Clermont vs Angers prediction: FRANCE: Ligue 1 betting tips on match 2023-04-15 13:00.
A third season in France’s top-flight looks all but secured for Clermont, who hit the much-coveted 40-point mark thanks to a 2-0 win over Troyes last weekend. That secured back-to-back victories for the Lancers, who now chase a third win in succession for just the second time since promotion as their unlikely push for a top-half finish gathers momentum.
A meeting with struggling Angers could come at the perfect time to improve their faltering home form, with their last six league matches at Stade Gabriel Montpied yielding just a single win (D2, L3). Pascal Gastien’s men have earned less than half of their seasonal points tally at home (18), a run underpinned by slow starts, with Clermont leading at half-time in just two of the 15 league games they’ve hosted this term (HT: D5, L8).
Angers could serve as the perfect opponents to cure Clermont’s first half woes, as they’ve opened the scoring in only one of their 14 Ligue 1 road trips this term. Time is fast running out for them to stage the greatest of great escapes, with a 14-point gap to safety ahead of the weekend surely insurmountable with just eight games remaining, although optimistic Angers fans will point to the fact that it is still a mathematical possibility.
Alexandre Dujeux’s men make the trip after a rare victory in their last match, beating Lille 1-0 to end a miserable 21-game winless streak that’s left them cast adrift at the foot of the table (D3, L18). If Angers are in the habit of snapping unwanted records, then ending a ten-match barren run on the road will be a priority here (D1, L9), but that looks unlikely considering they’ve earned maximum points from just five of their last 46 top-flight away trips (D16, L25).
Players to watch: Clermont forward Grejohn Kyei has netted four of his five goals this term on home soil, with three of those strikes arriving after half-time. Angers’ match-winner last time out, Halid Šabanović is pushing for a first league start since August after netting his maiden Ligue 1 goal.
Hot stat: Angers have failed to score in a league-high nine of their 14 Ligue 1 away games (64%).