Angers vs Lens prediction, odds and how to watch

Lorient were the better side for large stretches at Angers but squandered two big chances and could not find a way through, settling for a point neither team will be particularly satisfied with.

Lens came from behind to beat Paris FC 2-1 at home, with Florian Thauvin and Thorgan Hazard scoring after the hour mark to overturn Luca Koleosho's first-half opener. Paris FC's evening unravelled after Jean-Clair Todibo was removed following a VAR review, and Lens controlled the second half from there.

Club Brugge were ruthless where it mattered, beating Lens 3-0 in the Champions League despite being outshot and outpossessed for large spells. Lens created chances and wasted them. Brugge took theirs. End of.

Angers have shipped ten goals in their last five Ligue 1 matches and now face a Lens outfit that has won three of their last five. This is not a comfortable Saturday afternoon for the home side.

RB Leipzig and Lens meet on Tuesday night with both sides in desperate need of a result. This is a match between two teams that have not competed well enough in this competition. One of them has to step up.

Paris FC welcome Angers to the capital on Sunday in a Ligue 1 fixture that looks one-sided on paper. The question is whether Paris FC have the discipline to finish the job.

Lens host Toulouse on Saturday evening with both sides leaking goals and neither able to keep a clean sheet consistently. This one has the look of a match where the basics get tested early.

Angers arrive at Lyon having shipped twelve goals in their last five Ligue 1 matches. Lyon will fancy their chances of adding to that total.