Lens 2, Angers 1

ANGERS, France (Interstat) — Substitute Florian Thauvin scored a second-half brace to propel Lens to a 2-1 comeback victory over Angers in a Ligue 1 match Sunday at Stade Raymond Kopa. The match, a tightly contested affair that defied one-sided pregame projections, was ultimately decided by Thauvin’s clinical finishing off the bench. The result handed Lens a winning start to their domestic campaign while leaving the home side to rue missed opportunities. Lens entered the match as an overwhelming favorite according to statistical models, with Interstat’s ELO system giving the visitors a 91.5 percent probability of victory. However, Angers largely… Read more...