul Samed, Seko Fofana, Florian Sotoca, Adrien Thomasson, Angelo Fulgini and Ikoma Lois Openda.

ℹ️ Team News: Angers SCO

In an otherwise healthy group of players, there is only the sole fitness issue for the Angers SCO manager Abdel Bouhazama to be concerned about. Loïs Diony (Cruciate Ligament Rupture) misses out for this game.

We are inclined to think that Les Scoïstes could decide to begin the game with a 3-4-2-1 system by sending out Paul Bernardoni, Abdoulaye Bamba, Ousmane Camara, Souleyman Doumbia, Yan Valery, Pierrick Capelle, Himad Abdelli, Nabil Bentaleb, Batista Mendy, Farid El Melali and Ibrahima Niane.

💭 Prediction

Our feeling is that RC Lens should score at least once when they line up against Angers SCO, who could well find it tough scoring.

We reckon that it will be a comfortable 2-0 margin for RC Lens at full-time.

Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Peter Guest, 02:26 14/03/2023