Angers – Troyes: Prediction, Odds, & Betting tips, 23/01/22, Team News and Lineups

On January 23, the match of the 22nd round will take place in the French championship. In it, relations will be sorted out by Angers and Troyes.
Stadium: Raymond Copa (Angers)
Referee: Romain Lissorg

Losses
Angers: Bahoken, Bufl, Ounahi, Ebosse (all in the national team), Doumbia (disqualification), Toma, Khaled (both – injury).
Troyes: Balde, Kabore, Kouame, Tuzgar (all in the national team). Sandler, Metinho, Azamum (all – trauma).

Team Form
In the last five rounds of the French championship, Angers won only one victory. The Zebras turned out to be stronger than Reims on the road, having scored the sixth victory in the current campaign.

But then the Angers players managed to score only one point in three matches. In addition to losing games with Clermont (0:1) and Montpellier (1:4), the team broke up with Lorient (0:0), dropping to 12th place in the overall standings.

Troyes slightly improved their results and moved away from the direct relegation zone. In the previous round of Ligue 1, the team took the fifth victory of the season, unexpectedly beating away Montpellier (1:0). Previously, the club allowed three defeats in four rounds, losing to Lille (1:2), Bordeaux (1:2), and Lyon (0:1).

Betting tips
In the first round of this season, Troyes gave a worthy rebuff to Angers – a 1:1 draw. But the bookmakers believe that the hosts should take the victory in this meeting: P1 – 2.1, draw – 3.00, P2 – 4.00.

I would note that Angers has noticeably slowed down and lost three of the last four league matches at home. But “Troyes” in the previous five trips was able to surprise twice, beating “Reims” (2:1) and “Montpellier” (1:0). You can bet on X2 in this match with a coefficient of 1.73.

Handicap bets
The insurance bet on Troyes is H2(+1) at 1.73. It’s time to mention here that Angers stopped scoring altogether. So the Zebras have only one goal in their last four matches (one in the cup and three in the league), but the defense of Troyes has become more reliable – three goals conceded in the previous four games.

Bets on totals
The bookmakers are waiting for the bottom in this game. Bets on Total Under (2.5) balls go in line for 1.57, Over (2.5) – 2.3.

Due to the lack of a productive attack, Troyes began playing with an emphasis on defense; therefore, the last four games with this team’s participation ended at the bottom. At the same time, Angers, limping in attack on both legs, scored only three goals in four past matches at the home arena.

Predictions and betting
I will assume that the teams will limit themselves to a maximum of two effective strikes in this match. I’ll bet on Under(2.5) for 1.57.