Angers vs RC Lens Prediction: No doubt about RC Lens’ win

Angers secured promotion at the end of the 2023/24 season and they will kick start the 2024/25 Ligue 1 season against RC Lens at the Stade Raymond Kopa stadium. The last meeting between these two teams ended in a 3-0 win for RC Lens in March 2023. Further results between them also indicates a strong dominance from the RC Lens team, as they have beaten Angers in 3 consecutive meetings while also avoiding a defeat in 5 consecutive matches. Angers will be hoping to put an end to the disastrous run against RC Lens while they fight for all 3 points in the new season.

Angers

Angers will open their 2024/25 Ligue 1 campaign with a tough clash against RC Lens at the Stade Raymond Kopa. Angers stands as the clear underdogs when both teams are analyzed in terms of quality and experience, and they Angers also lost the last 3 meetings against RC Lens.

Angers ended the 2023/24 Ligue 2 season with a 2nd place finish and as a result, they secured promotion into the Ligue 1. They amassed a total of 68 points in the Ligue 2 last season, while they had a record of 20 wins, 8 draws and 10 defeats.

This season, Angers has not made many moves in the transfer window. There have been no major signings or departures reported yet. The team seems to want to hold onto the core squad that helped them gain promotion. This may suggest over-reliance on the same group of players who did so well in Ligue 2 to keep them afloat in Ligue 1. Angers will have a survival mentality typical among newly promoted teams. How well they get ready for the preseason and probably any last-minute transfers may make a difference in the level of competition that they can mount in the top flight.

RC Lens

The first 3 points will be up for grabs for RC Lens, as they will face Angers on match day 1 at the Stade Raymond Kopa. RC Lens will aim to continue their dominance against Angers and use their superior squad and experience to go for all 3 points. RC Lens have not lost in the last 5 consecutive meetings against Angers, while they won the last 3 meetings on both grounds, so this should be a pretty easy challenge for them.

RC Lens finished in 7th place last season with a total of 51 points from 34 matches. They had a record of 14 wins, 9 draws and 11 defeats. They earned a UEFA Conference League spot ahead of the new season.

Ahead of the new season, RC Lens will be keen to extend their recent successes, which include an encouraging preseason where they recorded wins against the likes of Leicester City and Bayer Leverkusen. They have made some astute signings to add depth to this team, most notably in the form of Malang Sarr from Chelsea to add some depth at the back.

Head to Head

Angers and RC Lens played 15 matches in the past. RC Lens won 5 matches, while Angers won 3 and 7 matches ended in a draw.

H2H Streaks

RC Lens won 3 consecutive matches

RC Lens is unbeaten in 5 consecutive matches

Angers is without a clean sheet in 6 consecutive matches

More than 2.5 goals was scored in 6 consecutive matches

Both teams scored in 5/6 matches

There were less than 4.5 cards in 9/10 matches

There were less than 10.5 corners in 6/7 matches

Expert Betting Tips

Lens has been doing fine in Ligue 1, always managing to appear in the top half of the table. The team is strong on defense, with an attacking flair; Angers has been poor generally in recent years and spends most of their time fighting relegation. They blow hot and cold against good teams like Lens.

RC Lens will be the likelier team to go on and secure this matchup. It can be predicted to win 2-0 or 3-1 in the direction of RC Lens. Angers may well push them hard, especially if they have the advantage at home, but what Lens does and the form of both sides recently would suggest they should emerge victorious.

• RC Lens to Win at 1.687 Odds
• RC Lens Win and Over 1.5 Goals at 1.95 Odds
• RC Lens to Win 2-0 at 7.50 Odds