Ligue 1: Angers SCO are 25 points after Olympique Lyonnais, but are motivated to go all in. Bring it on!
- Angers SCO have the the worst goal difference (-30) in Ligue 1
- Olympique Lyonnais have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Angers SCO form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Ligue 1 this season. Angers SCO have only managed 1 win, 2 draws and 9 losses from their games here at Stade Raymond Kopa. Angers are slowly digging their own grave here at Stade Raymond Kopa with the depressing streak of not having won a home league game in eight attempts.
Angers SCO faced defeat in their previous match, away at Strasbourg (1-2). Midfielder Bentaleb was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.43 (out of ten) in that game. Bentaleb scored one goal, hit one key pass and had 91 successful passes (of 101 total).
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Auxerre that ended 1-1.Angers are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 13 goals in 12 games. Angers SCO have conceded 25 goals in these home games, a significant number.
Olympique Lyonnais form and stats
Playing away, Olympique Lyonnais have won 4 games, drawn 2 and suffered 6 defeats in the Ligue 1 this season.
It might be tough going out on the road again for Olympique Lyonnais, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 1-2 versus Auxerre (placed 19th). That defeat was their first after four consecutive league rounds winning points. Lukeba was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.31. The defender Lukeba won 5 of 9 duels.
That result followed a home victory 2-1 versus Lens.A new game in only three days for Lyon, the Coupe de France home match versus Grenoble Foot 38. Busy days.
The visiting Olympique Lyonnais have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 17 goals from 12 games. As opposed to that, Lyon have seen the ball go into their own net 17 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Olympique Lyonnais - Angers SCO 5-0 was the score in these teams' previous h2h match, earlier this season. Head-to-head numbers (for the last ten meetings): Angers SCO won one game, two matches ended in a draw and Olympique Lyonnais managed seven wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: eight / two.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Lacazette 14 goals |   N. Bentaleb 3 goals |  A. Hunou 3 goals |
Angers SCO missing players
Olympique Lyonnais missing players
| Angers SCO | Olympique Lyonnais | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 12 | 24 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 18 | 9 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 20 | 13 | 4 | Scored | S | 12 | 17 | 36 |
| 50 | 25 | 8 | Conceded | C | 6 | 17 | 27 |
| 92% | 92% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 92% |
| 79% | 92% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 71% |
| 67% | 83% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 80% | 58% | 54% |
| 33% | 25% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 33% | 25% |
| 17% | 17% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 17% | 17% |
| 58% | 83% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 80% | 67% | 62% |
| 12% | 8% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 17% | 21% |
| 38% | 17% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 25% |
| 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 4.3 | 5.5 |
| 5.1 | 4.8 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
| 2 | 1.7 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | 1.5 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10.5 | 10.5 | 11.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.4 | 12.2 | 14.3 |
| 3.5 | 4.3 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.4 | 5.5 | 5.7 |
| 24% | 25% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 26% | 26% |
| 13.5 | 12.3 | 11.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.4 | 11.8 | 10.8 |
| 5.8 | 5.2 | 5.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.4 | 4.1 |
- Angers SCO have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Angers SCO have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Angers SCO have the fewest points (5) at home in Ligue 1
- Angers SCO have the most conceded goals (25) at home in Ligue 1
- Angers SCO have the the worst goal difference (-12) at home in Ligue 1
- Angers SCO have the the worst goal difference (-30) in Ligue 1
- Olympique Lyonnais have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Olympique Lyonnais have won significantly less corners away then 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 | 23 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 55 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 10 | 35 | 54 |
| 2 | Olympique Marseille | 23 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 45 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 25 | 49 |
| 3 | Monaco | 23 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 51 | 30 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 21 | 47 |
| 4 | Lens | 23 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 35 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 17 | 46 |
| 5 | Lille | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 40 | 27 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 10 | 13 | 41 |
| 6 | Rennes | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 42 | 28 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 40 |
| 7 | Nice | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 30 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 38 |
| 8 | Lorient | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 35 | 35 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 21 | 0 | 36 |
| 9 | Olympique Lyonnais | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 36 | 27 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 35 |
| 10 | Reims | 24 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 30 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 34 |
| 11 | Toulouse | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 39 | 39 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 0 | 32 |
| 12 | Clermont | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 31 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 11 | -7 | 30 |
| 13 | Nantes | 23 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 24 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 15 | -2 | 28 |
| 14 | Montpellier | 23 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 34 | 45 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 24 | -11 | 23 |
| 15 | Strasbourg | 24 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 29 | 42 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 21 | -13 | 21 |
| 16 | Brest | 23 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 24 | 38 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 20 | -14 | 20 |
| 17 | Troyes | 23 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 33 | 52 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 21 | 35 | -19 | 19 |
| 18 | Ajaccio | 23 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 42 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 24 | -24 | 18 |
| 19 | Auxerre | 24 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 48 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 28 | -27 | 18 |
| 20 | Angers SCO | 24 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 20 | 50 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 25 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 25 | -30 | 10 |
