Our prediction for this Ligue 1 match:
Stade Raymond-Kopa will host Saturday’s football game between Angers and St Etienne, the two bottom-table sides. Les Scoistes are desperate to record their first win of the season and they are likely to leave their hearts on the field in the relegation six-pointer. Midfielder Lilian Raolisoa has yet to serve his ban, while all Haris Belkebla, Cedric Hountondji, Jacques Ekomie, Zinedine Ferhat, Sidiki Cherif, and Joseph Lopy miss out with injuries for the home side.
Les Verts, on the other hand, failed to impress in a 2-0 loss to Lens. As St Etienne have been struggling on the travels in the new Ligue 1 campaign, we do not believe that Angers will have a better chance than this to get back on course in the national championship. St Etienne’s injury list is pretty long, including the likes of Ben Old, Pierre Cornud, Ibrahima Wadji, Thomas Monconduit, Yvann Macon, Mahmoud Bentayg, and Anthony Briancon.
Highlighted Team (Angers):
French Football Federation was founded in 1919, with French football club Angers being founded the same year. Les Scoistes returned to the French top flight at the end of the 2014/2015 season and they finished the 2015/2016 Ligue 1 campaign in ninth place in the standings.
Angers were having their ups and downs in the 2016/2017 season and, as a result, they finished 12th. Les Scoistes are well known for their black jerseys with white stripes, whilst the color of their away kits is white. Stade Raymond Kopa is the team’s home ground and the capacity of the stadium is 17.835.
The venues was opened back in 1912 and the stadium’s record attendance is 22.989 (April 26, 1969 vs. Olympique Marseille). Speaking of the club’s most notable players, we have to mention Fahid Ben Khalfallah, Vladica Kovacevic, Claudiu Keseru, Paul Alo’o, Amar Rouai and Cedric Daury. It has to be noted that the 2017/2018 season will be their 24th in the French top flight.