Ligue 1 · Fri, 20 Mar 2026 ·
Lens vs Angers — 5 - 1
Stade Bollaert-Delelis · Referee: S. Frappart
Match report
Lens beat Angers 5-1 as O. Edouard scores twice
Angers were beaten 5-1 by Lens at Stade Bollaert-Delelis on Friday, 20 March 2026 in Ligue 1 matchday 27. F. Thauvin (13'), O. Edouard (25', 48'), M. Sangare (39') and M. Udol (72') scored for Lens, while L. Machine (62') found the net for Angers. It was 3-0 at half-time.
Lens had 57% of the ball and 26 shots (9 on target) against Angers’s 16 (5 on target). Florian Thauvin (Lens) was the top-rated player with 9.6. The result leaves Lens 15th in the Ligue 1 table on 4 points and Angers 7th on 7.
In the headlines this week
Form, table and head-to-head
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Paris Saint Germain | 5 | +1 | 8 |
| 7 | Angers | 5 | +1 | 7 |
| 8 | Strasbourg | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| 14 | Nice | 5 | -3 | 5 |
| 15 | Lens | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| 16 | Estac Troyes | 5 | -7 | 4 |
Match events
- 13'goalF. ThauvinAssist: S. Abdulhamid
- 25'goalO. EdouardAssist: F. Thauvin
- 39'goalM. SangareAssist: A. Thomasson
- 46'substitutionM. SangareOff: A. Bulatovic
- 48'goalO. EdouardAssist: F. Thauvin
- 58'substitutionL. MoutonOff: L. Raolisoa
- 62'goalL. MachineAssist: L. Raolisoa
- 69'substitutionO. EdouardOff: A. Saint-Maximin
- 69'substitutionF. ThauvinOff: A. Sima
- 70'substitutionF. SotocaOff: R. Fofana
- 70'substitutionH. BelkeblaOff: M. Courcoul
- 71'substitutionF. HaninOff: D. Sinate
- 71'substitutionL. MachineOff: H. Djibirin
- 72'goalM. UdolAssist: A. Sima
- 81'substitutionA. ThomassonOff: F. Sylla
- 81'substitutionB. van den BoomenOff: P. Capelle
Lineups
Lens
Formation 3-4-2-1 · Coach Pierre Sage
Starting XI
- 40R. RisserG
- 4N. CelikD
- 25I. GaniouD
- 20M. SarrD
- 23S. AbdulhamidM
- 8M. SangareM
- 28A. ThomassonM
- 14M. UdolM
- 10F. ThauvinF
- 7F. SotocaF
- 11O. EdouardF
Substitutes
- 16M. GorgelinG
- 34E. GarnierF
- 9A. Saint-MaximinF
- 19A. SimaF
- 5A. BulatovicM
- 18F. SyllaM
- 39O. LenneD
- 26A. BermontM
- 38R. FofanaF
Angers
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Alexandre Dujeux
Starting XI
- 40O. PonaG
- 20M. LouerD
- 4O. CamaraD
- 21J. LefortD
- 26F. HaninD
- 93H. BelkeblaM
- 8B. van den BoomenM
- 14Y. BelkhdimM
- 6L. MoutonM
- 7A. SbaiM
- 36L. MachineF
Substitutes
- 50Y. LlahonaG
- 25A. BambaD
- 23D. SinateM
- 5M. CourcoulD
- 24E. BiumlaM
- 27L. RaolisoaD
- 31H. DjibirinF
- 15P. CapelleM
Match statistics
- 57%Possession43%
- 3.39Expected goals (xG)1.58
- 26Total shots16
- 9Shots on target5
- 12Shots off target6
- 5Blocked shots5
- 16Shots inside the box12
- 10Shots outside the box4
- 7Corners3
- 0Offsides3
- 7Fouls5
- –Yellow cards–
- –Red cards–
- 4Goalkeeper saves4
- 592Passes435
- 530Accurate passes364
- 90%Pass accuracy84%
- -0.93Goals prevented-0.93
Player statistics
Lens
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40Robin RisserG | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 4Nidal ČelikD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 20Malang SarrD | 90 | 8.0 | ||
| 25Ismaelo GaniouD | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 8Mamadou SangareM | 45 | 7.9 | 1 | |
| 14Matthieu UdolM | 90 | 8.5 | 1 | |
| 23Saud AbdulhamidM | 90 | 7.7 | 1 | |
| 28Adrien ThomassonM | 81 | 7.3 | 1 | |
| 7Florian SotocaF | 70 | 6.7 | ||
| 10Florian ThauvinFTop rated | 69 | 9.6 | 1 | 2 |
| 11Odsonne ÉdouardF | 69 | 8.3 | 2 | |
| 16Mathieu GorgelinG | – | – | ||
| 39Oscar LenneD | – | – | ||
| 5Andrija BulatovicM | 45 | 7.0 | ||
| 18Fode SyllaM | 9 | 6.9 | ||
| 26Anthony BermontM | – | – | ||
| 9Allan Saint-MaximinF | 21 | 7.3 | ||
| 19Abdallah SimaF | 21 | 7.2 | 1 | |
| 34Erawan GarnierF | – | – | ||
| 38Rayan FofanaF | 20 | 6.9 |
Angers
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40Oumar PonaG | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 4Ousmane CamaraD | 90 | 5.3 | ||
| 20Marius LouerD | 90 | 6.0 | ||
| 21Jordan LefortD | 90 | 6.0 | ||
| 26Florent HaninD | 71 | 6.2 | ||
| 6Louis MoutonM | 58 | 6.0 | ||
| 7Amine SbaiM | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 8Branco van den BoomenM | 81 | 6.3 | ||
| 14Yassin BelkhdimM | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 93Haris BelkeblaM | 70 | 6.5 | ||
| 36Lanroy MachineF | 71 | 7.3 | 1 | |
| 50Yann LlahonaG | – | – | ||
| 5Marius CourcoulD | 20 | 5.9 | ||
| 25Abdoulaye BambaD | – | – | ||
| 27Lilian RaolisoaD | 32 | 6.7 | 1 | |
| 15Pierrick CapelleM | 9 | 6.6 | ||
| 23Dan SinatéM | 19 | 6.2 | ||
| 24Emmanuel BiumlaM | – | – | ||
| 31Djibirin HarounaF | 19 | 6.3 |