Lens vs Angers

18 March 2023 · Ligue 1 · 2022/23 · Referee Bastien Dechepy

Full time 3 – 0

Half-time: 2–0

  • Seko Fofana 26’
  • Loïs Openda 30’, 46’

Match summary

Lens won comfortably, 3-0 at home to Angers. Lens led 2-0 at half-time.

Seko Fofana put Lens ahead in the 26th minute, set up by Salis Abdul Samed, Loïs Openda made it 2-0 in the 30th minute, set up by Adrien Thomasson, and Openda made it 3-0 in the 46th minute, set up by Jonathan Gradit.

The chances backed that up: Lens created 1.65 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots to Angers's 0.59 from 3.

Match stats

Lens Angers
12 Shots 3
6 Shots on Target 1
4 Corners 4
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1.65 xG 0.59
1.65 Non-penalty xG 0.59
6 Deep Completions 3

Key events

Lens Angers
Kick-off
Seko Fofana
Assist: Salis Abdul Samed
1-0 (Lens)
26’
Loïs Openda
Assist: Adrien Thomasson
2-0 (Lens)
30’
Half-time2-0
Loïs Openda
Assist: Jonathan Gradit
3-0 (Lens)
46’
Full-time3-0

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 1.65 0.59 26’ Seko Fofana (Lens), 1-0 26’ 30’ Loïs Openda (Lens), 2-0 30’ 46’ Loïs Openda (Lens), 3-0 46’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.65 0.59 26’ Seko Fofana (Lens), 1-0 Fofana 26’ 30’ Loïs Openda (Lens), 2-0 Openda 30’ 46’ Loïs Openda (Lens), 3-0 Openda 46’
Lens 1.65 xGAngers 0.59 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Angers attacking Lens attacking 
30’ Loïs Openda (Lens), open play, 0.39 xG, goal 26’ Seko Fofana (Lens), open play, 0.32 xG, goal 46’ Loïs Openda (Lens), open play, 0.32 xG, goal 73’ Jean Négoce (Angers), open play, 0.28 xG, off target 18’ Ibrahima Niane (Angers), open play, 0.26 xG, saved 53’ Kevin Danso (Lens), set piece, 0.17 xG, off target 23’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 90’ Alexis Claude Maurice (Lens), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 86’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 23’ Seko Fofana (Lens), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 21’ Loïs Openda (Lens), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 68’ Farid El Melali (Angers), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 55’ Seko Fofana (Lens), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 8’ Loïs Openda (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 8’ Seko Fofana (Lens), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 30’ Loïs Openda (Lens), open play, 0.39 xG, goal 26’ Seko Fofana (Lens), open play, 0.32 xG, goal 46’ Loïs Openda (Lens), open play, 0.32 xG, goal 73’ Jean Négoce (Angers), open play, 0.28 xG, off target 18’ Ibrahima Niane (Angers), open play, 0.26 xG, saved 53’ Kevin Danso (Lens), set piece, 0.17 xG, off target 23’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 90’ Alexis Claude Maurice (Lens), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 86’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 23’ Seko Fofana (Lens), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 21’ Loïs Openda (Lens), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 68’ Farid El Melali (Angers), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 55’ Seko Fofana (Lens), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 8’ Loïs Openda (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 8’ Seko Fofana (Lens), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Brice Samba GK900 0.000.000
Przemyslaw Frankowski DEF790 0.000.091
Kevin Danso DEF901 0.170.000
Jonathan Gradit DEF9010 0.000.321
Massadio Haidara DEF900 0.000.000
Salis Abdul Samed MID9010 0.000.321
Florian Sotoca MID902 0.170.000
Seko Fofana MID8514 0.440.000
Adrien Thomasson MID7210 0.000.391
Loïs Openda MID8524 0.780.000
Angelo Fulgini FWD720 0.000.202
Alexis Claude Maurice Sub181 0.090.000
David Pereira Da Costa Sub180 0.000.091
Deiver Machado Sub110 0.000.000
Jean Onana Sub50 0.000.091
Remy Labeau Lascary Sub50 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Lens win 78% Avg odds 1.22
Draw 14% Avg odds 6.88
Angers win 8% Avg odds 12.57

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

Form going into the game

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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.