Angers vs Monaco Prediction & Tips
Angers may have won just two of their last 11 Ligue 1 matches (E6, P3), but they are still just three points away from places that give a spot to next season’s European competitions. The goal is to get closer to those coveted spots, and Gérald Baticle’s men have a curious trend up their sleeve that could help. Angers are unbeaten in their last five top flight matches played on Wednesday (G3, E2), and have not even conceded goals in any of the last three.
However, with just one win in their last ten Ligue 1 home games against Monaco (E5, P4), Angers start this match as ‘underdogs’. However, that may not be bad news, as they have only lost one of the four league games that started in that condition at home this season (G2, E1). However, they have lost eight Ligue 1 home games this calendar year, and you have to go back to 1972 to find the last year they lost the most in that condition.
No doubt frustrated by a streak of three consecutive draws in Ligue 1, the visitor, Monaco, can look to recent history for inspiration. The last two times he had three straight draws in Ligue 1, he won his next away game without conceding a goal.
The eight-time Ligue 1 champion is two points behind Angers heading into this clash, so he would surpass his rival and approach the European places with a victory in this commitment. To do so, they must rediscover their best offensive performance as Monaco have failed to score in their previous three away games in Ligue 1 (E1, P2) – failure to do so for the fourth time would mark their longest streak in more than ten years. of this type.
Players to watch: Angers’ Sofiane Boufal has scored the first goal in all four of his league games in which he has scored this season. Meanwhile, young Sofiane Diop has scored all three of his Ligue 1 away goals – that’s 43% of Monaco’s away goals so far.
Highlight: Going back to the 1979/80 season, each of the last 17 L1 games between these two casts recorded goals from at least one team before the break.
Angers – Monaco FREE TIPS
Monaco – Win @ 2.25
Both teams to score / YES @ 1.80
Over 2.5 Goals @ 1.90
