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Paris Saint Germain and Angers face each other in the Parc des Princes in a match of the 15th round of Ligue 1. In the last 3 years, there have only been two direct clashes between the two teams: one on 23-01-2016, which ended with Victory of Paris Saint Germain by (5-1), and the most recent to 12-12-2015, which ended with a draw by (0-0). In this match the house factor may play a decisive role, as the Angers have shown differences in performance in their games at home and as a visitor.
Paris Saint Germain
The home team is currently in 3rd place with 32 points earned after 10 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses. In the penultimate match, won at home to Nantes by (2-0). In the last match, he won away to Lyon by (1-2). This is a little affected by the home factor, that is, presents similar results at home and away, since in the last 30 matches has recorded 11 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats as a visitor, with 35 goals scored and 16 conceded, against 12 wins And 3 home draws with 39 goals scored and 5 conceded.
In this competition, you have not lost any of the last 7 games in your stadium. The defense has been in good shape and has only conceded goals in 3 of the last 10 games, and his attack has regularly scored, as he has managed to achieve in 8 of the last 10 games in this competition. The team did not usually feel difficult to open the scoring chart: they managed to score the first goal in 11 of their last 14 Ligue 1 matches, 11 of which reached the lead in 7 and managed to maintain the lead until the 90th minute in 10.
PSG come to this motivated game, due to a 1-2 win over Lyon, returning to the win after the draw against Arsenal: both goals were scored by Cavani. In this game at home Unai Emery should confront the usual 4-2-3-1 privileges, attacking the ball and the attacks organized by the sides: Ben Arfa and Lucas are very technical players and excellent at driving the ball to the attack. It is worth noting that the offensive Cavani is the greatest scorer of the team and the French championship with 13 goals scored. For this game the coach can not rely on Javier Pastore, Rabiot, Angel Dí María and Kurzawa, players who recover from injury.
angers
After 5 wins, 3 draws and 6 losses, the visiting team is in 10th place, having won 18 points. In the last match, they lost to Saint Étienne at home (1-2), after their previous match tied it out in a game against Rennes for (1-1). This is a team affected by the home factor, stronger when played with the support of their fans, since in the last 30 games has recorded 4 wins, 2 draws and 9 losses as a visitor, with a total of 10 goals scored and 17 conceded. Already inside the home, won 7 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses, with a total of 25 goals scored and 16 conceded. In the last 7 away games the Angers have won 2, 1 draw and 4 defeats, having won 7 points out of 21. Defensive solidity has not been his strong point, having conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 games but his attack has scored regularly as he has scored goals in 8 of the last 10 games for this competition. In their away games there is a tendency towards few goals, since 14 of their last 23 games finished with Less than 2.5 goals. In 14 games in this competition, he suffered the first goal 7 times and only got 1 turn on the scoreboard. In the last 9 away games for all competitions there has been 1 period that stands out: scored 3 of his 6 goals between minutes (46′-60 ‘).
Angers come into this game with a 2-1 defeat at home to Saint-Étienne, registering their second consecutive game without a win for the French championship: the only goal of the team was scored by Pepe. The visiting team has many difficulties in maintaining possession of the ball, defensive transition and aerial game, however, presents great quality in the counterattack. In this game, the manager of Stéphane Moulin is expected to line up in the usual 4-3-3 defending strategy and opponents have great quality in their collective. Yet offensive Famara Diédhiou is the team’s top scorer with 5 goals scored. For this game the coach can not count on Andreu and N’doye, both suspended, and still can not count on Alexandre Letellier for being injured.
Prediction: over 2.5 goals @ 1.55