French Ligue 1

Angers vs Lens 2025-26 Ligue 1

  • 76': Djibirin Harouna
FT
1 - 2
  • 45': Florian Thauvin
  • 74': Florian Thauvin

Introduction

Angers are hosting Lens at Stade Raymond Kopa, Angers, France, starting on . The match is a part of the French Ligue 1.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 45': Goal! Angers 0, Lens 1. Florian Thauvin (Lens) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Odsonne Édouard.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Angers 0, Lens 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Angers 0, Lens 1.
  • 48': Ruben Aguilar (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 58': Substitution, Angers. Lilian Raolisoa replaces Himad Abdelli.
  • 64': Substitution, Angers. Prosper Peter replaces Louis Mouton.
  • 65': Substitution, Angers. Djibirin Harouna replaces Carlens Arcus.
  • 70': Substitution, Lens. Florian Sotoca replaces Wesley Saïd.
  • 71': Substitution, Angers. Florent Hanin replaces Jacques Ekomié.
  • 71': Substitution, Angers. Marius Courcoul replaces Yassin Belkhdim.
  • 74': Goal! Angers 0, Lens 2. Florian Thauvin (Lens) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Samson Baidoo following a fast break.
  • 76': Goal! Angers 1, Lens 2. Djibirin Harouna (Angers) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal.
  • 78': Substitution, Lens. Saud Abdulhamid replaces Ruben Aguilar.
  • 78': Substitution, Lens. Abdallah Sima replaces Odsonne Édouard.
  • 89': Haris Belkebla (Angers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90': Substitution, Lens. Deiver Machado replaces Matthieu Udol.

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Stade Raymond Kopa
Location: Angers, France

French Ligue 1 Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+12 Lens 14 31 3
+15 Paris Saint-Germain 14 30 2
+21 Marseille 14 29 3
+11 Lille 14 26 4
Full Table

Statistics

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11 Fouls 7
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 5
8 Corner Kicks 2
4 Saves 4
55.3 Possession 44.7
17 SHOTS 7
6 ON GOAL 5
0.4 On Target % 0.7
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
439 Accurate Passes 331
514 Passes 426
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
9 Accurate Crosses 1
26 Crosses 9
0.3 Cross % 0.1
37 Long Balls 49
22 Accurate Long Balls 18
0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
1 Blocked Shots 0
17 Effective Tackles 19
26 Tackles 27
0.7 Tackle % 0.7
18 Interceptions 12
13 Effective Clearances 28
13 Clearances 28

Line-Ups

ANG Angers (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
16 Melvin Zinga (GK)
21 Jordan Lefort
4 Ousmane Camara
3 Jacques Ekomie
2 Carlens Arcus
6 Louis Mouton
10 Himad Abdelli
93 Haris Belkebla Yellow Card
11 Sidiki Cherif
7 Mohamed Sbai
14 Yassin Belkhdim

RCL Lens (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
40 Robin Risser (GK)
6 Samson Baidoo
20 Malang Sarr
25 Pierre Ganiou
28 Adrien Thomasson
8 Mamadou Sangare
14 Matthieu Udol
2 Ruben Aguilar Yellow Card
11 Odsonne Édouard
22 Wesley Saïd
10 Florian Thauvin

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