Ace Football previews the Ligue 1 round 9 match between Angers and Lorient and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
Mid-placed Lorient travel to Stade Raymond Kopa to face struggling Angers in a round 9 game, which kicks-off this coming Sunday. The home side could do with a win to ease their trouble at the wrong end of the table.
Angers are placed 17th with six points after eight matches. Lorient occupy a position as 13th in the league on eight points.
Form: Angers vs Lorient
Angers Form
In their last three matches, Angers lost 0-2 against Brest, 5-0 against Strasbourg and drew 1-1 with Monaco. Angers managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Ligue 1. In the remaining four, they drew two and lost two, as they scored five and conceded seven goals.
Lorient Form
Lorient achieved a win, a loss and a draw in their previous three matches, starting off beating Monaco 3-1. A 2-0 defeat against Paris FC followed, before drawing with Brest in a match resulting 3-3. Lorient are winless in their last six away games in the Ligue 1, in which they drew one and lost five. They conceded 13 goals while scoring two themselves.
Betting stats and facts for Angers and Lorient
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Angers and Lorient. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In the last 14 Angers home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 22 of the last 23 Angers matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 15 of the last 17 Angers matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 16 of the last 17 Angers matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 11 of the last 12 Angers home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Lorient have lost 7 of the last 8 away matches in the Ligue 1 while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Lorient have lost 6 of the last 8 away matches in the Ligue 1 while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- Lorient have lost 4 of the last 5 away matches while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- In 9 of the last 11 Lorient away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Lorient have lost 4 of the last 5 away matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
Players in form: Angers vs Lorient
Having scored just once lately in the Ligue 1, Himad Abdelli will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Lorient hope Aiyegun Tosin can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of two Ligue 1 goals in his last six Ligue 1 games.
Popular markets: Angers vs Lorient
Full-time result
Angers claimed five wins, drew three and lost two of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Lorient won two, drew three and lost five of their last 10 games away. Lorient conceded a goal in their last 6 matches.
Both teams to score
Surprisingly, Angers only scored the first goal of the match in two out of their last ten games. Interestingly, Lorient scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. Angers managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments. Angers have scored in 5 consecutive home meetings with Lorient.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in one of Angers’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.7 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Lorient, who scored 1.5 times on average in these matches. Angers conceded a goal in their previous 7 matches. Lorient conceded a goal in their last 6 matches.
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