LiontipsAngers vs Troyes. Predictions and Betting Tips for Ligue 1
Command Analysis
Angers got off to a confident start in the current season and even had hopes to fight for a spot in one of European competitions. But towards the middle of the season team lost focus and now team has almost no chance to succeed.
After 20 rounds Gerald Baticle's men have six victories and eight draws, which brought 26 points and a 12th spot in the standings. After two back-to-back defeats team drew to Lorient (0:0).
Team failed to achieve success in the French Cup, at the first stage The White-Blacks were eliminated by Linas (0:2).
Bahoken, Brahimi, Doumbia, Ebosse, Thomas, Ounahi and Ould Khaled won't feature in the match.
Troyes got off to a successful start, but it didn't last long. Just like the hosts, visitors were defeated at the first stage of French Cup by Nancy (1:2, on penalties).
As for Ligue 1, Bruno Irles' men have five victories and five draws, which brought 20 points and only a 15th spot in the standings. In two most recent matches The White-Blues were beaten by Lyon (0:1), but recorded a victory over Montpellier (1:0).
Azamoum, Balde, Kabore, Kouame, Metinho, Moulin, Sandler and Touzghar won't feature in the match.
Trends
СтавкаGoals in both halves - yes
This bet played in 3 out of 5 most recent matches of Angers
СтавкаCorners: total under 9,5
This bet played in 2 out of 4 most recent away matches of Troyes
СтавкаCorrect score 2:1
Angers won 3 out of 5 most recent head-to-head matches
Tip and bets
We can't pick a favourite for this match. Both sides are in a poor form and are barely get any victories recently. Plus a number of players are out with injuries or departed to the Africa Cup of Nations. We are expecting no more than two goals to be scored.
Our prediction - total under 2,5 goals
We can't see any other result than draw in this match. Teams are pretty even at the current moment, plus a draw will be positive result for both sides, they are in a desperate need of points.
Our second bet is on a draw
