We have reached the round of 16 in the 2022/23 Coupe de France and on the 8th of February we have a meeting between Angers and FC Nantes for a place in the quarter final.
The match will be played at the Stade Raymond Kopa and the hosts are currently bottom of Ligue 1 while the visitors are in 13th place.
Le coup de pétard de @ludo9722 🧨 pic.twitter.com/z1E27oSTt8— FC Nantes (@FCNantes) February 6, 2023
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Angers come into the game having picked up a point in Ligue 1 thanks to a 0-0 draw at Lorient on the weekend. Despite getting a point from the match, Angers are still cut adrift at the bottom of the table and they have just 9 points to their name this season, leaving them 5 points behind 19th place Auxerre.
Winning matches has been a problem for Angers and they have won only 1 of their last 15 fixtures in all competitions inside 90 minutes.
The only victory inside 90 minutes Angers have tasted in those 15 games came in the previous round of the Coupe de France when they beat Strasbourg Koenigshoffen 1-0 away from home.
Recent home form has been dreadful and Angers have lost each of their last 7 competitive matches. However, trends show Angers have won 5 of their 7 most recent Coupe de France fixtures.
They have won each of their last 2 home Coupe de France games and under 2.5 goals have been scored in Angers last 3 matches in the competition.
FC Nantes travel to the Stade Raymond Kopa on the back of a 2-0 win at Ajaccio on the weekend in Ligue 1. FC Nantes opened the scoring in the 64th minute and doubled their advantage from the penalty spot in the 89th minute with the hosts down to ten men.
That result means FC Nantes are undefeated in 9 of their last 10 fixtures in all competitions. They have recorded victories over Ajaccio, Montpellier, and Auxerre in Ligue 1 plus Vire and Thaon in the Coupe de France, the latter coming via penalties.
Away form shows FC Nantes have been difficult to beat in recent games and they are undefeated in their last 6 away competitive fixtures.
FC Nantes have won each of their last 8 games in the Coupe de France, including the final last season which saw them beat Nice 1-0 at the Stade de France. Trends show FC Nantes have managed to keep a clean sheet in their last 6 away games in all competitions.
Team news and Angers have several players on the treatment table including Farid El Melali, Abdoulaye Bamba, Yahia Fofana, Ali Kalla, and Ulrick Eneme-Ella.
FC Nantes have four players unavailable due to injury, with Pedro Chirivella, Moses Simon, Quentin Merlin, and Nicolas Pallois missing out.
We expect to see few goals in this game and just a single goal could be enough to win the match. Given the defensive prowess of FC Nantes in recent away matches, they should keep a clean sheet and could progress thanks to a 1-0 victory.