In this 14th week match, on Saturday Nov 5th, Angers SCO plays host to Lens in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Ligue 1 teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, which is great football weather. Angers SCO is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Monaco. Breel Embolo struck first for Monaco in the 54th minute, then Aleksandr Golovin added another in the 70th minute on a feed from Kevin Volland In the end, Angers SCO couldn’t muster any offence and Monaco ran away with the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 8 of their last 10, while in their last match, 2nd placed Lens, recorded a 3-0 shutout win against Toulouse. Loïs Openda struck first for Lens in the 60th minute on a feed from Florian Sotoca, then Loïs Openda added another in the 86th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Toulouse couldn’t manage to score, and Lens took the shutout win. Lens is on a hot streak lately, having won 7 of their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Lens won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Loïs Openda has been the most prolific scorer on Lens in the last 5 matches with three goals. Salama Salama has been the most prolific scorer on Angers SCO in the last five matches with two goals
Angers SCO will be without Sofiane Boufal, Ulrick Eneme-Ella, Souleyman Doumbia, Yahia Fofana, Ali Kalla and Jimmy Cabot, while Wuilker Faríñez is unavailable to play for Lens.