Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Angers SCO in 10th and Montpellier in 8th place.
- Angers SCO haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Angers SCO form and stats
Angers SCO have collected 17 points from their Ligue 1 home games so far after 5-2-7.
Stress levels are on the rise for Angers's attacking players as they have now played 226 minutes without scoring in a league game. A. Fulgini was their last goal scorer.
The home team returns to Stade Raymond-Kopa after being equal after 90 minutes with Brest (placed 14th) on their last time out; the Ligue 1 game ended 0-0. Preceding that match was the home game against Saint-Étienne that was lost 0-1.
This is expected to be a close game, with Angers SCO perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Angers SCO as a small favourite), we find twelve games. Angers SCO has won four of these, drawn one and lost seven.
There will be little rest for Angers after this match as they are travelling to Sedan for a Coupe de France game in only three days.
Angers has scored 15 league goals at home this season, in 14 matches. Angers have conceded 20 in these home matches.
Montpellier form and stats
Playing away, Montpellier have won 5 games, drawn 6 and suffered 3 defeats in the Ligue 1 this season. Visiting Montpellier has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.
Montpellier won their last game, 3-1 versus Bordeaux played at home. A 1-1 draw at Nîmes's stadium before that.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 15 similar matches played by Montpellier in our archives, and the results are: five wins for Montpellier, four draws and six defeats.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The Coupe de France trip to Chateaubriant Voltigeurs.
Montpellier are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 18 away goals from 14 games (in the league). As opposed to that, Montpellier have seen the ball go into their own net 19 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Montpellier - Angers 4-1. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Angers won three games, three matches ended with a draw and Montpellier has four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / sevenTop Goalscorers
  A. Delort 10 goals |  G. Laborde 10 goals |  S. Mavididi 8 goals |
Angers SCO missing players
Montpellier missing players
| Angers SCO | Montpellier | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 30 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 14 | 30 |
| 11 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 12 |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 12 | 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 33 | 15 | 2 | Scored | S | 4 | 18 | 48 |
| 43 | 20 | 6 | Conceded | C | 3 | 19 | 49 |
| 87% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 93% | 97% |
| 67% | 71% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 79% | 87% |
| 50% | 43% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 50% | 63% |
| 27% | 29% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 36% | 47% |
| 13% | 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 7% | 20% |
| 47% | 43% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 64% | 73% |
| 27% | 14% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 29% | 13% |
| 40% | 43% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 14% | 17% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.8 | 2.1 | 3.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.7 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 10.6 | 11.1 | 13.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 10.6 | 12.3 |
| 3.6 | 3.6 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 3.6 | 4.6 |
| 30% | 29% | 10% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 36% | 35% |
- Angers SCO haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| 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 | 30 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 67 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 35 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 32 | 11 | 46 | 63 |
| 2 | Lille | 30 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 50 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 31 | 63 |
| 3 | Olympique Lyonnais | 30 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 59 | 30 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 28 | 14 | 29 | 60 |
| 4 | Monaco | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 60 | 38 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 32 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 28 | 21 | 22 | 59 |
| 5 | Lens | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 46 | 42 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 22 | 4 | 48 |
| 6 | Olympique Marseille | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 38 | 36 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 2 | 45 |
| 7 | Rennes | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 37 | 33 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 44 |
| 8 | Montpellier | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 48 | 49 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 30 | 30 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 19 | -1 | 44 |
| 9 | Metz | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 36 | 32 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 42 |
| 10 | Angers SCO | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 33 | 43 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 23 | -10 | 40 |
| 11 | Nice | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 39 | 41 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 25 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 16 | -2 | 39 |
| 12 | Reims | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 36 | 36 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 0 | 38 |
| 13 | Bordeaux | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 32 | 38 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 23 | -6 | 36 |
| 14 | Brest | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 43 | 53 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 25 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 28 | -10 | 35 |
| 15 | Strasbourg | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 37 | 44 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 25 | -7 | 33 |
| 16 | Saint-Étienne | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 30 | 46 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 25 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 21 | -16 | 33 |
| 17 | Lorient | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 36 | 54 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 27 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 27 | -18 | 29 |
| 18 | Nîmes | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 30 | 56 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 29 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 27 | -26 | 29 |
| 19 | Nantes | 30 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 31 | 46 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 23 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 23 | -15 | 28 |
| 20 | Dijon | 30 | 2 | 9 | 19 | 20 | 51 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 22 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 29 | -31 | 15 |