Soccer betting preview: Angers SCO welcomes Reims in what could be a tight duel

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Competition: France Ligue 1
Date: Sun 28.April
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Raymond-Kopa (17835 seats)

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 12th and Reims in 7th place.

Angers SCO and Reims should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Angers SCO form and stats

Overall stats at home this season for Angers SCO are 5-7-4 (wins-draw-losses). Three draws from their last three home games means a steady supply of points here at Stade Raymond-Kopa, but a victory now would be sweet for Angers SCO.

The fans are hoping that Angers SCO will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the Ligue 1 game against Olympique Lyonnais. Before that match, a win away at Caen.

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 nine games. Angers SCO has won 1 of these, drawn 3 and lost 5.

Angers SCO has scored 21 goals at home this season, in 16 matches. 18 goals have been conceded.

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Reims form and stats

4 wins, 8 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Reims playing as the away team this season.

Reims failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Saint-Étienne that ended with defeat 0-2. Before that, Reims travelled to Monaco and returned home with a draw after the game finished 0-0.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Reims playing away and similar expectations, we found seven relevant matches. Results were 2 Reims wins, 4 draws and 1 defeat.

The visitors have scored 14 goals from 16 away games, an average of less than one per game. Reims have conceded 20 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Reims - Angers SCO 1-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Angers SCO 2 wins, 4 draws and Reims 4 victories.

Top Goalscorers

S. Bahoken
10 goals / 1 assists
R. Oudin
10 goals / 3 assists
M. Cafaro
5 goals / 3 assists

Angers SCO missing players

Reims missing players

Angers SCO Reims
Total Home Statistic Away Total
33 16 Played 16 33
40 21 Scored 14 32
40 18 Conceded 20 34
85% 88% Over 0.5 75% 82%
58% 56% Over 1.5 62% 61%
45% 44% Over 2.5 25% 27%
30% 25% Over 3.5 25% 18%
9% 12% Over 4.5 19% 9%
55% 50% Both teams to score 44% 45%
36% 44% Clean Sheet 44% 39%
24% 19% Failed To Score 38% 33%
 
4.4 4.8 Corners For (avg) 3.5 4.5
4.6 3.5 Corners Against (avg) 7.4 5.5
1.4 1.3 Yellow Cards (avg) 1.8 1.7
4 2 Red Cards (total) 1 2

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 PSG 33 27 3 3 95 27 17 16 1 0 58 9 16 11 2 3 37 18 68 84
2 Lille 33 19 8 6 54 28 16 10 4 2 31 11 17 9 4 4 23 17 26 65
3 Olympique Lyonnais 33 17 8 8 55 41 17 11 3 3 32 17 16 6 5 5 23 24 14 59
4 Saint-Étienne 33 16 8 9 50 37 16 11 2 3 29 13 17 5 6 6 21 24 13 56
5 Olympique Marseille 33 16 6 11 52 44 16 10 4 2 29 12 17 6 2 9 23 32 8 54
6 Montpellier 33 13 12 8 47 37 16 7 6 3 26 16 17 6 6 5 21 21 10 51
7 Reims 33 11 15 7 32 34 17 7 7 3 18 14 16 4 8 4 14 20 -2 48
8 Nice 33 13 9 11 23 30 16 8 3 5 13 13 17 5 6 6 10 17 -7 48
9 Nîmes 33 13 7 13 49 48 17 8 5 4 27 17 16 5 2 9 22 31 1 46
10 Strasbourg 33 10 14 9 55 43 17 6 7 4 30 22 16 4 7 5 25 21 12 44
11 Rennes 33 11 10 12 45 46 16 7 5 4 21 14 17 4 5 8 24 32 -1 43
12 Angers SCO 33 9 14 10 40 40 16 5 7 4 21 18 17 4 7 6 19 22 0 41
13 Nantes 33 11 7 15 41 44 17 8 4 5 32 23 16 3 3 10 9 21 -3 40
14 Bordeaux 33 9 11 13 31 36 16 7 6 3 22 16 17 2 5 10 9 20 -5 38
15 Toulouse 33 8 12 13 30 46 17 4 8 5 16 19 16 4 4 8 14 27 -16 36
16 Monaco 33 7 11 15 32 49 17 3 6 8 15 26 16 4 5 7 17 23 -17 32
17 Amiens SC 33 8 8 17 28 48 16 6 3 7 18 21 17 2 5 10 10 27 -20 32
18 Dijon 33 7 7 19 27 50 17 4 4 9 14 27 16 3 3 10 13 23 -23 28
19 Caen 33 5 11 17 25 47 16 2 5 9 12 24 17 3 6 8 13 23 -22 26
20 Guingamp 33 5 9 19 24 60 17 3 5 9 14 25 16 2 4 10 10 35 -36 24

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