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Angers vs Lens is a status-gap French matchup with Lens holding the stronger reference and Angers searching for ways to keep the favourite uncomfortable. Lens won 5–1 at home on 20 March 2026, 2–1 at Angers on 30 November 2025 and 1–0 there on 18 August 2024. Angers’ 3–1 win at Lens on 29 November 2020 is a clear counterexample. A new meeting asks whether that response can return.
Past matches, Angers vs Lens
Match center
Starting eleven
Substitutes Lens
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5M
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19F
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9F
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38F
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18M
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16G
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39D
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26M
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34F
Angers Substitutes
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D
27
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D
5
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M
23
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F
31
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M
15
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G
50
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M
24
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D
25
Match events
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13'⚽F. Thauvin Normal Goal (Asst: S. Abdulhamid)
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25'⚽O. Edouard Normal Goal (Asst: F. Thauvin)
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39'⚽M. Sangare Normal Goal (Asst: A. Thomasson)
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46'A. Bulatovic M. Sangare
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48'⚽O. Edouard Normal Goal (Asst: F. Thauvin)
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58'L. Raolisoa L. Mouton
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62'⚽L. Machine Normal Goal
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69'A. Sima F. Thauvin
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69'A. Saint-Maximin O. Edouard
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69'A. Saint-Maximin O. Edouard
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69'A. Sima F. Thauvin
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70'R. Fofana F. Sotoca
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70'M. Courcoul H. Belkebla
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70'D. Sinate F. Hanin
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70'R. Fofana F. Sotoca
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71'H. Djibirin L. Machine
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71'D. Sinate F. Hanin
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72'⚽M. Udol Normal Goal (Asst: A. Sima)
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81'F. Sylla A. Thomasson
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81'P. Capelle B. van den Boomen
Stats for this game
Matchup Angers VS Lens
Lens have set the terms
Lens’ 5–1 home win on 20 March 2026, 2–1 victory at Angers on 30 November 2025 and 1–0 away win on 18 August 2024 establish the stronger reference. Lens also won 3–0 at home on 18 March 2023. These results support a Lens-led profile, but the scores do not prove that one side controls every phase or that the favourite will always create the same margin. The venue remains part of the equation.
Angers have one clear reversal
Angers won 3–1 at Lens on 29 November 2020, a result that keeps the challenger visible in the matchup’s character. Draws at Lens on 26 November 2021 and at Angers on 28 February 2021 show other ways to resist without claiming victory. Angers’ route in a new meeting is to keep the game compact and make a decisive moment count; Lens will seek to turn its stronger evidence into another controlled result.