Angers vs St Etienne Prediction & Tips
Angers and Saint-Étienne play at the Stade Jean Bouin in a 26-round Ligue 1 match. In the final clash between these teams in this competition on 10-09-2017, the final result was a 1-1 draw. The record of recent direct clashes favors the visiting team, who in the last 5 matches won 3 and drew 2. In this match the home factor could play a decisive role, as Saint Étienne has shown differences in performance in their games at home and as a visitor .
Analysis of Angers
After 5 wins, 10 draws and 10 losses, the home team is in 17th place, having won 25 points. In the last match, they lost to Monaco at home (0-4), having lost in the previous game in a game against Montpellier (2-1). This is a team little affected by the house factor, that is, presents similar results at home and away, since in the last 30 matches has 4 wins, 6 draws and 5 losses as a visitor, with 15 goals scored and 16 goals conceded, against 6 wins , 2 draws and 7 defeats at home, with 17 goals scored and 25 conceded. In the last 10 home games for the championship, Angers has won 3, 2 and 3, having won 11 points out of 30. The team conceded goals to their opponents in 9 of their last 10 games in this competition, so they have not been very strong defensively. In 25 games in this competition, he suffered the first goal 15 times and only got 1 turn on the scoreboard. In the last 12 home games in this competition there are 1 highlights: he scored 5 of his 14 goals in minutes (46′-60 ‘).
Angers does not seem to have the strength to react in the French Championship, as it continues to accumulate negative results, failing to ease the poor situation in the competition. Now, the team have come from two consecutive defeats, the last of which occurred at home in a game where they had a poor performance, both in defensive and offensive terms, being then thrashed by Monaco, who scored two goals in each stage. As it was possible to notice in this confrontation, the great problem of the team has been the defensive system, which is among the six most leaked of the competition. Playing in their domains, the club owns the second worst campaign, and in that condition only did not concede goal in a match. It is likely that the coach maintains the team in the 4-1-4-1, with highlight to Santamaria playing ahead of the rear.
Analysis of Saint Étienne
The visiting team is currently in 13th place with 30 points, after 8 wins, 6 draws and 11 losses. In the penultimate match, he won away to Amiens by (0-2). In the last match, they tied at home to Olympique de Marseille by (2-2). This is a team affected by the home factor, stronger when played with the support of their fans, since in the last 30 games has recorded 3 wins, 3 draws and 9 defeats as a visitor, with a total of 9 goals scored and 23 conceded. Already inside the home, he won 6 wins, 5 draws and 4 losses, with a total of 21 goals scored and 23 conceded. In the last 10 away games, Saint Étienne recorded 2 wins, 1 draw and 7 losses, having won 7 points out of 30. In his league games as a visitor the most frequent result in the break was 0-0 (5 out of 12 matches). Defensive solidity has not been his strong point, having conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 games for this competition. In 25 games in this competition, he suffered the first goal 14 times and only got 2 turns on the scoreboard. There are 1 highlights in the last 12 matches played as a visitor to this competition: he scored 3 of his 7 goals in minutes (61’-75 ‘).
Saint Étienne sees in this exhibition the opportunity to emulate their second successive victory as a visitor to the French Championship, and thus to continue their recovery period, since they are in an uncomfortable situation. In the last round, the team played a very balanced game against Olympique de Marseille, showing a lot of consistency in the midfield, thus achieving a draw in the home against the third placed. Although it has shown some improvement in the last rounds, the defensive system has been one of the main responsible for the unsatisfactory campaign of the team, since it is the fourth leaked of the competition. In addition, his attack is one of the least complete. The coach has been testing various tactical schemes, but there should be no major changes among the initial eleven.
St Etienne – Win @ 3.25
Both teams to score / YES @ 1.80
Over 2.5 Goals @ 1.90
