Monaco vs Angers Prediction, 1/10/2021 Ligue 1 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 1/5/2021

Game: Monaco vs Angers

Date: Sunday, January 10, 2021

Location: Stade Louis II in Monaco

TV: Fanatiz USA

Odds/Point Spread: Monaco (-133) Angers (+450)

Stade Louis II is the site where Kevin Volland and Monaco (8-3-6, 6th in Ligue 1) will take on Angers (8-3-6, 9th in Ligue 1) on Sunday. The men protecting the net will be Vito Mannone for Monaco and Paul Bernardoni for Angers. The Monégasques are at -133 while the Black and Whites are at +450. The over/under has been set at 2.5.

Monaco faced Saint-Etienne in their last game and wrapped up with a draw by a score of 2-2. In sharing the ball, they had a 71.6% received passes rate by converting 250 of the 349 pass attempts in their last match. Monaco tried 13 dribbles in this contest and were successful in 8 of those attempts for a percentage of 61.5%. Regarding shot accuracy, Monaco finished at a 100.0% rate by putting 2 shots on target of 2 total shots. Monaco has an average of 1.65 goals per 90 min (28 goals in total) and have 18 assists in all competitions for the season.

Kevin Volland is a player who should be able to impact this game for Monaco. Volland has had a starting assignment in 289 contests during his career and he has earned 0.37 goals per 90 minutes. The forward representing Germany has totaled 103 goals in 25,182 mins. He has totaled 60 assists while accumulating 49 yellow cards so far in his pro soccer career. One more guy who should impact this match is Wissam Ben Yedder, the forward representing Spain. Yedder has totaled 20,993 mins in 241 starting assignments and has earned himself 15 yellow card cautions. He has assisted on a goal 42 times so far in his pro soccer career while scoring 126 goals. He has an average of 0.54 G/90 so far in his pro soccer career.

The man who will defend the goal for Monaco is Vito Mannone. Mannone has played for a total of 19,345 mins and has accumulated 790 saves thus far in his career. His goals allowed per 90 mins is 1.36 (293 total goals conceded) and he has earned a save percentage of .740. The goalkeeper hailing from Italy has had 1,074 shots attempted at him in 214 starts. Mannone (68-62-84 record during his soccer career) has earned 59 clean sheets, which leaves him with a 27.6% shutout rate.

In their last game, Angers took home the win by a final score of 2-1 against Marseille. Angers finished with a 13.6% successful dribble rate by converting 3 out of the 22 dribbles they attempted. They wrapped up this outing by converting 217 of the 301 passes they tried for a percentage of 72.1%. Angers landed 2 shots attempted out of 9 shots attempted earning them a 22.2% clip in their last match. Having accumulated 23 goals and 16 assists In all their contests, Angers averages 1.35 goals and 0.94 assists per 90 min.

Ismael Traore will need to be on top of his game for Angers. The defender hailing from France has totaled 30,806 mins while scoring 13 goals. He has tallied 28 yellow cards during his pro soccer career and has assisted on a goal 6 times. He is averaging 0.04 G/90 and has been a starter in 349 matches during his pro soccer career. Be sure to keep an eye out for Angelo Fulgini, the midfielder hailing from Cote d'Ivoire. He has scored 19 goals in his career while assisting a teammate on a goal 11 times. Fulgini has been handed 22 yellow card cautions in 11,969 mins played (134 career starting assignments). His G/90 average so far in his career is 0.14.

Paul Bernardoni will reside in front of the net for Angers. Bernardoni has tallied 38 clean sheets while seeing 619 shots against him in 12,554 career mins. He holds a save percentage of .698 and his shutout rate sits at 27.1%. He has allowed 1.45 goals per 90 mins while he holds a record of 50-35-55. During his pro soccer career, Bernardoni has allowed 202 goals and has accounted for 426 stops in 140 starts.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Monaco (-133)

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