Football betting preview: Angers SCO with moderate expectations before welcoming Paris Saint Germain

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Competition: France Ligue 1
Competition: Wed 20.April
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Raymond Kopa (17835 seats)

Struggling Angers SCO cross their fingers to pull off a surprise when they welcome high-flying Paris Saint Germain in the next league fixture. It’s 14th vs 1st and the home regulars will have low confidence.

Insights:
  • Paris Saint Germain have the most scored goals (72) in Ligue 1

It's no vacation for neither Angers nor Paris Saint Germain as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Angers SCO form and stats

The story so far in the Ligue 1 for Angers SCO at their home stadium (Stade Raymond Kopa) is 6 wins, 2 draws and 8 defeats.

Angers SCO travelled for their previous game, a trip to Nantes that ended 1-1. Angers SCO's goalie Mandrea played a big part in securing a draw after 90 minutes against Nantes with a stunning six saves.

Preceding that game was the home draw versus Lille that ended 1-1.

There will be little rest for Angers after this match as they are travelling to Clermont for a Ligue 1 game in only four days.

Angers SCO are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 17 goals in 16 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. 19 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Paris Saint Germain form and stats

Playing away, Paris Saint Germain, who have the most scored goals (72) in Ligue 1, have won 8 games, drawn 4 and suffered 4 defeats in the Ligue 1 this season.

Impressive finishing from Neymar and Mbappé secured the home win 2-1 against Olympique Marseille in their previous game. Neymar and Mbappé has scored for the away side three matches in a row. The skill! The attacker Neymar got a match rating of 7.41 in that game. Neymar scored one goal, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.

Before that one, a nice away victory 6-1 at Clermont.

After this away game PSG return home for a Ligue 1 game against Lens. That game is only three sleeps after this.

Paris Saint Germain has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 31 goals from 16 games. As opposed to that, Paris Saint Germain have seen the ball go into their own net 21 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

These teams met each other earlier this campaign: Paris Saint Germain - Angers 2-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Angers SCO zero wins, zero draws and Paris Saint Germain ten victories. As for goals, eight matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less. One of the profiles has been Mbappé with 7 goals scored against Angers SCO in these 10 meetings.

Top Goalscorers

Paris Saint GermainK. Mbappé Lottin
K. Mbappé Lottin
21 goals
Paris Saint GermainN. da Silva Santos Junior
N. da Silva Santos Junior
11 goals
AngersS. Boufal
S. Boufal
8 goals

Angers SCO missing players

Paris Saint Germain missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Angers SCO Paris Saint Germain
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
32 16 5 Played P 6 16 32
8 6 1 Won W 5 8 23
10 2 1 Drew D 1 4 5
14 8 3 Lost L 0 4 4
36 17 4 Scored S 17 31 72
46 19 6 Conceded C 7 21 30
94% 94% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 94%
72% 56% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 88% 88%
44% 44% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 83% 56% 62%
25% 19% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 38% 38%
16% 12% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 25% 19%
59% 44% 40% BTTS BTTS 100% 69% 59%
22% 31% 40% Clean Sheets C S 0% 12% 31%
25% 31% 40% Failed to Score F T 0% 25% 16%
 
5 5.6 3.8 Corners for (avg) C F 4.5 5.1 5.4
4.8 3.9 3.6 Corners against (avg) C A 5.8 4.8 4.4
1.8 2.1 1.4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.2 2
3 2 0 Red cards R C 1 2 3
 
10.2 11.1 8.8 Shots (avg) S ( 15 14.2 14.9
3.6 4 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 6.2 5.4 5.6
31% 27% 27% Goal Efficiency G E 46% 36% 40%
 
11.8 10.5 10.6 Shots against (avg) S A 12 12.6 11.5
4.2 3.6 3.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.7 4.8 4.1
Key stats in Ligue 1 this season:
  • Paris Saint Germain have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Paris Saint Germain have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (13) in Ligue 1
  • Paris Saint Germain have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Ligue 1
  • Paris Saint Germain have the most points from losing position (21) in Ligue 1
  • Paris Saint Germain have the most scored goals (31) away in Ligue 1
  • Paris Saint Germain have the most scored goals (72) in Ligue 1
  • Paris Saint Germain have the most scored goals in the second half (41) in Ligue 1
  • Paris Saint Germain have the the best goal difference (+42) in Ligue 1

  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 32 23 5 4 72 30 16 15 1 0 41 9 16 8 4 4 31 21 42 74
2 Olympique Marseille 32 17 8 7 52 31 16 7 5 4 26 17 16 10 3 3 26 14 21 59
3 Rennes 32 17 5 10 69 34 16 11 1 4 41 13 16 6 4 6 28 21 35 56
4 Nice 32 16 7 9 42 28 16 8 4 4 21 16 16 8 3 5 21 12 14 54
5 Strasbourg 32 14 11 7 53 34 16 9 4 3 30 14 16 5 7 4 23 20 19 53
6 Monaco 32 15 8 9 50 34 16 9 4 3 31 14 16 6 4 6 19 20 16 53
7 Lens 32 14 8 10 50 41 16 8 5 3 29 16 16 6 3 7 21 25 9 50
8 Olympique Lyonnais 32 13 11 8 50 41 17 9 5 3 34 21 15 4 6 5 16 20 9 49
9 Lille 32 12 12 8 40 38 16 6 7 3 20 18 16 6 5 5 20 20 2 48
10 Nantes 32 13 8 11 41 35 16 9 3 4 25 15 16 4 5 7 16 20 6 47
11 Montpellier 32 12 6 14 44 44 17 7 4 6 25 20 15 5 2 8 19 24 0 42
12 Brest 32 10 9 13 40 47 15 5 4 6 22 23 17 5 5 7 18 24 -7 39
13 Reims 32 8 13 11 34 35 15 4 6 5 20 16 17 4 7 6 14 19 -1 37
14 Angers SCO 32 8 10 14 36 46 16 6 2 8 17 19 16 2 8 6 19 27 -10 34
15 Troyes 32 8 9 15 30 45 16 4 7 5 15 15 16 4 2 10 15 30 -15 33
16 Lorient 32 7 10 15 32 52 15 5 5 5 17 16 17 2 5 10 15 36 -20 31
17 Saint-Étienne 32 7 9 16 35 62 17 4 6 7 22 32 15 3 3 9 13 30 -27 30
18 Clermont 32 7 8 17 32 61 16 3 5 8 17 28 16 4 3 9 15 33 -29 29
19 Bordeaux 32 5 11 16 42 77 16 3 5 8 23 30 16 2 6 8 19 47 -35 26
20 Metz 32 4 12 16 29 58 16 1 7 8 17 28 16 3 5 8 12 30 -29 24

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Table
  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 32 23 5 4 72 30 16 15 1 0 41 9 16 8 4 4 31 21 42 74
2 Olympique Marseille 32 17 8 7 52 31 16 7 5 4 26 17 16 10 3 3 26 14 21 59
3 Rennes 32 17 5 10 69 34 16 11 1 4 41 13 16 6 4 6 28 21 35 56
4 Nice 32 16 7 9 42 28 16 8 4 4 21 16 16 8 3 5 21 12 14 54
5 Strasbourg 32 14 11 7 53 34 16 9 4 3 30 14 16 5 7 4 23 20 19 53
6 Monaco 32 15 8 9 50 34 16 9 4 3 31 14 16 6 4 6 19 20 16 53
7 Lens 32 14 8 10 50 41 16 8 5 3 29 16 16 6 3 7 21 25 9 50
8 Olympique Lyonnais 32 13 11 8 50 41 17 9 5 3 34 21 15 4 6 5 16 20 9 49
9 Lille 32 12 12 8 40 38 16 6 7 3 20 18 16 6 5 5 20 20 2 48
10 Nantes 32 13 8 11 41 35 16 9 3 4 25 15 16 4 5 7 16 20 6 47
11 Montpellier 32 12 6 14 44 44 17 7 4 6 25 20 15 5 2 8 19 24 0 42
12 Brest 32 10 9 13 40 47 15 5 4 6 22 23 17 5 5 7 18 24 -7 39
13 Reims 32 8 13 11 34 35 15 4 6 5 20 16 17 4 7 6 14 19 -1 37
14 Angers SCO 32 8 10 14 36 46 16 6 2 8 17 19 16 2 8 6 19 27 -10 34
15 Troyes 32 8 9 15 30 45 16 4 7 5 15 15 16 4 2 10 15 30 -15 33
16 Lorient 32 7 10 15 32 52 15 5 5 5 17 16 17 2 5 10 15 36 -20 31
17 Saint-Étienne 32 7 9 16 35 62 17 4 6 7 22 32 15 3 3 9 13 30 -27 30
18 Clermont 32 7 8 17 32 61 16 3 5 8 17 28 16 4 3 9 15 33 -29 29
19 Bordeaux 32 5 11 16 42 77 16 3 5 8 23 30 16 2 6 8 19 47 -35 26
20 Metz 32 4 12 16 29 58 16 1 7 8 17 28 16 3 5 8 12 30 -29 24

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