Angers vs Lens

28 February 2021 · Ligue 1 · 2020/21 · Referee Bastien Dechepy

Full time 2 – 2

Half-time: 2–1

  • Lois Diony 5’
  • Thomas Mangani 10’ (pen)
  • Jonathan Clauss 22’
  • Arnaud Kalimuendo Muinga 90+2’

Match summary

The points were shared as Angers and Lens drew 2-2. Angers led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Lois Diony put Angers ahead in the 5th minute, Thomas Mangani made it 2-0 from the penalty spot in the 10th minute, and Jonathan Clauss pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 22nd minute, set up by Jonathan Gradit. In the second half, Arnaud Kalimuendo Muinga equalised with a header in stoppage time, set up by Clement Michelin.

Angers had the better of the chances, with 1.72 expected goals (xG) from 6 shots to Lens's 1.08 from 14.

Match stats

Angers Lens
6 Shots 14
3 Shots on Target 4
6 Corners 11
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1.72 xG 1.08
0.96 Non-penalty xG 1.08
2 Deep Completions 3

Key events

Angers Lens
Kick-off
Lois Diony1-0 (Angers)
5’
Thomas Mangani
Penalty2-0 (Angers)
10’
22’
Jonathan Clauss
Assist: Jonathan Gradit2-1 (Lens)
Half-time2-1
90+2’
Arnaud Kalimuendo Muinga
Assist: Clement Michelin2-2 (Lens)
Full-time2-2

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.72 1.08 5’ Lois Diony (Angers), 1-0 5’ 10’ Thomas Mangani (Angers), 2-0 10’ 22’ Jonathan Clauss (Lens), 2-1 22’ 90+2’ Arnaud Kalimuendo Muinga (Lens), 2-2 90+2’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.72 1.08 5’ Lois Diony (Angers), 1-0 Diony 5’ 10’ Thomas Mangani (Angers), 2-0 Mangani 10’ 22’ Jonathan Clauss (Lens), 2-1 Clauss 22’ 90+2’ Arnaud Kalimuendo Muinga (Lens), 2-2 Muinga 90+2’
Angers 1.72 xGLens 1.08 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Lens attacking Angers attacking 
10’ Thomas Mangani (Angers), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 5’ Lois Diony (Angers), open play, 0.49 xG, goal 90+2’ Arnaud Kalimuendo Muinga (Lens), open play, 0.47 xG, goal 37’ Sofiane Boufal (Angers), open play, 0.37 xG, off target 66’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), from a corner, 0.14 xG, blocked 44’ Simon Banza (Lens), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 29’ Gaël Kakuta (Lens), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 28’ Seko Fofana (Lens), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 22’ Lassana Coulibaly (Angers), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 31’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 22’ Jonathan Clauss (Lens), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 66’ Seko Fofana (Lens), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 41’ Lois Diony (Angers), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 72’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 29’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 66’ Simon Banza (Lens), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 33’ Cheick Oumar Doucoure (Lens), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 78’ Corentin Jean (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 80’ Stéphane Bahoken (Angers), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 56’ Jonathan Clauss (Lens), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 10’ Thomas Mangani (Angers), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 5’ Lois Diony (Angers), open play, 0.49 xG, goal 90+2’ Arnaud Kalimuendo Muinga (Lens), open play, 0.47 xG, goal 37’ Sofiane Boufal (Angers), open play, 0.37 xG, off target 66’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), from a corner, 0.14 xG, blocked 44’ Simon Banza (Lens), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 29’ Gaël Kakuta (Lens), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 28’ Seko Fofana (Lens), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 31’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 22’ Lassana Coulibaly (Angers), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 22’ Jonathan Clauss (Lens), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 66’ Seko Fofana (Lens), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 41’ Lois Diony (Angers), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 72’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 29’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 66’ Simon Banza (Lens), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 33’ Cheick Oumar Doucoure (Lens), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 78’ Corentin Jean (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 80’ Stéphane Bahoken (Angers), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 56’ Jonathan Clauss (Lens), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Paul Bernardoni GK900 0.000.000
Abdoulaye Bamba DEF900 0.000.000
Romain Thomas DEF900 0.000.000
Ismael Traoré DEF900 0.000.000
Souleyman Doumbia DEF900 0.000.000
Lassana Coulibaly MID901 0.050.000
Thomas Mangani MID7611 0.760.000
Pierrick Capelle MID620 0.000.031
Angelo Fulgini MID900 0.000.021
Sofiane Boufal MID841 0.370.000
Lois Diony FWD7512 0.520.422
Pereira Lage Sub280 0.000.000
Stéphane Bahoken Sub151 0.020.000
Ibrahim Amadou Sub140 0.000.000
Farid El Melali Sub60 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Angers win 31% Avg odds 3.08
Draw 32% Avg odds 3.01
Lens win 37% Avg odds 2.53

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Angers WDLLD
Lens WDDDW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Lens 1-3 Angers, 29 Nov 20 Next meeting: Lens 2-2 Angers, 26 Nov 21  All Angers vs Lens meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.