Angers – Nice Prediction & Picks (13.04.2018)

Angers and Nice meet at Stade Jean Bouin, in a match for the 33rd round of League 1. The two teams tied (2-2), on 22-09-2017, in the previous match for this edition of the league. The history of recent direct confrontations is favorable to the visiting team, which records 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss in the last 5 matches. In this game the home factor may be decisive, since Angers presents considerable differences in their results at home and as a visitor.

Angers:

The home team is currently in the 14 th position of the league, with 36 points won, after 8 wins, 12 draws and 12 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in a home match against Caen, by (3-0). In the last match, they tied in a home match against Strasbourg by (1-1). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 2 wins, 7 draws and 6 losses in away matches; against 7 wins, 2 draws and 6 losses at their stadium. In the last 10 home league matches Angers has won 5, tied 2 and lost 3, for which they have won 17 points out of 30 possible. Their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 32 matches in this competition, they only won 1 comeback in the 17 matches in which they suffered the first goal.

Angers is a club that has won four times the title of the French championship, the last one in the 1992/93 season. In the current season has been taking a regular advantage, currently occupying the 14th position, an uncomfortable position, but that translates well his current performance in the competition. In the last five home games for Ligue 1, Angers has been oscillating between victories, defeats and draws, but in four of these games there were more than 1.5 goals. The local team has good offensive points and has won two home games by 3×0 recently, but in some games is not strong defensively and suffers goals. So, we believe that this game will have more than 1.5 goals scored.

Nice:

The away team is currently in the 7 th position of the league, with 46 points won, after 13 wins, 7 draws and 12 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in an away match against Troyes, by (0-2). In the last match, they tied in a home match against Rennes, by (1-1). This is a team that usually shows similar results, at home and abroad, so it is not affected by the home team, as in the last 30 matches they register 4 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses in away matches; against 7 wins, 2 draws and 6 losses at their stadium. For the championship, Nice won 16 points out of 30 possible points, after 4 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses in the last 10 home matches. They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 32 matches in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 15 times and only managed 3 comebacks.

El Niza is a club that has also won the French championship four times, the last in the distant 1958/59 season. In the current season the Nice team has been making good matches, but it occupies the 7th position, with 17 points less than the 4th classified, the Olimpique de Marseille, so it will hardly conquer a place of access to European tournaments. So, the Nice must meet their games in search of maintenance in the elite of French football. In the last five games away from home, the Niza ranged between victories, defeats and draws, but in four of these games there were more than 1.5 goals. The visiting team has shown a good offensive use, mainly away from home, since in the last ten games away from home he scored goals in nine. Put this, it is very likely to score again, contributing to a game with goals.