We have one fixture to look forward to in Ligue 1 this week and on Wednesday the 26th of January Angers welcome Saint-Étienne to the Stade Raymond Kopa. The hosts begin the week in 12th place on 29 points while the visitors are bottom of the table on 12 points.
Angers come into the match on the back of a 2-1 victory at home over Troyes on the weekend. Angers fell behind in the 11th minute of the game but turned things around before half time with 2 goals from the penalty spot.
🔛 Un 𝚕𝚞𝚗𝚍𝚒 d'une semaine à 2 matchs ⚔️ pic.twitter.com/BanM1W04MM— AS Saint-Étienne (@ASSEofficiel) January 24, 2022
🔛 Un 𝚕𝚞𝚗𝚍𝚒 d'une semaine à 2 matchs ⚔️ pic.twitter.com/BanM1W04MM
That was the second successive match without defeat for Angers following the 0-0 draw at Lorient.
Angers have been inconsistent in Ligue 1 this season and recently they have won 2, lost 2 and drawn 1 of their 5 league fixtures. When playing at home, Angers are also inconsistent and they have won 2 and lost 3 of their 5 most recent home Ligue 1 games.
They have been scoring goals when playing at home and have found the back of the net in 10 of their last 12 home Ligue 1 matches.
However, Angers will be hoping to improve defensively and they have kept 4 clean sheets in their last 10 home league matches.
Saint-Étienne make the trip to the Stade Raymond Kopa having lost 1-0 at Lyon on the weekend. The only goal of the game was scored in the 15th minute and Saint-Étienne could not find a way back into the match.
That result means Saint-Étienne have lost each of their last 7 Ligue 1 matches, which is an extremely poor record.
You must go back to the 12th of November to find the last time Saint-Étienne won a match in the league and that came at Troyes.
Their away record shows 3 straight defeats in Ligue 1 and Saint-Étienne have recorded only 1 victory from their 11 most recent away trips in the league.
Trends show a goalless run of 3 away games in their latest Ligue 1 matches marks Saint-Étienne's league campaign.
They have managed to score only 4 goals across their last 8 away league fixtures and no more than a single goal in any one match.
Team news and Angers are without defender Souleyman Doumbia due to suspension. Sofiane Boufal, Azzedine Ounahi, Enzo Ebosse, and Stephane Bahoken are at the Africa Cup of Nations plus Mohamed Ali Cho, Romain Thomas, and Zinedine Ould Khaled are injured.
Saint-Étienne have five players at the Africa Cup of Nations, with Harold Moukoudi, Saidou Sow, Yvan Neyou, Wahbi Khazri, and Denis Bouanga all missing. Romain Hamouma is injured while Miguel Trauco and Ryad Boudebouz have tested positive for COVID-19.
Both teams are without several players for this game but the fact remains Saint-Étienne have been poor on the road in Ligue 1. Angers will fancy their chances of taking maximum points at home and could keep a rare clean sheet in the process.