Defending champions Lyon are highly favoured to take 3 points this coming Sunday at Groupama Stadium against Angers. Placed 4th in the table Lyon have amassed 61 points after 31 games. On 41 points Angers is ranked in 11th place with an equal amount of matches to their name.
Lyon did not win the last 3 matches in a row;Lyon scored in the last 27 of 29 matches;Total goals was UNDER 3.5 in Lyon’s last 4 of 6 matches;Lyon conceded in the last 6 of 8 matches.
Angers did not win the last 3 matches in a row;Angers unbeaten the last 3 matches in a row when playing away;Total goals was UNDER 3.5 in Angers’s last 5 of 7 matches;Total goals was UNDER 3.5 in Angers’s last 4 matches in the row.The form of both teams is one of the biggest things to consider before placing a bet on the upcoming game.
One can’t really point a finger on the results for Lyon in past weeks as they have performed according to their level. In their previous 3 matches Lyon split the points in a 1-1 draw against Reims and went on to a 4-2 defeat against PSG. Their latest match served up a 1-1 draw against Lens.
The mood around Angers is pretty low right since a win has proven hard to come by in recent weeks. In their previous 3 matches Angers were beaten 1-0 by Saint-Etienne and went on to a 0-0 draw with Brest. Their latest match served up a 1-1 draw against Montpellier.
In a match between these two seemingly equal sides, with both in the same shape, home advantage could prove the deciding factor. A win for Lyon at odds 1.33 looks the best call this coming Sunday.
The fixture history of the two teams delivers good insights worth considering before placing a bet on the upcoming game.
Lyon held on to a clean sheet in their last encounters with Angers in the Ligue 1. They ended up 1-0 winners in November 2020 and 6-0 winners in August 2019. With just 6 of their previous 10 matches going over 2.5 goals, the value bet could be going for under 2.5 goals. All in all, Lyon have had a fine reading on the Angers lately with a 7-2-1 advantage in the Ligue 1 going into this match.
Placed 4th in the table, Lyon have amassed 61 points after 31 games. On 41 points, Angers is ranked in 11th place with an equal amount of matches to their name.
According to bookmakers, Lyon has a 75% chance of beating Angers. That equals odds of 1.33 on Lyon to win, while the draw sits at 5.00. Placing a bet on the away win for Angers returns you odds 8.50. Lyon won 6 of their previous 10 home league games. In contrast, Angers lost 3 of their last 10 away league games.
Looking at the prices on offer by the bookmakers, the chance of this match seeing both teams to score (BTTS) lies at 53%. This equals odds 1.87 if you wish to place a bet on BTTS. Speculating in the opposite outcome that at least one side keeps a clean sheet pays out at 1.87. The last 10 home league games for Lyon averaged 3.2 goals per game with BTTS paying out 5 of these last 10 matches. In the previous 10 away league games for Angers, the average total goals were 1.5 with 3 of these 10 matches seeing BTTS.
The chance of this match going over 2.5 goals is as high as 62% judging by the odds on offer with the bookmakers. This amounts to a payout of odds 1.62 if you wish to place a bet on OVER 2.5 goals. Accordingly, betting on under 2.5 goals pays out at odds 2.25.Lyon’s last 10 home league games saw an average of 3.2 goals per match. 8 of Lyon’s last 10 home matches had over 2.5 goals.Angers’s last 10 away league games averaged 1.5 goals per game. 4 of Angers’s last 10 away matches went over 2.5 goals.
