Lyon vs Angers Prediction, 4/3/2022 Ligue 1 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 3/31/2022

Game: Lyon vs Angers

Date: Sunday, April 3, 2022

Location: Groupama Stadium in Décines-Charpieu, France

TV: Fanatiz USA

Odds/Point Spread: Lyon (-200) Angers (+450)

Karl Toko Ekambi and Lyon (11-10-8, 10th in Ligue 1) host Angers (8-8-13, 14th in Ligue 1) at Groupama Stadium on Sunday. The goalkeepers who are expected to start are Anthony Lopes for Lyon and Danijel Petkovic for Angers. The line on this contest has Lyon coming in at -200 and the Black and Whites are at +450. The over/under has been set at 2.75.

Lyon took the field against Reims in their last match and got the draw with a final of 0-0. In sharing the ball, they had a 87.7% received passes rate by connecting on 584 of the 666 pass attempts in their last match. Lyon attempted 27 dribbles in this contest and were able to convert 15 of those attempts for a percentage of 55.6%.

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In terms of shooting accuracy, Lyon finished the game at a 20.0% clip by hitting 2 shots on target out of 10 shots. Lyon is averaging 1.34 g/90 (39 total goals) and have accumulated 25 assists in all matches for the year.

Karl Toko Ekambi is a player who should be able to impact this match for Lyon. Ekambi has been a starter in 219 matches so far in his pro soccer career while scoring 0.41 goals per 90 mins. The forward representing France has recorded 88 goals in 19,236 minutes played. He has accounted for 28 assists while tallying 18 yellow cards so far in his career.

One more player who should impact this match is Lucas Paqueta, the midfielder representing Brazil. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 13 times in his career while scoring 28 goals. Paqueta has been on the pitch for 9,965 mins in 116 career starting assignments and has been given a total of 33 yellow card warnings. He averages 0.25 goals per 90 minutes during his career.

The guy who is expected to defend the goal for Lyon is Anthony Lopes. Lopes has seen the pitch for a total of 27,734 minutes and has 877 stops during his career. His goals allowed per 90 mins is 1.11 (342 total goals conceded) and he has a save percentage of 73.3%. The keeper born in France has faced 1,187 shots tried at him in 309 career starting assignments. Lopes (158-72-77 mark in his career) has accumulated 105 clean sheets, which has him sitting with a 34.0% shutout percentage.

In their last game, Angers walked away with a victory by a final of 1-0 against Brest. Angers finished the match with a 43.8% successful dribble percentage by converting 7 of the 16 dribbles they pursued. They wrapped up this outing by connecting on 390 of the 426 attempted passes earning a percentage of 91.5%. Angers converted 2 shots on target out of their 9 shots tried earning them a 22.2% clip when they last stepped onto the pitch. Having accumulated 30 goals and 17 assists in all their contests, Angers averages 1.03 goals and 0.59 assists per 90.

Ismael Traore will need to provide a lift for Angers. He currently averages 0.04 goals per 90 minutes and has been in the starting lineup in 394 games so far in his pro soccer career. The defender hailing from France has been on the pitch for 34,762 professional minutes and he has scored 16 goals. He has accumulated 30 yellow card cautions so far in his career and has helped on a goal 7 times. Be sure to keep an eye out for Stephane Bahoken, the forward who represents France. He has tallied 39 goals so far in his pro soccer career while helping on a goal 8 different times. Bahoken has been given a total of 21 yellow card cautions in 9,347 professional minutes played (105 starting assignments). His goals per 90 minute average so far in his career is 0.38.

Danijel Petkovic is expected to look after the net for Angers. Petkovic has racked up 27 clean sheets while he has seen 347 shots tried against him in 8,055 mins throughout his career. He sports a save percentage of 74.6% and his clean sheet rate is currently at 30.0%. He has allowed 1.20 goals per 90 minutes and he has earned a record of 33-24-32. So far in his pro soccer career, Petkovic has given up 107 goals while earning 253 saves in 90 starting assignments.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Angers (+450)

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