Ace Football previews the Ligue 1 round 8 match between Toulouse and Angers and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Toulouse are favoured by the bookmakers to claim a win against Angers, despite their unconvincing form. It will be interesting to see, how far outsiders Angers can push the form at Stadium Municipalthis coming Sunday.
Toulouse approach the next Ligue 1 round as number 16 in the table, having claimed five points this season so far. With seven games behind them, Angers amassed three points, placing them as number 18 before their next fixture.
Team form: Toulouse vs Angers
Toulouse Form
Toulouse have had to endure a tough spell in their last three matches, from which they have nothing to show. They were beaten 2-0 by Brest, before Lyon ran out 1-2 winners. A third defeat on the trot followed against Lille, who came out 2-1 winners. Toulouse only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at Stadium Municipal in the Ligue 1. They also drew one and lost four of these six encounters, in which they scored five and conceded ten goals.
Angers Form
In their last three matches, Angers drew 1-1 with Nantes, lost 1-3 against Reims, and drew 1-1 with Marseille. Angers didn’t manage a single away win in their last six Ligue 1 matches, but managed three draws, while suffering three defeats. They conceded ten and scored five goals themselves.
Betting stats for Toulouse and Angers
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Toulouse 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 Toulouse matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Toulouse matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Toulouse matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Toulouse home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Toulouse home matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Angers matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Angers away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 4 Angers away matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Angers matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Angers matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was under 3.5
Players in form: Toulouse vs Angers
Himad Abdelli 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 Toulouse, who are strong favourites on Sunday. Siding with Shavy Babicka also look a nice prospect as he scored three goals in his last six Ligue 1 matches.
Popular markets: Toulouse vs Angers
Full-time result
Toulouse won two of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Stadium Municipal. They drew three and lost five as well, while Angers won three of their last 10 games away. They drew two and lost five. Amazingly, Angers failed to keep a clean sheet in their 15 last matches.
Both teams to score
Surprisingly, Toulouse only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Curiously, Angers only scored the opening goal of the match in two of the last ten away games. Both teams have scored in last 5 consecutive Angers games. Toulouse will be optimistic of getting on the scoresheet on Sunday, as Angers have been unable to keep a single clean sheet in their last 10 games. The former fought their way to four clean sheets in their last 10 games.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Toulouse’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of one goal during this run. Over 2.5 goals appeared in five of the last ten matches that Angers played across all tournaments. They scored 0.8 times on average in the process.
Suggested bet: Toulouse vs Angers
To sum up, the upcoming match between Toulouse 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.