Angers vs Bordeaux Match Analysis and Prediction

Sunday afternoon sees Angers play host to Bordeaux at the Stade Raymond Kopafor the Ligue 1 clash. Kickoff set for 8^th May 2022 06:00 EAT.

The hosts have fallen into danger currently sitting 15^th in the in Ligue 1 table with 35 points from the 35 matches played. In their last five fixtures they drew three and lost two of the previous five Ligue 1 affairs. Angers SCO has been scored against in 6 of their previous 6 games, giving up 12 goals in the process.

Angers SCO will be looking for an improved result here following a 2-0 Ligue 1 losing effort in their last game against Monaco.In that match, Angers SCO had 57% possession,11 shots with 5 of them on target and a goal scored by Abdoulaye Bamba (42′ Own goal). Monaco FC had 15 shots with 7 of them on target and a goal scored by Wissam Ben Yedder (61′).

Bordeaux, meanwhile, are struggling for form and find themselves in the thick of a relegation battle, currently sitting 19^th in the Ligue 1 table with 27points from the 35 games played. In their last five fixtures, one win, one draw and three losses have been recorded. In their last six matches, we’ve seen goals 24 times yielding a mean average of 4 goals per meeting and opponents ‘teams having 15 from this total.

Bordeaux and their travelling fans will hope for a better result here following a 0-1 loss against Nice. In that match, Girondins de Bordeaux had 44% possession, 5 shots on goal with 1 of them on target. For their opponents, OGC Nice got 14 shots at goal with 3 of them on target. Andy Delort (74′) was the scorer for Nice.

Angers vs Bordeaux Head-to-head

These two teams have met 20 times since 1993. Angers has had 7 victories while Bordeaux has had 6 victories and 7 games ended in stalemates.    

• Bordeaux 1-1 Angers22/08/21
• Bordeaux 2-1 Angers24/01/21
• Angers 0-2 Bordeaux30/08/20
• Angers 1-1 Bordeaux25/07/20
• Angers 3-1 Bordeaux10/08/19

Home

• Monaco 2-0 Angers
• Clermont Foot 2-2 Angers
• Angers 0-3 PSG
• Nantes 1-1 Angers
• Angers 1-1 Lille

Away

• Bordeaux 0-1 Nice
• Nantes 5-3 Bordeaux
• Bordeaux 2-2 Saint-Etienne
• Lyon 6-1 Bordeaux
• Bordeaux 3-1 Metz

Angers SCO team news

Gérald Baticle will have a fully fit squad ahead of this match.

Bordeaux team news

David Guionse will miss the services of Timothée Pembélé due to injury.

Prediction and Odds

We would normally back Angers in this matchup but considering Bordeaux’s form but the fact that the hosts have won only 1 of the previous 14 league outings makes us sway towards the draw.

• Draw
• Goals over 2.5
• Both teams to score