Lens vs Angers
Ref: Stephanie Frappart, FranceStade Bollaert-Delelis, Lens · 41,233 cap
Match recap
Lens beat Angers 5–1 in their Ligue 1 fixture. Thauvin, Édouard, Sangaré, Édouard, and Udol scored for Lens; Machine replied for Angers. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 3.39 for Lens versus 1.58 for Angers. Lens sit 2nd in the Ligue 1 table while Angers are 13th.
First Half
⚽
Thauvin
Assist: Saud Abdulhamid
⚽
Édouard
Assist: Thauvin
⚽
Sangaré
Assist: Thomasson
Second Half
⇄
Sangaré
⚽
Édouard
Assist: Thauvin
58'
⇄
Mouton
62'
⚽
Machine
Assist: Rao-Lisoa
⇄
Édouard
⇄
Thauvin
⇄
Sotoca
70'
⇄
Belkebla
71'
⇄
Machine
71'
⇄
Hanin
⚽
Udol
Assist: Sima
⇄
Thomasson
81'
⇄
van den Boomen
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Paris Saint Germain | 34 | 24 | 4 | 6 | +45 | 76 |
| 2 |  Lens | 34 | 22 | 4 | 8 | +31 | 70 |
| 3 |  Lille | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | +15 | 61 |
| 12 |  Stade Brestois 29 | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | -12 | 39 |
| 13 |  Angers | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | -19 | 36 |
| 14 |  Le Havre | 34 | 7 | 14 | 13 | -12 | 35 |
As of 16 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
LensAngers
11Won
Statistical edge
11–1
battles won across 15 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
3.39VS1.58
Attack6 · 0 won
26
Shots
16
9
Shots on target
5
16
Shots in the box
12
10
Shots outside box
4
12
Shots off goal
6
7
Corners
3
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
57%
Possession
43%
592
Total passes
435
530
Accurate passes
364
90%
Pass accuracy
84%
Discipline1 · 1 won
7
Fouls
5
0
Offsides
3
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 0 won
4
Goalkeeper saves
4
5
Blocked shots
5
-0.93
Goals prevented
-0.93
Lens
3-4-2-1
Angers
4-2-3-1
Lens
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 4N. ÄelikD
- 7F. SotocaF
- 8M. SangaréM
- 10F. ThauvinF
- 11O. ÉdouardF
- 14M. UdolM
- 20M. SarrD
- 23Saud AbdulhamidM
- 25I. GaniouD
- 28A. ThomassonM
- 40R. RisserG
Substitutes
- 5A. BulatovićM
- 9A. Saint-MaximinF
- 16M. GorgelinG
- 18F. SyllaM
- 19A. SimaF
- 26A. BermontM
- 34Erawan GarnierF
- 38R. FofanaF
- 39O. LenneD
Angers
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 4O. CamaraD
- 6L. MoutonM
- 7A. SbaïM
- 8B. van den BoomenM
- 14Y. BelkhdimM
- 20Marius LouërD
- 21J. LefortD
- 26F. HaninD
- 36L. MachineF
- 40Oumar PonaG
- 93H. BelkeblaM
Substitutes
- 5M. CourcoulD
- 15P. CapelleM
- 23Dan SinatéM
- 24E. BiumlaM
- 25A. BambaD
- 27L. Rao-LisoaD
- 31Djibirin HarounaF
- 50Yann LlahonaG
Lens
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florian Thauvin | F | 69 | 9.6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2/5 |
| Matthieu Udol | M | 90 | 8.5 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0/1 |
| Odsonne Édouard | F | 69 | 8.3 | 2 | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2/2 |
| Malang Sarr | D | 90 | 8.0 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — |
| Mamadou Sangare | M | 45 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1/2 |
| Saud Abdulhamid | M | 90 | 7.7 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 0/1 |
| Adrien Thomasson | M | 81 | 7.3 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3/3 |
| Ismaelo Ganiou | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Robin Risser | G | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nidal Čelik | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Florian Sotoca(C) | F | 70 | 6.7 | — | — | 4 | — | 1 | 0/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Erawan Garnier | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mathieu Gorgelin | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Anthony Bermont | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oscar Lenne | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Allan Saint-Maximin | F | 21 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Abdallah Sima | F | 21 | 7.2 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Andrija Bulatovic | M | 45 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Rayan Fofana | F | 20 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/2 |
| Fode Sylla | M | 9 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Angers
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lanroy Machine | F | 71 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Yassin Belkhdim | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Amine Sbai | M | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5/7 |
| Haris Belkebla(C) | M | 70 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Oumar Pona | G | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Branco van den Boomen | M | 81 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0/1 |
| Florent Hanin | D | 71 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
| Marius Louer | D | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Jordan Lefort | D | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Louis Mouton | M | 58 | 6.0 | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 2/3 |
| Ousmane Camara | D | 90 | 5.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Emmanuel Biumla | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yann Llahona | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Abdoulaye Bamba | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lilian Raolisoa | D | 32 | 6.7 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Pierrick Capelle | M | 9 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Djibirin Harouna | F | 19 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Dan Sinaté | M | 19 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Marius Courcoul | D | 20 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |