Angers vs Lens Prediction, 11/5/2022 Ligue 1 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 11/2/2022

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Game: Angers vs Lens

Date: Saturday, November 5, 2022

Location: Stade Raymond Kopa in Angers, France

TV: Fanatiz USA

Odds/Point Spread: Angers (+370) Lens (-136)

Angers (2-2-9) will try to beat Lens (9-3-1) at Stade Raymond Kopa on Saturday. Lens are at at -136 and the Black and Whites are at +370. The total is set at 2.75. The goalies protecting the net are Yahia Fofana for Angers and Brice Samba for Lens.

Angers has earned 46 saves and also have a save% of 63.2 on the campaign. Their goal differential is at -17 with the help of 14 goals put in the net as well as 31 goals surrendered. So far this season, this club is averaging 0.62 pts per fixture (8 points) and also rank 16th in Ligue 1 with 8 assists. The Black and Whites are ranked 14th in xG having 15.8, and the team's expected goals against sit at 22.0. Angers has tallied 28 yellow cards on the campaign and also 3 red cards. The Black and Whites have given up 31 goals while surrendering 2.38 goals per 90, and opponents have recorded 76 shots on target against them. They have tallied 2 clean sheets, which has them sitting at a percentage of 15.4 on the campaign.

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The Blood and Gold have put together an average of 2.3 pts per match while sitting with 17 assists and 1 red card. RC Lens compliled a CS% of 53.8 so far this year and 24 yellow card cautions. Lens is ranked 3rd in relation to goals allowed with 8, and their goal difference sits at 14. For the season, RC Lens a save % of 84.6 (39 shots on target against), and also sit at 2nd in the league with 30 points. Their goals against/90 minutes is currently at 0.62 in addition to 31 saves, and they have compiled 7 shut outs. Lens has tallied 22 goals and the team's goals expected on the campaign sits at 23.5.

The man protecting the net for Angers is Yahia Fofana. His goals against per 90 minutes is 1.16 (50 total goals surrendered) and his save % is .743. Fofana (15-12-16 record during his soccer career) has recorded 16 shutouts, which has earned him a 37.2% shutout rate. Fofana has played for 3,873 mins and has 130 saves in his career. The goalie hailing from France has faced 175 shots tried against him in 43 career starts.

Brice Samba will look after the net for Lens. So far in his pro soccer career, Samba has given up 186 goals and has 518 stops in 182 starting assignments. He has allowed 1.02 goals per 90 minutes while holding a record of 68-57-58. He is the owner of a save percentage of .760 and his shutout rate sits at 34.1%. Samba has totaled 62 clean sheets while seeing 682 shots against him in 16,488 career mins.

Sofiane Boufal is a footballer who can help decide the match for Angers. He has accounted for 29 assists while earning 47 yellow cards so far in his career. The forward from Morocco has earned 36 goals scored in 15,141 mins played. Boufal has been a starter in 174 matches so far in his pro soccer career and tallies 0.21 goals per 90 mins.

Lens is being led by Florian Sotoca, who has been known to frustrate defenses. The forward hailing from France has been on the pitch for 11,331 professional minutes while scoring 40 goals. He currently averages 0.32 goals per 90 minutes and has started 129 games in his career. He has totaled 24 yellow card cautions so far in his pro soccer career and has assisted on a goal 21 times.

Who will win tonight's Ligue 1 game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Angers (+370)

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