Lens vs Angers SCO betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Ligue 1 match on January 26th, 2025

A Ligue 1 match between Lens and Angers SCO will hold on January 26th, 2025, Sunday at 16:15h (UTC), in France, check the Lens vs Angers SCO betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Lens vs Angers SCO will occur

The game is set to be played in the Stade Bollaert-Delelis stadium, in the city of Lens, with a capacity for 38223 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Where to follow the live game

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Introduction to the Lens vs Angers SCO betting tip 2024/2025

In the current edition of the Ligue 1, we can see a growth in the average goals. While last season the tournament had an average of 2.7 goals per match, now the competition has an average of 2.92 goals per match.

Lens last match

The last match ended in a loss for the Lens team. On that occasion they met Paris Saint Germain for the Ligue 1, and the match ended 1-2. Coach F. Haise's lined up a 5-3-2 formation.

The odds for the defeat of the home team before the match were 1.85, so it was expected to be a fairly even match.

If the entire defensive department of the team had considerable difficulties, the one who suffered the most is certainly Jonathan Gradit. The player made a lot of mistakes throughout the match, and he will have to work hard over the course of the season if he wants to help his team win and climb the standings.

Angers SCO last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a victory in the last round. In a dispute valid for Ligue 1, Angers SCO, who used a 4-2-3-1 formation, faced the Auxerre team with a final score of 2-0.

The odds for the home team to win before the match were 2.25, so it was logical to expect a fairly even match.

Lens vs Angers SCO h2h

The last time Lens went up against Angers SCO, it was in Ligue 1. Lens, ranked 12th place, started with a 3-4-1-2 tactic, while Angers SCO, then in 13th place, was charged with a 5-3-2 formation.

These two clubs faced each other for the last time in a match of the 2024/2025 Ligue 1 season. The match, played on 18-08-2024, recorded the 0-1 win for Lens.

The last time these two teams faced off, neither team had a decisive advantage.

The performance of the Angers SCO team in their five recent games to date has been relatively good, unlike the Lens team.

This game will have A. Kherradji fully in charge on the pitch while A. Drouet alongside J. Aube will be supporting from the sideline.

Lens

Ligue 1 leaderboard now

Considering the home team Lens, standing in 7th place with 27 points in the Ligue 1 competition in France. Their performance statistics have been such as 7 wins, 5 losses and, 6 draws.

In the 19th round, the team has an advantage of 2 points over the Toulouse team which is just below, in 8th place and with 2 points less than Olympique Lyonnais team that is in the 6th place.

Lens analysis

Currently, in the Ligue 1, Lens sums 22 goals for and a total of 18 goals against, after 18 rounds played.

The Lens team comes from a defeat in the Ligue 1, and its coach Franck Haise wants to counter this trend by imposing a loss on his opponent, using the advantage of playing at home.

Teams with ball possession above 50% usually have some control over their opponents. With this in mind, the Lens team tries to achieve an average ball possession of 54.44% to control the game.

In comparison to Angers SCO 1531 attacks and 21 goals, Lens has had 1840 attacks and 22 goals.

Best goalscorer from Lens

Individually, the team's most offensive player in the competition so far is M'Bala Nzola. The Attacker has scored 5 times in the current season and has helped Lens come out with a positive result on several occasions.

Angers SCO

Ligue 1 leaderboard now

Angers SCO arrives in this game with 22 points, and in 12th place in the Ligue 1, having won 6 games in total and lost 8 times, making a total of 4 draws.

Auxerre ranks just above, occupying 11th place in the 19th round, the team has the same number of points.

Angers SCO analysis

Angers SCO shows a negative ratio between goals made and conceded, with 21 made and 27 conceded after 18 rounds of the league.

Best goalscorer from Angers SCO

Until this stage of the season, in terms of individual exhibitions, the highlight is Esteban Lepaul. The Attacker has scored 5 times in this competition and helped Angers SCO avoiding adverse outcomes on several occasions.

Now a few markets where you can get some return from your bets:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Lens is M'Bala Nzola, who has already scored 5 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Angers SCO is Esteban Lepaul, he has scored in 5 opportunities.

Between 75-90 minutes is a good time to bet as some study have shown this to be the time where most goals occur.

Under 2.5 goals are a valid alternative, considering that often Angers SCO does not concede goals playing away from home. Besides, Angers SCO has an average of 0.89 goals per game when playing as a visitor.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 2.

Corners Top Betting Tips

To obtain good betting results, remembering that there is an average of 4.66 corners per game when the corners numbers of both teams are combined.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 3.94 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

On the Lens side, we know that it is a more aggressive team having received the red card 4 times this season, very different from Angers SCO who only saw the red card once. Both the red and yellow cards market can be a good bet.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

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