Ligue 1 preview: Can Angers SCO edge out victory against Clermont?

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Competition: France Ligue 1
Competition: Sun 12.December
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Raymond Kopa (17835 seats)

Ligue 1: What this game might lack in style it should pay back in guts and attitude. Get set for Angers SCO - Clermont!

Insights:
  • Angers SCO have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Clermont have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Angers SCO form and stats

4-1-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Ligue 1 numbers at home for Angers SCO so far this season.

It's back home for Angers, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Reims away with the result 2-1. Angelo Fulgini and Sofiane Boufal found the net in that victory. Sofiane Boufal, who usually features in attack, was the declared top performer for the team in that fixture, earning a rating of 8.84 (out of 10). Boufal scored one goal, served one assist, hit four key passes and dribled past the opponent 3 of 4 times.

Preceding that match was the home game against Monaco that was lost 1-3.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Angers handle that role? We have found eight games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are four wins, two draws and two defeats.

The Angers SCO fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 12 goals in 8 league matches. 11 goals have been conceded.

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Clermont form and stats

Clermont have only collected 5 points from their away games in the Ligue 1, after 1-2-6 (9 played). Bitter travels for Clermont as they have lost four games in a row away from home. The last time they avoided an away-from-home loss was the Lorient match.

Clermont are travelling again after losing away to Montpellier in their previous match (0-1). Defender Florent Ogier was the best team player with a rating of 7.44. Ogier won 7 of 10 duels.

Ahead of that game was the 2-2 draw at home against Lens.

We have checked recent matches where Clermont have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those four games were zero victories, two draws and two defeats.

Clermont have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 9 league away games 9 goals have been scored. For Clermont, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Angers five wins, one draw and Clermont four victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

ClermontM. Bayo
M. Bayo
8 goals
AngersS. Boufal
S. Boufal
5 goals
Angers SCOT. Mangani
T. Mangani
4 goals

Angers SCO missing players

Clermont missing players

Angers SCO Clermont
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
17 8 2 Played P 3 9 17
6 4 2 Won W 0 1 3
7 1 0 Drew D 1 2 5
4 3 0 Lost L 2 6 9
25 12 4 Scored S 4 9 19
22 11 2 Conceded C 6 21 32
94% 88% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
88% 75% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 78% 76%
53% 62% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 56% 53%
29% 38% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 44% 41%
12% 25% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 33% 18%
71% 50% 50% BTTS BTTS 67% 44% 53%
29% 50% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 11% 18%
6% 12% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 44% 29%
 
5.3 6 9 Corners for (avg) C F 4.7 4.7 4.9
4.2 3.6 2.5 Corners against (avg) C A 2.3 4.2 4.1
1.6 1.5 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1 1.2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 1 1 3
 
10.1 10.6 12.5 Shots (avg) S ( 10.7 10.7 12.2
3.9 4.4 4.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.3 3.3 3.9
38% 34% 44% Goal Efficiency G E 57% 30% 29%
 
10.1 8.8 5 Shots against (avg) S A 13 13.1 11.2
4.2 3.9 2.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 4.6 3.9
Key stats in Ligue 1 this season:
  • Angers SCO have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Clermont have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Clermont have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Clermont haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 PSG 17 13 3 1 36 16 8 7 1 0 19 6 9 6 2 1 17 10 20 42
2 Rennes 17 9 4 4 32 14 9 6 1 2 18 6 8 3 3 2 14 8 18 31
3 Olympique Marseille 16 8 5 3 23 14 9 4 3 2 15 9 7 4 2 1 8 5 9 29
4 Nice 17 8 4 5 25 15 9 3 3 3 12 11 8 5 1 2 13 4 10 27
5 Lens 17 7 6 4 30 23 9 4 4 1 18 9 8 3 2 3 12 14 7 27
6 Strasbourg 17 7 5 5 34 22 9 5 2 2 23 10 8 2 3 3 11 12 12 26
7 Monaco 17 7 5 5 27 20 9 4 3 2 17 10 8 3 2 3 10 10 7 26
8 Angers SCO 17 6 7 4 25 22 8 4 1 3 12 11 9 2 6 1 13 11 3 25
9 Montpellier 17 7 4 6 25 23 9 5 2 2 15 9 8 2 2 4 10 14 2 25
10 Brest 17 6 6 5 25 23 8 3 3 2 13 9 9 3 3 3 12 14 2 24
11 Lille 17 6 6 5 23 24 8 4 3 1 11 10 9 2 3 4 12 14 -1 24
12 Olympique Lyonnais 16 6 5 5 25 25 8 4 3 1 16 10 8 2 2 4 9 15 0 23
13 Nantes 17 6 4 7 21 21 8 4 1 3 11 8 9 2 3 4 10 13 0 22
14 Reims 17 4 7 6 19 21 8 2 3 3 9 10 9 2 4 3 10 11 -2 19
15 Troyes 17 4 4 9 16 25 8 2 3 3 9 9 9 2 1 6 7 16 -9 16
16 Lorient 17 3 6 8 13 26 8 3 2 3 7 8 9 0 4 5 6 18 -13 15
17 Bordeaux 17 2 8 7 26 39 9 1 4 4 13 17 8 1 4 3 13 22 -13 14
18 Clermont 17 3 5 9 19 32 8 2 3 3 10 11 9 1 2 6 9 21 -13 14
19 Metz 17 2 6 9 18 37 8 0 4 4 10 18 9 2 2 5 8 19 -19 12
20 Saint-Étienne 17 2 6 9 17 37 9 1 4 4 10 20 8 1 2 5 7 17 -20 12

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Ligue 1 is the top league in the French football league system. Seasons run from August to May with 20 teams playing a total of 380 fixtures. The team topping the league table after the final game is the champion of France, receiving the trophy L’Hexagoal. Ligue 1 is one of the top five European leagues.