Angers vs Brest Prediction, 3/20/2022 Ligue 1 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 3/17/2022

Game: Angers vs Brest

Date: Sunday, March 20, 2022

Location: Stade Raymond Kopa in Angers, France

TV: Fanatiz USA

Odds/Point Spread: Angers (+110) Brest (+230)

Stade Raymond Kopa is the venue where Stephane Bahoken and Angers (7-8-13, 14th in Ligue 1) will play Brest (9-8-11, 13th in Ligue 1) on Sunday. The men protecting the net will be Danijel Petkovic for Angers and Marco Bizot for Brest. The Pirates are at at +230 while the Black and Whites are at +110. The over/under has been set at 2.5.

Angers faced off with Reims in their last matchup and went home with a loss by a final score of 1-0. When discussing the passing game, they ended up with a 92.8% passes received percentage by completing 543 out of their 585 targeted passes in their last game. Angers attempted 20 dribbles in this contest and completed 16 of the attempts for a rate of 80.0%.

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In terms of shooting accuracy, Angers wrapped this game up at a 30.0% rate by putting 6 shots on target of 20 total shots. Angers averages 1.04 goals per 90 (29 total goals) and are sitting with 17 assists in all contests for this campaign.

Stephane Bahoken is a player who should be able to impact this match for Angers. Bahoken has been given a starting assignment in 104 outings so far in his career and he scores 0.38 goals per 90 mins. The forward from France has earned 39 goals in 9,269 minutes played. He has accounted for 8 assists while earning 21 yellow card warnings in his career.

Someone else who should impact this game is Ismael Traore, the defender hailing from France. Traore has 34,672 minutes in 393 career starts and has been given 30 yellow card warnings. He has assisted on a goal 7 times so far in his pro soccer career while he has scored 16 goals. He is averaging 0.04 G/90 during his soccer career.

The man who is expected to protect the net for Angers is Danijel Petkovic. Petkovic has defended the goal for 8,055 mins and is sitting with 253 saves thus far in his career. His goals allowed per 90 minutes is 1.20 (107 goals given up) and he is the owner of a save percentage of 74.6%. The goalkeeper hailing from Montenegro has faced 347 shots sent in his direction in 90 career starts. Petkovic (33-24-32 record during his soccer career) has accounted for 27 clean sheets, which gives him a 30.0% shutout percentage.

When they last took the field, Brest took a loss by a score of 4-1 against Marseille. They finished the contest by completing 402 out of their 444 passing tries for a rate of 90.5%. Brest had a 61.5% successful dribble rate by completing 8 out of the 13 dribbles they pursued. Brest landed 2 shots on target out of 8 shots attempted which had them sitting at a 25.0% clip in their last match. With a total of 35 goals and 23 assists in all competitions, Brest has an average of 1.25 goals and 0.82 assists per 90 min.

Steve Mounie should provide a lift for Brest. The forward representing Benin has played 14,928 professional minutes while scoring 57 goals. He has 19 yellow card cautions during his career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 16 times. He scores 0.34 goals per 90 minutes and has started 162 outings thus far in his career. Be sure to watch out for Irvin Cardona, the forward who is from France. Cardona has been given a total of 10 yellow card warnings in 6,811 professional minutes (74 starting assignments). His goals per 90 min average in his career is 0.37. He has collected 28 goals during his pro soccer career while helping on a goal 10 different times.

Marco Bizot will reside in front of the net for Brest. Bizot has racked up 84 clean sheets and has defended 1,020 shots tried against him in 24,122 minutes throughout his career. He is the owner of a save % of 72.7% and his clean sheet rate is 31.2%. He has surrendered 1.23 goals per 90 minutes and he has earned a mark of 138-56-77. In his pro soccer career, Bizot has allowed 330 goals and has accounted for 738 saves in 269 starts.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Angers (+110)

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