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Angers vs Lyon Prediction & Betting tips
Angers will take on Saturday-evening at home against Olympique Lyon, a team that achieves results without being in shape. Does Angers know how to profit from the lesser form of visitors?
Angers:
In spite of the fact that twelve points were taken from the first ten matches, Angers is working on a good season considering that the team of Stéphane Moulin is in a tenth place and thus in the left row. Last weekend against promising Stade Reims, the men of Moulin played a strong first half against Stade Reims in which captain and defender Ismael Traoré already made his third goal of the season. In the second half, however, Angers lost it and if one were lucky in Angers that there was still a point left in the game against the doctoral candidate.
The match against Stade Reims meant his return to the base for Angelo Fulgini after a hamstring injury. The winger is not known for his high productivity, but can make the difference with his passes and crosses. This season, the Frenchman seems to have competition from his compatriot Flavien Tait for a spot on the left or right wing. Tait, however, suffered a thigh injury in the match against RC Strasbourg three weeks ago, so chances are that the talented Wilfried Kanga may once again make his appearance in the base.
Olympique Lyonnais:
Last weekend, Olympique Lyonnais won in a difficult home game by PhD student Nîmes Olympique. Bruno Génésio’s team had sixty percent possession, but only scored five shots. Moussa Dembelé and Memphis Depay both made their third goal of the season to keep the points in Lyon, but the victory was thanks to the excellent Anthony Lopes. The Frenchman saw no fewer than seventeen shots being blocked or next to or over and had to intervene six times and was at the right time every time, an achievement that, according to OPTA, made him the best goalkeeper of the past round of play.
In Germany, Tuesday night against TSG Hoffenheim was slightly less. Bertrand Traoré put his team on a 0-1 lead and after two goals by Andrej Kramaric, Tanguy Ndombelé and Memphis Depay brought the team of Génésio back to a 2-3 lead, but due to Lopes’s lapse in the injury time ended the match in a 3-3 draw. A positive aspect for Génésio after this match was that Memphis Depay seems to continue his good form, something that can not be said about the rest of the attackers of OL at this moment. Kenny Tete, who came into action for the first time this season for the team from Lyon, just like the rest of his teammates, did not make too much impression, but in view of the defensive worries at OL, he also seems to be on Saturday.
Angers vs Lyon head to head matches
14.01.18 L1 Lyon Angers 1 : 1
01.10.17 L1 Angers Lyon 3 : 3
28.04.17 L1 Angers Lyon 1 : 2
21.12.16 L1 Lyon Angers 2 : 0
06.02.16 L1 Angers Lyon 0 : 3