Angers vs Monaco Prediction: Monaco have a reputation to defend

AS Monaco will travel to the Stade Raymond Kopa to face Angers in the 34th round. Angers’ fate has been sealed for some time now and it is undisputed that they will be relegated by the end of the season. However, their opponents today, Monaco are chasing European football qualification next season. Monaco are already in the UEFA Europa League spot, but they face close competition from Lille in 5th, who are only 2 points behind. Angers have lost their last 3 matches and they look likely to get the same outcome in this game. However, Monaco have also suffered back-to-back defeats in their last 2 games and they conceded 7 goals in those games without scoring any.

Angers (LLLWD)

Angers are on a 3-match losing streak at the moment and in their last 5 matches, they recorded 2 defeats, 1 win and 1 draw. Overall, their record this season is 3 wins, 5 draws and 25 defeats. They are in 20th spot on the table, with just 14 points from 33 matches and their goal ratio is 27:72.

Angers lost their last game 4-2 against Stade Rennais away from home. The first half was dramatic as both teams exchanged goals. Nabil Bentaleb was first to score for Angers from the spot in the 19th minute . Amine Gouiri equalized in the 25th minute for Stade Rennais and then they went ahead through an own goal scored by Cedric Houtondji in the 35th minute. Before the break Ibrahima Niane scored for Angers to draw them level into the break. In the second half Jeremy Doku scored a brace to seal the win for Stade Rennais.

Team streak: losses (3), without a clean sheet (3), both teams scoring (4/5), less than 4.5 cards (6/7).

AS Monaco (LLWDW)

AS Monaco are desperate to turn their poor form around as they take on the bottom team. They lost 2 matches in a row and in their last 5 matches they had 2 wins, 2 defeats and 1 draw. Overall, Monaco have 18 wins, 7 draws and 8 defeats from 33 matches played. They are currently in 4th spot on the table, with a total of 61 points and their goal ratio is 66:50.

AS Monaco suffered a huge defeat in their last match at the hands of Montpellier. All went wrong from the first half, as they conceded in the 28th minute through Arnaud Nordin’s effort. AS Monaco fought to get back in the game but in the second half, Montpellier went further ahead with 3 more goals in the 65th, 72nd and 79th minutes. Faitout Maouassa, Arnaud Nordin and Stephy Mavididi all scored in the second half. According to stats, AS Monaco had 54% possession, 4 shots on target and 3 corner kicks.

Team streak: no wins (3), without a clean sheet (4), more than 2.5 goals (8/10), less than 4.5 cards (10/10), less than 10.5 corners (6/8).

Head to Head

The head-to-head record between Angers and Monaco shows they have met each other 20 times in the past. Monaco have 13 wins, while Angers have 4 wins and 3 matches ended in a draw.

• Monaco have won the last 6 meetings.
• Monaco have not lost in the last 8 meetings.
• Angers are without a clean sheet in 6 meetings.
• There were less than 2.5 goals in 5/7 meetings.
• Monaco scored first in 6/6 meetings.
• There were less than 4.5 cards in 5/6 meetings.
• There were less than 10.5 corners in 5/6 meetings.

Expert Betting Tips

Analysis of Angers shows they have scored 27 goals and conceded 72. They score an average of 0.8 goals per game, with a conversion rate of 8%. They create an average of 1.8 chances per game and miss an average of 1.3 chances per game. They take an average of 9.9 shots per game and an average of 3.5 shots on target per game. They take an average of 4.3 corners per game and concede an average of 2.2 goals per game. They also have 4 clean sheets.

Analysis of AS Monaco shows they have scored 63 goals and conceded 49. They score an average of 2.0 goals per game, with a conversion rate of 16%. They create an average of 2.9 chances per game and miss an average of 1.4 chances per game. They take an average of 12.5 shots per game and an average of 5.5 shots on target per game. They take an average of 4.4 corners per game and concede an average of 1.5 goals per game. They also have 8 clean sheets.

Based on Analysis, we say:

• Bet on Away Over 1 Goal at 1.60 Odds
• Bet On More than 2 Goals at 1.63 Odds
• Bet on Correct Score 1-3 at 7.9 Odds