Lens vs Angers SCO Prediction: Hosts to keep faint title hopes alive

RC Lens are still alive in the Ligue 1 title race, sitting just a point behind reigning champions Paris Saint-Germain, but two defeats and a draw from their last four matches, coupled with Les Parisiens' game in hand, has dented confidence heading into Friday's fixture with Angers SCO at the Stade Bollaert-Delelis (19:45 GMT, Ligue 1 Pass).

Read below for my Lens vs Angers SCO predictions, supported by the latest team news and match odds.

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Team News

Arthur Masuaku is still serving a suspension for Lens, while Regis Gurtner, Samson Baidoo, Wesley Said (all muscle), Kyllian Antonio (foot), Jonathan Gradit (thigh) and Allan Saint-Maximin (calf) could all miss out due to injury.

Football Odds

Angers SCO are unable to field Herve Koffi and Goduine Koyalipou due to the terms of their loan agreement from Lens, while a groin injury could rule Carlens Arcus out of this Friday night fixture.

Lens vs Angers SCO Odds

Lens, who won the reverse fixture 2-1 in November, are 3/10 favourites on Friday, implying a 76.9% probability of success, while Angers SCO are 17/2, or a 10.5% chance, to claim back-to-back away victories for the second time this season, with the draw offered at 4/1.

Betfred's Price Boosts include Lens To Win, Odsonne Edouard To Score, Lens Most Corners & Angers 4+ Cards at 9/1 (was 8/1).

Match Result And Total Goals Over/Under 3.5 - Lens & Under 3.5 @ 1/1

Lens aren't in great form, but they've won 11 of their last 12 home games in Ligue 1 this season, and they've picked up the most points at home (33) in the division.

Their league matches at the Stade Bollaert-Delelis only average 2.61 goals, though, and nine of their 11 home victories have finished with three or fewer.

Today's Football Fixtures

Angers, meanwhile, have won six, drawn two and lost five of their 13 away contests, with 20 points putting them 12th in the Ligue 1 away table, but they've suffered three defeats from their last five on the road, and 11 of their 13 this season, including the last eight, have ended with three or fewer goals.

Away Team Total Corners Over/Under +2.5 - Under 2.5 @ 4/5

Only FC Nantes (3.16) are averaging fewer corners taken per game in Ligue 1 this season than Angers (3.62), whose 2.77 per game average away from home is the lowest in the division.

Lens, meanwhile, are averaging 3.88 corners conceded per game - 4.88 at home - but restricted Angers to just two corners in December's reverse fixture.