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Angers and Saint Etienne face each other at the Stade Jean Bouin in a match of the 14th round of Ligue 1. In the last 3 years there have been only 2 direct clashes between these two teams: one on 05-03-2016, which ended with a draw By (0-0), and the most recent on 20-12-2015, which ended with the victory of Saint Étienne by (1-0). Special attention is required for the home / off condition, since both teams present significantly different results in their home and away games.
angers
After 5 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses, the home team is in 10th place, having won 18 points. In the last match, they drew with Rennes away for (1-1), after they had won at home in a game against Lille for (1-0). This is a team affected by the home factor, the stronger when you play in front of your fans, since in the last 30 matches you have 4 wins, 2 draws and 9 defeats as a visitor, with 10 goals scored and 17 conceded, against 7 wins, 4 draws And 4 defeats at home, with 24 goals scored and 14 conceded. In the last 6 home games for the championship, Angers recorded 3 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss, having won 11 points out of 18.
In this competition, you have not lost any of the last 5 games in your stadium. Defensive solidity has not been his strong point, having conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 games, but his attack has regularly scored because he has scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches in this competition. In 13 games in this competition, he suffered the first goal 7 times and only got 1 turn on the scoreboard.
The Angers return to play at home for the French Championship trying to prolong their invincibility in order to try to engage a good sequence of results. In the last round, the team went to the home of Rennes and managed to leave there with a draw in 1×1. Before, the team had received Lille at home and left the field with the win by 1×0. Angers did not start very well in the championship, having lost the first three matches, but then managed to recover, accumulating three consecutive victories. After thirteen rounds, the club has five wins, three draws and five defeats, thus taking tenth place in the table. For that match, the coach should keep the team in the 4-3-3, and will not be able to count on Thomas and N’Doye, who were expelled in the last game.
Saint Étienne
After 4 wins, 6 draws and 3 losses, the visiting team is in 9th place, having won 18 points. In the last match, they lost with Nice at home (0-1), after their previous match drew away in a game against Metz (0-0). This is a team that curiously shows more positive results than at home, since in the last 30 games it has recorded 6 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses as a visitor, with a total of 14 goals scored and 14 conceded. Already inside the home, he won 4 wins, 7 draws and 4 losses, with a total of 13 goals scored and 13 conceded. In the last game they played, for the Europa League, tied with Mainz at home for (0-0). In the last 6 away games the Saint Étienne record 1 win, 3 draws and 2 defeats, having won 6 points out of 18. In his away games there is a tendency towards few goals, since in 21 of the last 27 that disputed there were less than 3 goals. This is a team that scores a few times first: just opened the scoring in 3 of their last 13 games for Ligue 1, and never reached the break in advantage. In 13 games in this competition, he suffered the first goal 7 times and only got 1 turn on the scoreboard. In the last 10 away games for all competitions there has been 1 period that stands out: scored 4 of his 10 goals between the minutes (76′-90 ‘).
Saint Étienne take the field for their fourteenth French Championship after seeing their unbeaten record broken in the competition. In the last round, the team suffered a poor result by losing at home to Nice by 0x1, thus stopping a sequence of four matches without losing. Before, the team had gone to the home of Metz and was only in the goalless draw. The team started the championship with a loss, but then remained unbeaten until the seventh round. After 13 games, the club has four wins, six draws and three defeats, thus taking ninth place in the table. For that game, the technician should keep the team in the 4-3-3 or 3-5-2.
Prediction: under 2.5 goals @ 1.50