Ligue 1 preview: Can Nantes edge out victory against Angers SCO?

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Competition: France Ligue 1
Competition: Sun 17.April
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade de la Beaujoire - Louis Fonteneau (37473 seats)

The odds favour Nantes in this fixture vs Angers SCO, but the away team will resist to the end. Here's the Tipsway match guide!

Insights:
  • Nantes have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Angers SCO have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Nantes form and stats

9-2-4 (win-draw-lost) are the Ligue 1 numbers at home for Nantes so far this season.

An away draw last time out for Nantes, facing Brest in a game that ended 1-1. The gifted forward Muani bettered all others in that game and got a match rating of 8.12 out of 10. Muani scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 7 of 9 times.

A strong away win before that one, visiting Clermont and winning 3-2.

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 Nantes have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found nine games) they have won five times, drawn one and lost three.

Nantes are traveling soon after this match as the Ligue 1 match at Olympique Marseille awaits in three days.

Nantes have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stade de la Beaujoire - Louis Fonteneau with 24 goals in 15 league matches. Nantes are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stade de la Beaujoire - Louis Fonteneau in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 14 from 15 matches.

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Angers SCO form and stats

There's been little loot from Angers SCO's travels as they have only collected 13 points from 15 away games in the Ligue 1. Angers SCO only have 2 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 7 draws. A depressing four defeats in a row for Angers SCO in their away games. Unhappy days, as the last time they avoided a loss on the road was versus Lorient.

Angers delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Lille (placed 7th) in their previous game. Midfield player Doumbia was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.61/10. Doumbia dribled past the opponent 3 of 5 times.

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Olympique Lyonnais wasn't a success with a 2-3 loss.

We have checked recent matches where Angers SCO have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those nine games were three victories, one draw and five defeats.

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

The visiting Angers SCO have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 18 goals from 15 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As for defending, Angers rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 26 goals from these away matches.

Head 2 Head

It's not the first time these two teams meet on the pitch this campaign, as the records show this recent fixture: Angers SCO - Nantes 1-4. Last ten meetings featuring these sides: Nantes won three, Angers SCO were winners in four and we saw three draws. four games with more than 2,5 goals, six matches with less than 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

NantesR. Kolo Muani
R. Kolo Muani
12 goals
NantesL. Blas
L. Blas
9 goals
Angers SCOS. Boufal
S. Boufal
7 goals

Nantes missing players

Angers SCO missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Nantes Angers SCO
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
31 15 4 Played P 6 15 31
13 9 4 Won W 1 2 8
7 2 0 Drew D 3 7 9
11 4 0 Lost L 2 6 14
40 24 10 Scored S 9 18 35
34 14 3 Conceded C 12 26 45
94% 93% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 93% 94%
65% 67% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 87% 71%
35% 40% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 47% 45%
29% 33% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 33% 26%
13% 13% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 20% 16%
48% 40% 50% BTTS BTTS 100% 73% 58%
26% 33% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 13% 23%
32% 33% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 20% 26%
 
5 5.6 4.2 Corners for (avg) C F 4.7 4.3 5
5.3 4.9 5.5 Corners against (avg) C A 5.2 5.1 4.5
2 1.9 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 1.7 1.9
3 2 1 Red cards R C 0 1 3
 
11 12.9 10.2 Shots (avg) S ( 11.2 9.3 10.2
3.9 4.7 5.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 3.3 3.6
33% 34% 45% Goal Efficiency G E 38% 37% 31%
 
11.5 10.7 10.5 Shots against (avg) S A 10.8 12.5 11.5
3.9 3.5 3.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.7 4.8 4.2
Key stats in Ligue 1 this season:
  • Angers SCO have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Nantes have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.

  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 31 22 5 4 70 29 15 14 1 0 39 8 16 8 4 4 31 21 41 71
2 Olympique Marseille 31 17 8 6 51 29 16 7 5 4 26 17 15 10 3 2 25 12 22 59
3 Rennes 31 17 5 9 67 31 15 11 1 3 39 10 16 6 4 6 28 21 36 56
4 Strasbourg 31 14 10 7 52 33 16 9 4 3 30 14 15 5 6 4 22 19 19 52
5 Nice 31 15 7 9 40 27 15 7 4 4 19 15 16 8 3 5 21 12 13 51
6 Monaco 31 14 8 9 47 32 16 9 4 3 31 14 15 5 4 6 16 18 15 50
7 Lille 31 12 12 7 39 36 15 6 7 2 19 16 16 6 5 5 20 20 3 48
8 Lens 31 13 8 10 48 40 16 8 5 3 29 16 15 5 3 7 19 24 8 47
9 Nantes 31 13 7 11 40 34 15 9 2 4 24 14 16 4 5 7 16 20 6 46
10 Olympique Lyonnais 31 12 11 8 44 40 16 8 5 3 28 20 15 4 6 5 16 20 4 46
11 Montpellier 31 12 5 14 44 44 16 7 3 6 25 20 15 5 2 8 19 24 0 41
12 Brest 31 10 9 12 39 45 15 5 4 6 22 23 16 5 5 6 17 22 -6 39
13 Reims 31 8 12 11 34 35 15 4 6 5 20 16 16 4 6 6 14 19 -1 36
14 Angers SCO 31 8 9 14 35 45 16 6 2 8 17 19 15 2 7 6 18 26 -10 33
15 Troyes 31 8 8 15 29 44 15 4 6 5 14 14 16 4 2 10 15 30 -15 32
16 Lorient 31 7 10 14 31 50 15 5 5 5 17 16 16 2 5 9 14 34 -19 31
17 Clermont 31 7 7 17 31 60 16 3 5 8 17 28 15 4 2 9 14 32 -29 28
18 Saint-Étienne 31 6 9 16 33 61 16 3 6 7 20 31 15 3 3 9 13 30 -28 27
19 Bordeaux 31 5 11 15 41 71 16 3 5 8 23 30 15 2 6 7 18 41 -30 26
20 Metz 31 4 11 16 28 57 15 1 6 8 16 27 16 3 5 8 12 30 -29 23

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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 PSG 31 22 5 4 70 29 15 14 1 0 39 8 16 8 4 4 31 21 41 71
2 Olympique Marseille 31 17 8 6 51 29 16 7 5 4 26 17 15 10 3 2 25 12 22 59
3 Rennes 31 17 5 9 67 31 15 11 1 3 39 10 16 6 4 6 28 21 36 56
4 Strasbourg 31 14 10 7 52 33 16 9 4 3 30 14 15 5 6 4 22 19 19 52
5 Nice 31 15 7 9 40 27 15 7 4 4 19 15 16 8 3 5 21 12 13 51
6 Monaco 31 14 8 9 47 32 16 9 4 3 31 14 15 5 4 6 16 18 15 50
7 Lille 31 12 12 7 39 36 15 6 7 2 19 16 16 6 5 5 20 20 3 48
8 Lens 31 13 8 10 48 40 16 8 5 3 29 16 15 5 3 7 19 24 8 47
9 Nantes 31 13 7 11 40 34 15 9 2 4 24 14 16 4 5 7 16 20 6 46
10 Olympique Lyonnais 31 12 11 8 44 40 16 8 5 3 28 20 15 4 6 5 16 20 4 46
11 Montpellier 31 12 5 14 44 44 16 7 3 6 25 20 15 5 2 8 19 24 0 41
12 Brest 31 10 9 12 39 45 15 5 4 6 22 23 16 5 5 6 17 22 -6 39
13 Reims 31 8 12 11 34 35 15 4 6 5 20 16 16 4 6 6 14 19 -1 36
14 Angers SCO 31 8 9 14 35 45 16 6 2 8 17 19 15 2 7 6 18 26 -10 33
15 Troyes 31 8 8 15 29 44 15 4 6 5 14 14 16 4 2 10 15 30 -15 32
16 Lorient 31 7 10 14 31 50 15 5 5 5 17 16 16 2 5 9 14 34 -19 31
17 Clermont 31 7 7 17 31 60 16 3 5 8 17 28 15 4 2 9 14 32 -29 28
18 Saint-Étienne 31 6 9 16 33 61 16 3 6 7 20 31 15 3 3 9 13 30 -28 27
19 Bordeaux 31 5 11 15 41 71 16 3 5 8 23 30 15 2 6 7 18 41 -30 26
20 Metz 31 4 11 16 28 57 15 1 6 8 16 27 16 3 5 8 12 30 -29 23

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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.