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Angers and RC Lens begin the 2024-25 Ligue 1 campaign when they square off at the Stade Raymond Kopa on Sunday. Having lost the last meetings between the sides, Alexandre Dujeux’s men will head into the weekend looking to get one over the visitors and announce their return to the top flight in style.
Angers wrapped up their preparations for the new campaign last Saturday when they suffered a 2-1 defeat at the hands of Bastia. With that result, Dujeux’s men lost their final four games in pre-season, having scraped a 3-2 victory over National League side Chateaubriant in their first warm-up game on July 17.
Angers secured promotion to the Ligue 1 last season, when they picked up 68 points from 38 matches to finish second in the Ligue 2 table, and will look to mark their return to the big leagues on a positive note.
Lens turned in a superb team performance last weekend when they cruised to a 3-0 friendly victory over English Premier League side Leicester City at the Stade Bollaert-Delelis.
This capped off an impressive off-season campaign for Will Still’s men, who went unbeaten in seven of their eight warm-up games, picking up six wins and one draw while scoring 27 goals and keeping three clean sheets.
Lens head into the new term looking set to improve on their performance from last season, where they finished seventh in the Ligue 1 table to book their spot in the UEFA Europa Conference League qualifiers.
Angers vs RC Lens Head-To-Head and Key Numbers
- With six wins from the last 15 meetings between the sides, Lens boast a superior record in the history of this fixture.
- Angers have picked up three wins in that time, while the spoils have been shared on six occasions.
- Lens are on a three-game winning streak against Dujeux’s side and are unbeaten in their last five encounters since a 3-1 loss in November 2020.
- Lens have failed to win their last four Ligue 1 away matches, losing three and claiming one draw since a 3-0 victory at Olympique Lyon on March 3.
- Angers are unbeaten in their last four competitive home games, picking up two wins and two draws since March’s 3-1 defeat against Amiens.
Angers vs RC Lens Prediction
Angers and Lens head into the weekend off the back of contrasting results in the off-season, with the hosts losing four of their five matches.
Still’s men have enjoyed the better of this fixture and we are backing them to extend their dominance over Angers.
Prediction: Angers 1-3 Lens
Angers vs RC Lens Betting Tips
Tip 1: Result - Lens to win
Tip 2: Both sides to score - Yes (Both sides have scored in five of their last six matches)
Tip 3: Over 2.5 goals - Yes (There have also been three or more goals scored in the last six clashes between the two teams)
