The weekend fixtures in Ligue 1 begin with a match between Angers and Lille on Friday night. Angers come into this match in the bottom half of the league whereas Lille are pushing to finish in the top 3 positions and qualify for the Champions League next season.
Angers last played on Tuesday night and fell to a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Monaco in Ligue 1. It was their 4th match in a row without a victory and they have lost each of their last 3 games in all competitions. Prior to the defeat at Monaco, Angers lost 4-1 at home against Reims in the league and 5-4 at home against Rennes in the Coupe de France.
Ligue 1 form shows no wins in their last 4 matches with draws at home against Nice and away to Marseille proceeding the defeats against Reims and Monaco.
Home form shows Angers have failed to win any of their last 4 games in the league, picking up just 2 points from a possible 12. They managed to keep just one clean sheet in those 4 matches but also struggled to score goals themselves. Angers have found the back of the net just twice in their last 4 home Ligue 1 matches and you must go back to the 22nd of September to find the last time they managed to score more than a single goal in a home league game.
Lille picked up an important 1-0 win over Rennes on Tuesday night which closed the gap between the two teams to just 3 points. It was their second win in succession having previously beaten Strasbourg 2-1 at home. Prior to the victory over Strasbourg, Lille had suffered 3 straight defeats in all competitions including a shock 2-1 loss at Epinal in the Coupe de France and 2-0 loss at home against Paris Saint-Germain in the league.
Away form in Ligue 1 shows Lille have won only 2 of their last 15 matches, which is a poor record. However, both victories have come in their last 4 away games. Nonetheless, Lille Struggle when it comes to keeping clean sheets on the road and they have conceded in 15 of their last 16 away league matches.
Team news and Angers have three players on the treatment table including Farid El Melali, Rayan Ait Nouri and Wilfried Kanga Aka. Anthony Gomez Mancini is rated as doubtful.
Lille travel without Yusuf Yazici who is out for the season with a cruciate ligament injury. Saad Agouzoul and Timothy Weah are both back in training and could feature in this game.
Both teams will feel that this is an opportunity to pick up 3 points. Forebet predicts a win to a nil for Angers.