Only three points will be enough for the Angers SCO regulars in this Stade Raymond-Kopa duel with Metz, having a solid lead on the away team in the Ligue 1 table.
- Angers SCO have the most clean sheets (3) at home in Ligue 1
- Metz have the fewest scored goals in the second half (1) in Ligue 1
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.
Angers SCO form and stats
Angers SCO have collected 7 points from their Ligue 1 home games so far after 2-1-1.
Angers drew their last game, 1-1 away at Troyes (placed 17th). Midfield player Thomas Mangani got a match rating of 7.8 in that game, the max score being 10. Mangani scored one goal, hit four key passes and had 53 successful passes (of 61 total).
In the match before that, Angers hosted Olympique Marseille and drew the game 0-0.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Angers have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found nine games) they have won four times, drawn three and lost two.
Angers SCO have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stade Raymond-Kopa with 6 goals in 4 league matches. Angers's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 4 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Metz form and stats
1 win, 1 draw and 2 losses. That’s the product of Metz playing as the away team in the Ligue 1 this season.
Two travels in a row for Metz, whose manager F. Antonetti could celebrate last time after the Ligue 1 win against Brest. Midfield player Vincent Pajot was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.61/10. Pajot dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times.
Preceding that, the 1-2 home loss versus Paris Saint Germain.We have checked recent matches where Metz have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 16 games were six victories, six draws and four defeats.
Metz find the net regularly in their away games. 4 goals from 4 away fixtures in the league. For Metz, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head statistics (for the prior ten meetings): Angers won five games, two matches ended with a draw and Metz have three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / sixTop Goalscorers
  F. Centonze 3 goals |   I. Traoré 2 goals |  T. Mangani 2 goals |
Angers SCO missing players
Metz missing players
| Angers SCO | Metz | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 11 | 6 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 8 | 16 |
| 88% | 75% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 88% | 75% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 25% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 75% | 62% |
| 12% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 25% |
| 12% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 50% | 25% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 62% |
| 50% | 75% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 12% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 38% |
| 5.2 | 5.8 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 4.8 | 4.1 |
| 3.4 | 3 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 4.8 | 4.5 |
| 1.5 | 1.2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2 | 2.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10.8 | 11.5 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 11.8 | 11 |
| 4 | 4.5 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 4.8 | 3.9 |
| 34% | 33% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 21% | 29% |
- All of Metz's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Angers SCO have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Angers SCO have the most clean sheets (3) at home in Ligue 1
- Metz have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Metz have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Metz have the fewest scored goals in the second half (1) in Ligue 1
- Metz 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 | Paris Saint Germain | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 15 | 24 |
| 2 | Lens | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 15 |
| 3 | Olympique Marseille | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 14 |
| 4 | Nice | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 13 |
| 5 | Angers SCO | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 |
| 6 | Lorient | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 13 |
| 7 | Olympique Lyonnais | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 12 |
| 8 | Monaco | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 11 |
| 9 | Lille | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -3 | 11 |
| 10 | Nantes | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 10 |
| 11 | Reims | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| 12 | Strasbourg | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -1 | 10 |
| 13 | Rennes | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 9 |
| 14 | Montpellier | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 9 |
| 15 | Clermont | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 13 | -8 | 9 |
| 16 | Bordeaux | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | -6 | 7 |
| 17 | Troyes | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -4 | 6 |
| 18 | Metz | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -7 | 6 |
| 19 | Brest | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -7 | 4 |
| 20 | Saint-Etienne | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -10 | 3 |