Lille vs Angers Prediction, 1/6/2021 Ligue 1 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 1/5/2021

Game: Lille vs Angers

Date: Wednesday, January 6, 2021

Location: Stade Pierre-Mauroy in Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France

TV: Fanatiz USA

Odds/Point Spread: Lille (-154) Angers (+450)

Stade Pierre-Mauroy is the venue where Jonathan Bamba and Lille (10-6-1, 2nd in Ligue 1) will take on Angers (8-3-6, 9th in Ligue 1) on Wednesday. The goalkeepers protecting the net are Mike Maignan for Lille and Paul Bernardoni for Angers. The odds on this game have Lille priced at -154 and the Black and Whites are at +450. The total is set at 2.5.

Lille faced Montpellier in their last match and went home with a win by a final score of 3-2. Lille tried 9 dribbles in this match and were able to convert 4 of those attempts for a percentage of 44.4%. In the passing game, they finished with a 86.5% passes received percentage by connecting on 441 of the 510 pass attempts last match. In terms of shooting accuracy, Lille ended this match at a 62.5% rate by putting 5 shots on target of 8 total shots. Lille is averaging 1.76 goals per 90 min (30 total goals) and have accounted for 22 assists in all matches this season.

Jonathan Bamba is one guy you are going to want to keep your eye on for Lille. He has totaled 24 assists while tallying 9 yellow card cautions in his career. Bamba has started 133 outings during his soccer career while he scores 0.24 goals per 90 mins. The forward hailing from France has accumulated 32 goals scored in 11,904 mins. Another player who should impact this match is Burak Yılmaz, the forward who represents Turkey. He has helped a teammate on a goal 50 times so far in his career while scoring 213 total goals. Yılmaz has been on the field for 28,744 minutes in 328 starting assignments and has been handed 88 yellow card cautions. He averages 0.67 goals per 90 minutes during his pro soccer career.

The guy defending the goal for Lille is Mike Maignan. Maignan has been on the field for 11,358 minutes and has accumulated 331 stops in his pro soccer career. His goals against per 90 mins is 1.08 (136 total goals given up) and he has a save percentage of .727. The goalkeeper hailing from French Guiana has seen 447 shots tried at him in 126 career starting assignments. Maignan (61-26-39 record during his career) has 44 shutouts, which leaves him with a 34.9% shutout percentage.

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?

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

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