Lens enjoy easy win over Angers
Second-placed Lens had little trouble beating bottom club Angers in Ligue 1 on Saturday, winning 2-1.
French Ligue 1
FULL TIME
- Miha Blazic 87'
- Wesley Saïd 21'
- Facundo Medina 51'
Stade Raymond Kopa · 11,585 att.
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/1/26 | @ Lyon | L 0-2 | French Ligue 1 |
| 10/25/26 | vs Lorient | D 0-0 | French Ligue 1 |
| 10/18/26 | vs Marseille | L 2-5 | French Ligue 1 |
| 10/10/26 | @ Brest | L 1-5 | French Ligue 1 |
| 9/19/26 | vs Troyes | W 2-0 | French Ligue 1 |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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Yellow Card 90'+2'
Kevin Danso (Lens) is shown the yellow card.
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Substitution 88'
Substitution, Angers. Waniss Taibi replaces Batista Mendy.
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Goal - Header 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.
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Yellow Card 86'
Brice Samba (Lens) is shown the yellow card.
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Substitution 85'
Substitution, Lens. Ismaël Boura replaces Deiver Machado because of an injury.
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Substitution 84'
Substitution, Lens. Jean Onana replaces Jonathan Gradit.
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Yellow Card 77'
Pierrick Capelle (Angers) is shown the yellow card.
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Substitution 74'
Substitution, Angers. Sada Thioub replaces Farid El Melali.
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Substitution 74'
Substitution, Angers. Himad Abdelli replaces Adrien Hunou.
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Substitution 72'
Substitution, Lens. Alexis Claude-Maurice replaces David Costa.
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Substitution 67'
Substitution, Angers. Pierrick Capelle replaces Azzedine Ounahi.
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Substitution 67'
Substitution, Angers. Abdallah Sima replaces Amine Salama.
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Substitution 56'
Substitution, Lens. Loïs Openda replaces Wesley Saïd.
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Substitution 56'
Substitution, Lens. Massadio Haïdara replaces Facundo Medina because of an injury.
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Goal 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.
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Goal - Volley 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.
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End Regular Time 90'+6'
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Yellow Card 90'+2'
Kevin Danso (Lens) is shown the yellow card.
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Substitution 88'
Substitution, Angers. Waniss Taibi replaces Batista Mendy.
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Goal - Header 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.
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Yellow Card 86'
Brice Samba (Lens) is shown the yellow card.
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Substitution 85'
Substitution, Lens. Ismaël Boura replaces Deiver Machado because of an injury.
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Substitution 84'
Substitution, Lens. Jean Onana replaces Jonathan Gradit.
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Yellow Card 77'
Pierrick Capelle (Angers) is shown the yellow card.
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Substitution 74'
Substitution, Angers. Sada Thioub replaces Farid El Melali.
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Substitution 74'
Substitution, Angers. Himad Abdelli replaces Adrien Hunou.
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Substitution 72'
Substitution, Lens. Alexis Claude-Maurice replaces David Costa.
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Substitution 67'
Substitution, Angers. Pierrick Capelle replaces Azzedine Ounahi.
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Substitution 67'
Substitution, Angers. Abdallah Sima replaces Amine Salama.
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Substitution 56'
Substitution, Lens. Loïs Openda replaces Wesley Saïd.
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Substitution 56'
Substitution, Lens. Massadio Haïdara replaces Facundo Medina because of an injury.
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Goal 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.
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Start 2nd Half 45'
Second Half begins Angers 0, Lens 1.
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Halftime 45'+1'
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Goal - Volley 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.
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Kickoff
Showing the last 20 of 20 events.
Team Stats
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
30
On Target %
50
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
484
Accurate Passes
366
561
Passes
444
90
Pass Completion %
80
7
Accurate Crosses
3
19
Crosses
7
40
Cross %
40
53
Long Balls
41
30
Accurate Long Balls
14
60
Long Balls %
30
3
Blocked Shots
0
13
Effective Tackles
12
15
Tackles
19
90
Tackle %
60
7
Interceptions
2
6
Effective Clearances
11
6
Clearances
11
Head to Head
Lineups
ConfirmedANG · 5-3-2
Yahia FofanaG302 saves
Ibrahim AmadouCD17
Cédric HountondjiCD-L221 shot
Miha BlazicCD-R51 shot on target1 goal1 shot
Souleyman DoumbiaLB3
Farid El MellaliRB28
Nabil BentalebCM61 assist1 shot
Azzedine OunahiCM-L8
Batista MendyCM-R2
SalamaCF-L111 shot on target2 shots
Adrien HunouCF-R231 shot
Substitutes
Jason MbockSUB18
Himad AbdelliSUB10
Pierrick CapelleSUB15 yellow card
Abdallah SimaSUB19
Abdoulaye BambaSUB25
Ilyes ChettiSUB31
Waniss TaibiSUB26
Sada ThioubSUB92
Paul BernardoniSUB1
RCL · 3-4-2-1
Brice SambaG30 yellow card2 saves
Kevin DansoCD4 yellow card1 assist
Facundo MedinaCD-L141 shot on target1 goal1 shot
Jonathan GraditCD-R24
Salis Abdul SamedCM-L26
Seko FofanaCM-R81 shot on target2 shots
Deiver MachadoLM3
Przemyslaw FrankowskiRM291 shot
Wesley SaïdF221 shot on target1 goal3 shots
David Da CostaCF-L20
Florian SotocaCF-R71 assist1 shot on target2 shots
Substitutes
Loïs OpendaSUB111 shot
Massadio HaidaraSUB211 shot
Steven FortesSUB15
Jean-Louis LecaSUB16
Lukasz PorebaSUB13
Jean OnanaSUB6
Alexis Claude-MauriceSUB181 shot
Remy Labeau LascarySUB31
Ismael BouraSUB23
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