Ace Football previews the Ligue 1 game between Monaco and Angers who meet up this coming Friday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Monaco are out to consolidate their place inside the top four of the Ligue 1 table, when stepping up against Angers for a match this coming Friday. Angers no doubt have a surprise in mind, but a win for Monaco nevertheless seems the likely outcome.
Monaco approach round 10 as number 2 in the Ligue 1 table with 20 points on their account so far. With nine rounds behind them, Angers have amassed seven points, placing them as number 15 in the standings.
Form: Monaco vs Angers
Monaco Form
Monaco have seen it all in their last three matches, which added four points to their account. They first shared the points in a 0-0 draw with Lille, before claiming 3 points in a 5-1 win against FK Crvena Zvezda. Unfortunately for them, this was followed by a 2-1 defeat at the hands of Nice. Monaco put four wins on the board in their previous six Ligue 1 matches at the Stade Louis II, Monaco. They drew twice while losing none, scored 11 goals while conceding three.
Angers Form
In their last three matches, Angers drew 1-1 with Marseille, 1-1 with Toulouse and beat Saint-Etienne by 4-2. Angers came through their last six away games in the Ligue 1 without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew four and lost two in which, they were outscored by eight goals to five.
Betting stats for Monaco and Angers
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Monaco and Angers. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 7 of the last 8 Monaco matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Monaco have won 6 of the last 8 matches and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Monaco have won 6 of the last 8 matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 7 of the last 8 Monaco matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Monaco home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 7 Angers away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 5 Angers away matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 4 Angers away matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 5 Angers away matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was under 3.5
Players on top: Monaco vs Angers
Ibrahima Niane shows decent form right now for Angers, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the Ligue 1. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Monaco, who are strong favourites this coming Friday. Siding with Folarin Balogun also look a nice prospect as he scored three goals in his last six Ligue 1 matches.
Betting markets: Monaco vs Angers
Full-time result
Monaco claimed all three points five times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing three along the way. They endured defeat in two of the games in this run. Angers won two of their last 10 games away, while drawing three and losing five in this series of matches. Monaco are on an amazing streak of now 11 games at home in a row without defeat. Astonishingly, Angers failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 17 matches. Monaco have beaten Angers in impressive 7 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Monaco scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Curiously, Angers only scored the opening goal of the match in two of the last ten away games. Both teams have scored in last 7 consecutive Angers games. Angers managed the first goal of the game in only two of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Monaco were first on target in six of their last 10 outings. Monaco have scored in 7 consecutive league meetings with Angers.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out eight times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Monaco, who scored an average of 2.1 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Angers, who managed to score 1.1 times in those matches.
Recommended tip: Monaco vs Angers
To sum up, the upcoming match between Monaco and Angers seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with a betting prediction for this Ligue 1 game.