Angers vs Nice Prediction, 4/2/2023 Ligue 1 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

Location: Stade Raymond Kopa in Angers, France

TV: Fanatiz USA

Odds/Point Spread: Angers (+490) Nice (-165)

Angers (2-4-22) will go up against Nice (11-11-6) at Stade Raymond Kopa on Sunday. Nice are at at -165 and the Black and Whites are at +490. The betting total is set at 2.75. The starting goalies will be Yahia Fofana for Angers and Kasper Schmeichel for Nice.

Angers has tallied 89 SVs and are the owners of a SV rate of 62.0 on the season. Their goal differential is at -42 with the help of 21 goals compiled and 63 goals conceded. For the season, this squad is sitting with an average of 0.36 pts per contest (10 points) and also rank 19th in soccer with 12 assists. The Black and Whites rank 15th when it comes to expected goals with 32.0, and the team's expected goals against are 45.3. Angers has recorded 53 yellow card warnings for the year and also 5 red cards. The Black and Whites have surrendered 63 goals while conceding 2.25 goals per 90 min, and opposing teams have recorded 150 shots on target on them. They are sitting with 3 clean sheets, which gives them a rate of 10.7 on the season.

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Nice has totaled 37 goals and their expected goals for the year is currently at 38.9. Their goals against per 90 is currently at 0.89 with 74 saves, and they have accumulated 9 shut outs. So far this season, the Eagles have a save % of 76.0 (100 shots on target against), and they also have a rank of 8th in the league with 44 pts. Nice is ranked 7th in goals surrendered with 25, and their goal differential is coming in at 12. The Eagles have a shut out percentage of 32.1 on the season and 39 yellow cards. The Eagles have put together an average of 1.6 points per match while compiling 27 assists and 3 red cards.

The man who is expected to protect the net for Angers is Yahia Fofana. His goals allowed per 90 minutes is 1.18 (53 total goals given up) and he holds a save % of .738. Fofana (15-12-18 mark in his career) has earned 16 shutouts, which has earned him a 35.6% shutout percentage. Fofana has seen the field for 4,053 mins and has accumulated 135 stops in his career. The keeper from France has seen 183 shots attempted at him in 45 starts.

Kasper Schmeichel will reside in front of the net for Nice. Schmeichel has totaled 198 clean sheets while defending 2,406 shots attempted against him in 53,834 mins in his career. He sports a save % of .724 and his clean sheet rate is 33.1%. He has surrendered 1.15 goals per 90 and he has earned a record of 269-157-174. Thus far in his career, Schmeichel has conceded 690 goals and has accumulated 1,741 saves in 598 starts.

Adrien Hunou is one footballer who can be a force in the game for Angers. The forward born in France has accumulated 46 goals scored in 13,640 mins. Hunou has been in the starting lineup in 153 contests in his pro soccer career and has 0.30 goals per 90. He has totaled 11 assists while accumulating 2 yellow cards during his career.

Lorient has a player in Terem Moffi, who can cause havoc on the pitch. He has accounted for 4 yellow card cautions during his career and has helped a teammate on a goal 6 times. The forward born in Nigeria has played 6,751 professional minutes while scoring 39 goals. He scores 0.52 goals per 90 and has been given a starting assignment in 83 contests during his career.

Who will win tonight's Ligue 1 game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Angers (+490)

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