Angers SCO look to Stade Raymond Kopa supporters for inspiration before Nice match

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Competition: France Ligue 1
Date: Sat 11.January
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Raymond Kopa (17835 seats)

There's been ups and downs for these two teams so far this season, occupying positions near the middle of the Ligue 1 table so far. Here's the Angers SCO - Nice latest:

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Angers SCO and Nice.

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1000 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

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Angers SCO form and stats

Angers SCO have performed here at Stade Raymond Kopa this season with 6 wins from 10 Ligue 1 matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 2. Two draws in a row at home now for Angers SCO.

The home supporters saw a 1-1 draw versus Nice in the Ligue 1 last time out and are looking for a win here. In the preceding match a 3-1 victory visiting Dieppe.

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 SCO have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 13 games) they have won 8 times, drawn 5 and lost 0.

A decent goal production from Angers SCO in their home games so far, with 15 goals from 10 league matches. Angers SCO have only conceded 6 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Nice form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Nice so far with only 7 points returning home. The records show 2-1-6 (win-draw-lose). Nice has drawn their two previous away games.

Nice are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at Angers SCO (placed 8th). That result followed a home victory 2-0 versus Frejus St-Raphael in the Coupe de France.

Walter Benítez had red hot gloves after the game against Angers SCO, shaping the outcome of the game with 8 saves made.

Nice are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 1 win, 3 draws and 6 defeats. From a total of ten matches.

The attacking power of Nice when travelling is not overwhelming with 8 goals scored from 9 league matches away. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Nice have conceded 15 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Angers SCO - Nice 1-1 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Angers SCO-Nice H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Angers SCO 2 wins, Nice 3 wins, 5 draws. 4 of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

NiceW. Cyprien
W. Cyprien
7 goals
Angers SCOR. Alioui
R. Alioui
5 goals
NiceK. Dolberg
K. Dolberg
5 goals

Angers SCO missing players

Nice missing players

Angers SCO Nice
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
20 11 3 Played P 4 10 20
8 6 2 Won W 0 2 8
5 3 1 Drew D 0 2 4
7 2 0 Lost L 4 6 8
23 16 4 Scored S 3 9 29
25 7 1 Conceded C 8 16 28
85% 91% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 90% 95%
70% 64% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 70% 85%
45% 27% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 60% 65%
25% 18% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 20% 25%
10% 9% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 10% 15%
40% 36% 33% BTTS BTTS 75% 70% 75%
40% 45% 67% Clean Sheets C S 0% 10% 15%
35% 27% 33% Failed to Score F T 25% 30% 15%
 
5.7 5.8 5 Corners For (avg) C F 5.2 4.2 4.4
3.4 3.2 5.7 Corners Against (avg) C A 5 5.6 5.3
1.4 1.4 2.3 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 3 3 2.4
1 0 0 Red Cards R C 2 3 5
 
279 167 31 Total Shots T S 48 107 238
101 61 13 Shots on Target S O 18 39 90
23% 26% 31% Goal Efficiency G E 17% 23% 32%
Key stats in Ligue 1 this season:
  • Angers SCO have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Nice has the most matches over the total-line (13)

  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 18 15 0 3 43 10 9 8 0 1 24 3 9 7 0 2 19 7 33 45
2 Olympique Marseille 20 12 5 3 30 21 10 7 2 1 17 9 10 5 3 2 13 12 9 41
3 Rennes 19 10 3 6 24 18 10 6 1 3 15 11 9 4 2 3 9 7 6 33
4 Lille 19 9 4 6 24 21 10 8 2 0 18 5 9 1 2 6 6 16 3 31
5 Nantes 19 9 2 8 17 18 10 6 1 3 10 7 9 3 1 5 7 11 -1 29
6 Reims 18 7 7 4 16 10 10 3 6 1 9 5 8 4 1 3 7 5 6 28
7 Monaco 18 8 4 6 31 26 9 6 1 2 24 14 9 2 3 4 7 12 5 28
8 Angers SCO 19 8 4 7 22 24 10 6 2 2 15 6 9 2 2 5 7 18 -2 28
9 Montpellier 19 7 6 6 26 19 10 7 1 2 19 8 9 0 5 4 7 11 7 27
10 Nice 19 8 3 8 28 27 10 6 2 2 20 12 9 2 1 6 8 15 1 27
11 Strasbourg 19 8 3 8 23 24 10 6 2 2 18 12 9 2 1 6 5 12 -1 27
12 Olympique Lyonnais 19 7 5 7 29 18 9 3 2 4 11 6 10 4 3 3 18 12 11 26
13 Bordeaux 19 7 5 7 28 22 9 4 2 3 15 7 10 3 3 4 13 15 6 26
14 Saint-Étienne 19 7 4 8 22 29 9 3 4 2 11 11 10 4 0 6 11 18 -7 25
15 Brest 19 5 7 7 21 24 10 4 5 1 15 6 9 1 2 6 6 18 -3 22
16 Dijon 19 4 6 9 14 22 9 3 4 2 10 10 10 1 2 7 4 12 -8 18
17 Metz 19 3 8 8 17 28 9 2 4 3 11 11 10 1 4 5 6 17 -11 17
18 Amiens SC 18 4 5 9 21 36 8 3 2 3 10 13 10 1 3 6 11 23 -15 17
19 Nîmes 18 2 6 10 13 32 8 2 2 4 7 10 10 0 4 6 6 22 -19 12
20 Toulouse 19 3 3 13 19 39 9 3 0 6 9 14 10 0 3 7 10 25 -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.