On January 26, the 20th round rescheduled match of the French championship will take place. In a face-to-face meeting, Angers and Saint-Étienne will sort things out.
Stadium: Raymond Kopa Stadium (Angers).
Referee: Clément Turpin.
Angers: Bahoken, Bufal, Ounahi, Ebosse (all in the national team). Toma, Hale, Cho (all injured).
Saint-Étienne: Bouanga, Moukoudi, Noupa, Sow, Khazri (all in the national team). Trauko, Gnagnon, Boudebouz (all injuried).
Having allowed three defeats in a row in December 2021, the Angers managed to recover. In the last two rounds of Ligue 1, the team took four out of six possible points. A draw with Lorient (0:0), and beating at their home arena the Troyes (2:1) in the last round.
As a result, the “zebras” settled in 12th place in the French championship, gaining 29 points. At the same time, the zone of European cups, in which Angers visited at the start of the season, is within five points distance.
Saint-Étienne has not yet withdrawn dividends since the dismissal of Claude Puel, who was replaced by Pascal Dupraz. Moreover, the team continued a series of losses in the championship, which has already dragged on for seven rounds. Last Friday, the green-whites lost on the road to Lyon (0:1).
If in the home games of the championship Saint-Étienne at least occasionally earns points, then once away from the “saints”, a complete disaster: one victory, two draws and seven defeats. The attacking line of the team in away games looks withering, where only seven goals scored.
Angers also showed mediocre results in league matches at their home arena (five wins, one draw and four losses). It is obvious that the hosts are now at their best and in good physical condition.
The bet on zero handicap of Angers seems as an attractive and reliable option.
In addition, Bookmakers are also inclined to believe that the match is going to be performed in a downstream format. Noting that Angers, at home games, alternates the outcomes – 4 against 3 in the last seven matches; while Saint-Étienne, away from home, stably played on less in the past five matches of the French championship.