Angers vs Montpellier Prediction: La Paillade to Cope with a Loss

Prediction for the Ligue 1 Angers vs Montpellier match, which will take place on September 11. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

After six rounds, Angers is in penultimate place in the French championship, ahead of Ajaccio. The team has gained only 2 points, and they have always lost in the last four matches. Yes, there are problems on both halves of the field, but judging by advanced statistics, the Scoïstes are far from the worst in Ligue 1. The club probably invited Yan Valery and Ibrahim Amadou before the transfer window closed because of poor results. So far, only Valery has managed to make his debut for Angers. Amadou is still injured, while Ali Kalla, Ulrik Eneme and Zinédine Ould Khaled are also unlikely to feature for the match against Montpellier.

Gérald Baticle's side lost away to Lyon, 5:0, in the last Ligue 1 round. There were plenty of silly errors in the defense, and in the moment of the 4th goal the goalkeeper made a mistake on a pass to the penalty area. On 12 minutes, Loïs Diony could have put Angers ahead, but his shot from a clearance position was blocked. The Scoïstes didn't get much going on offense. They had a total of eight shots on goal, seven of which were of little danger.

Montpellier in the second half of last season fell into a deep crisis, and somehow the team still made it, although the bad luck continues in the current championship. La Paillade hse won 3 games out of 6. Despite the constant losses in the squad, the team is now in 7th place. Stephy Mavididi is still not on the field, there was a prolonged disqualification of Téji Savanier, and now he finally returns to the lineup. At the same time, Wahbi Khazri has already missed 2 games due to injury, while Jonas Omlin and Valère Germain are suspended. Dimitry Bertaud, Sacha Delaye, Théo Sainte-Luce and Pedro Mendes are also out due to injuries.

In the last Ligue 1 round, Olivier Dall'Oglio's charges lost at home to Lille 1:3. Montpellier scored first in the 20th minute, but before Elye Wahi's goal, the opponents could have scored twice. Later the Paladins sat back and conceded more in equal parts. After Germain's suspension it became impossible to hold back the Dane onslaught. Overall, Montpellier took only three shots on goal, hitting the bar twice, and the team owned the ball three times less often than the opponent (24% vs. 76% for Lille).

• Angers has 5 wins in 10 home games.
• Montpellier lost 8 of last 10 away matches.
• Angers conceded a total of 17 goals in 5 previous games.

Both teams played poorly last round in defense, and if they continue in the same vein, the audience will see another productive match. Against Lyon Angers struggled a lot, at home in a match against a less strong opponent there is a chance to reveal the attacking potential. Montpellier has a lot of losses, but even so the team has a lot of quality players. Savanier is back, Wahi is back in form, Norden is also useful. In addition, last encounter was rich in scoring chances, but failed to reach the total. It's time to get better. 

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