Angers vs Paris Saint-Germain Prediction: Another victory on the way to the title

Paris Saint-Germain are on the way to clinching the Ligue 1 title once again as they sit comfortably at the top of the table with 72 points and have an 8 point lead over 2nd placed Marseille. In this match, they visit the Stade Raymond Kopa to play Angers, who are at the very bottom of the league table. Angers’ fate looks decided and they are getting relegated in a few weeks. Paris Saint-Germain are huge favourites against Angers here, as the visitors are better than the hosts in every respect. The first game between them ended in a 2-0 victory for PSG back in January.

Angers’ struggles are well known and nothing has changed much since the beginning of the season till this point. Angers are currently at the bottom of the table with 14 points from 31 matches. They won 3, drew 5 and lost 23 matches and they have a goal ratio of 24:66. Angers have played 16 matches so far this season and they won 2, drew 3 and lost 11 in those matches and their goal ratio is 16:31. In their last 5 matches, they had 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats and their latest match ended in a 2-1 loss to Clermont Foot. In that game, Adrien Hunonu opened the scoring for Angers in just 28 minutes of play, but in the 33rd and 39th minute, Clermont Foot scored two goals from the spot to get ahead in the match. According to statistics, Angers had 47% possession, 4 shots on target and 6 corner kicks.

Team streaks: first to concede (6/8), first half loser (6/8), less than 4.5 cards (4/5)

• Goals per game (0.8)
• Big chances per game (1.8)
• Big chances missed per game (1.8)
• Total shots per game (9.9)
• Corners per game (4.3)
• Clean sheets (4)
• Goals conceded per game (2.1)
• Fouls per game (13.5)
• Yellow cards per game (1.8)
• Red Cards (4)

Many might feel this has been a poor season for the french giants for obvious reasons like their performance in the UEFA Champions league and their defeats at various points in the season. But the team looks better at the moment and they are well on their way to the Ligue 1 title. They are currently at the top of the table, with 72 points from 31 matches played. They won 23, drew 3 and lost 5 and their goal ratio is 73:30. They are on 2 consecutive victories against Nice and Lens. They defeated Lens in their recent match by 3-1 and Kylian Mbappe was the star performer in the match. Lens had a man sent off in the 19th minute for a foul and the game looked done from there on. As a result, the hosts scored three goals in the 31st, 37th and 40th minutes. Kylian Mbappe, Vitinha and Lionel Messi were the goal scorers of the match. In the second half, Przemslaw Frankowski managed to pull one goal back from the penalty spot, but that did not change the fate of the Lens team. PSG were obviously the better side according to statistics. They had 62% possession, 7 shots on target and 3 corner kicks.

Team streak: less than 4.5 cards (7/8), less than 10.5 corners (5/7).

• Goals per game (2.4)
• Big chances per game (3.7)
• Big chances missed per game (2.2)
• Total shots per game (14.9)
• Corners per game (5.4)
• Clean sheets (12)
• Goals conceded per game (1.0)
• Fouls per game (10.1)
• Yellow cards per game (1.5)
• Red Cards (3)

PSG and Angers have played 17 matches against each other before now and in those matches, PSG won 16 and 1 match ended in a draw.

• PSG have won the last 15 meetings.
• PSG have not lost in all 17 meetings.
• Angers are without a clean sheet in 15 meetings.
• There were more than 2.5 goals scored in 8/10 meetings.
• PSG were first to score in 9/10 meetings.
• PSG won the first half in 6/8 meetings.
• There were less than 4.5 cards in 10/10 meetings.
• There were less than 10.5 corners in 7/9 meetings.

• Angers (5-3-2): Paul Bernardoni, Justin-Noel Kalumba, Faouzi Ghoulam, Cedric Hountondji, Yan Valery, Halid Sabanovic, Adrien Hunou, Batista Mendy, Nabil Bentaleb, Ibrahima Niane, Himad Abdelli.
• PSG (3-5-2): Gianluigi Donnarumma, Marquinhos, Sergio Ramos, Danilo Pereira, Achraf Hakimi, Carlos Soler, Fabian Ruiz, Vitinha, Nuno Mendes, Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe.

The visitors are going to win this match, because Angers are no match for them in every way. Lionel Messi seemed to be back in high spirits again and that means more goals and assists for the super star. I don’t see Angers finding the back of the net at the end of the game. So this should be a one-sided affair for the visitors.

• Bet on Away Over 1.5 Goals at 1.61 Odds
• Bet on Both Teams to Score No at 1.73 Odds
• Bet on Lionel Messi to Score Anytime at 2.45 Odds