Week 26 brings us a match on Feb 27th, where Angers SCO will host Lens at Stade Raymond Kopa in a meeting of these two closely matched Ligue 1 teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 4 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Angers SCO is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Nice. Justin Kluivert struck first for Nice in the 19th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Angers SCO was frustrated by Nice’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Nice ended the match with the shutout victory. Angers SCO looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 7 of their last 10, while in their last match, 10th placed Lens, recorded a 1-1 draw against Olympique Lyonnais. Jonathan Clauss scored the first goal for Lens in the 13th minute, then Tino Kadewere tied it up for Olympique Lyonnais in the 44th minute on a feed from Karl Toko Ekambi earning them at least the one point. Lens is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on the 26th of November, Lens and Angers SCO battled to a 2-2 draw. Sofiane Boufal struck first for Angers SCO in the 40th minute, then in the 48th minute, Florian Sotoca sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Gaël Kakuta .
Lens’s most prolific scorer has been Arnaud Muinga. The French attacker has netted two goals over the last 5 matches. Angers SCO’s most prolific scorer has been Thomas Mangani. He has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches.