Match Report
Angers SCO, 13th on 36 points, faced a 34-point deficit to Lens (2nd, 70). Lens's recent output lagged their position: 7th on form over five rounds while 2nd in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Lens 1.94 scored and 1.03 conceded per game, Angers SCO 0.85 and 1.41, with the league averaging 1.41.
The head-to-head ledger counts 10 games: 7 Lens wins, 1 for Angers SCO, 2 draws, at 2.9 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 20% of the wins in this fixture. 80% of the meetings finished with three goals or more, and both sides scored in 70%.
Stade Bollaert-Delelis, capacity 38,223, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Lens led 3-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 5-1.
Goal scorers
Lens: Florian Thauvin (13'), Odsonne Édouard (25'), Mamadou Sangaré (39'), Odsonne Édouard (48'), Matthieu Udol (72') · Angers SCO: L. Machine (62')
Key stats
Possession: Lens 57% · Angers SCO 43% · Total shots: 26-16 · On target: 9-5 · Corners: 7-3