The final round of fixtures in Ligue 1 take place on Saturday the 21st of May and include the meeting between Angers and Montpellier.
The game will be played at the Stade Raymond Kopa and the hosts begin the weekend in 14th place on 38 points while the visitors are in 13th place on 43 points, meaning they cannot be caught.
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Angers come into the match on the back of a 1-0 defeat at Metz last weekend.
It was a disappointing result against a team who are battling to avoid automatic relegation to Ligue 2. The only goal of the game was scored in the 50th minute.
That result means Angers have recorded just a single victory from their 8 most recent fixtures, all of which have been in Ligue 1.
The victory came at home against Bordeaux in Anger’s most recent match at the Stade Raymond Kopa and it was a convincing 4-1 win.
Trends show Angers are on a poor run of just 2 wins in 16 matches and they have conceded goals in each of their last 8 league games.
Home form in Ligue 1 shows Angers are undefeated in 3 of their last 4 matches. They have defeated Bordeaux and Brest plus picked up a point in a 1-1 draw with Lille.
Angers have kept just a single clean sheet in their 11 most recent home Ligue 1 games.
Montpellier make the trip to the Stade Raymond Kopa having previously lost 4-0 at home to Paris Saint-Germain. They were 3-0 down at half-time and did well to keep the score respectable in the second half.
That result means Montpellier have failed to win any of their 8 most recent games in Ligue 1 and they have been falling down the table.
They have lost 6 of their last 8 league fixtures, picking up only 2 points from a possible 24. The draws have come against Reims and Metz at home, the latter of which was a 2-2 draw.
Away form in Ligue 1 shows Montpellier have lost each of their last 4 matches. The defeats have come against Marseille, Lens, Lyon, and Clermont.
In 4 of their most recent matches in Ligue 1, Montpellier have seen over 2.5 goals scored and they have conceded 2 or more goals in each of their last 4 away games.
Team news and Angers will be without the injured duo of Sofiane Boufal and Jimmy Cabot.
Montpellier travel without Léo Leroy, who is suspended. Elye Wahi, Mamadou Sakho, Remy Cabella, Teji Savanier, Jonas Omlin, and Thibault Tamas are all on the treatment table.
Neither team are ending the season in good form and that makes it difficult to split them going into this match.
We expect to see both teams score plus over 2.5 goal and the match could end level, meaning a final score of at least 2-2.