Nimes – Angers SOCCER PICKS
Nîmes and Angers meet at Stade des Costières, in a match for the 20th round of League 1. In the last direct match for this edition of the league, on 11-08-2018, Nîmes won by (3-4) ). The record of recent direct confrontations between these two teams could not be more balanced, since there was 1 victory for each team in the last 2 games they played. The condition home / away deserves particular attention, because despite this being a match between 12 th and 15 th of the league table, it is actually a match between the 16 th best team in home matches and the 10 th best in away matches.
Nîmes:
The home team is currently in the 12 th position of the league, with 23 points won, after 6 wins, 5 draws and 7 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in a home match against Lille, by (2-3). In the last match, they lost in an away match against Rennes, by (4-0). Interestingly, this is a team that has had better results in away matches than at home, since they have won 14 points in away matches and only 9 at their stadium. In the last match played, for the Coupe de France, they lost with Lyon-Duchère away by (3-0). In the last 8 home league matches Nîmes has a record of 2 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses, so they have won 9 points out of 24 possible. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-0 (3 out of 8 matches). In 18 matches in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 9 times and never got the comeback. In the last 11 home matches for all competitions there are 2 periods that stand out: they scored 5 of their 12 goals between the minutes (61′-75 ‘) and 5 of their 12 between (76′-90’).
The Nîmes comes to this game with a snub, 3-0, in the displacement to the Duchère, in a game for the Cup of France. On the last day of the French championship, the home side lost to Rennes 4-0. In this home game we believe that coach Bernard Blaquart will play in 4-3-3, privileging possession of the ball and organized attacks: the number 10 Bouanga is one of the main responsible for creating the offensive process. However, the best score of this team is striker Rachid Alioui, with 4 goals scored. For this game the coach has in doubt Diallo and Valdivia.
Angers:
The away team is currently in the 15 th position of the league, with 20 points won, after 4 wins, 8 draws and 6 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied in a home match against Olympique Marseille, by (1-1). In the last match, they tied in an away match against Amiens SC, by (0-0). This is a team that usually maintains its competitive level in home and away matches, with 10 goals scored and 11 conceded in away matches, against 10 goals scored and 11 conceded at home. For the league, Angers won 10 points out of 27 possible points, after 2 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses in the last 9 home matches.
For this competition, he did not win any of the last 10 matches. The team has conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, so it has not presented great defensive solidity, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their away matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 6 of the last 9 matches for this competition have ended with Under 2,5 goals. In 18 matches in this tournament, they have conceded the first goal 7 times and have only won 1 result. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 12 away matches for all competitions: they have scored 5 of their 10 goals between minutes (16′-30 ‘).
The Angers comes to this day with a draw, 0-0, in the move to the stadium of Amiens, thus adding the fifth consecutive game without beating in this competition. In this game away from home coach Stéphane Moulin should bet on a 4-3-3, privileging the defensive organization and counterattacks, that is, defend with nearby sectors, looking for the back of the defensive line of Nîmes. Stéphane Bahoken is the best scorer of Angers, with 5 goals scored. For this game the coach can not count on Pajot, Melali and Andreu, all with physical problems.
