Angers vs Lens 2022-23 Ligue 1
Lens enjoy easy win over Angers
Second-placed Lens had little trouble beating bottom club Angers in Ligue 1 on Saturday, winning 2-1.
Match Commentary
- 21': Goal! Angers 0, Lens 1. Wesley Saïd (Lens) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Florian Sotoca with a cross.
- 45': Second Half begins Angers 0, Lens 1.
- 51': Goal! Angers 0, Lens 2. Facundo Medina (Lens) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kevin Danso with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
- 56': Substitution, Lens. Massadio Haïdara replaces Facundo Medina because of an injury.
- 56': Substitution, Lens. Loïs Openda replaces Wesley Saïd.
- 67': Substitution, Angers. Abdallah Sima replaces Amine Salama.
- 67': Substitution, Angers. Pierrick Capelle replaces Azzedine Ounahi.
- 72': Substitution, Lens. Alexis Claude-Maurice replaces David Costa.
- 74': Substitution, Angers. Himad Abdelli replaces Adrien Hunou.
- 74': Substitution, Angers. Sada Thioub replaces Farid El Melali.
- 77': Pierrick Capelle (Angers) is shown the yellow card.
- 84': Substitution, Lens. Jean Onana replaces Jonathan Gradit.
- 85': Substitution, Lens. Ismaël Boura replaces Deiver Machado because of an injury.
- 86': Brice Samba (Lens) is shown the yellow card.
- 87': Goal! Angers 1, Lens 2. Miha Blazic (Angers) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Nabil Bentaleb with a cross following a corner.
- 88': Substitution, Angers. Waniss Taibi replaces Batista Mendy.
- 90'+2': Kevin Danso (Lens) is shown the yellow card.
Game Information
Venue: Stade Raymond Kopa
Location: Angers, France
Attendance: 11,585
French Ligue 1 Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +55 | Paris Saint-Germain | 33 | 81 | 2 |
| +25 | Marseille | 33 | 62 | 9 |
| +26 | AS Monaco | 33 | 61 | 8 |
| +19 | Nice | 33 | 57 | 8 |
Statistics
 RCL |
ANG |
|
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Fouls | 16 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 2 | Saves | 2 |
| 56.2 | Possession | 43.8 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 6 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 484 | Accurate Passes | 366 |
| 561 | Passes | 444 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 7 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 19 | Crosses | 7 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 53 | Long Balls | 41 |
| 30 | Accurate Long Balls | 14 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 15 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.9 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 2 |
| 6 | Effective Clearances | 11 |
| 6 | Clearances | 11 |
Angers (5-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Yahia Fofana (GK) |
| 17 | Ibrahim Amadou |
| 22 | Cédric Hountondji |
| 5 | Miha Blazic |
| 3 | Souleyman Doumbia |
| 28 | Farid El Mellali |
| 6 | Nabil Bentaleb |
| 8 | Azzedine Ounahi |
| 2 | Batista Mendy |
| 11 | Salama |
| 23 | Adrien Hunou |
Lens (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Brice Samba (GK)  |
| 4 | Kevin Danso |
| 14 | Facundo Medina |
| 24 | Jonathan Gradit |
| 26 | Salis Abdul Samed |
| 8 | Seko Fofana |
| 3 | Deiver Machado |
| 29 | Przemyslaw Frankowski |
| 22 | Wesley Saïd |
| 20 | David Da Costa |
| 7 | Florian Sotoca |
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