Saint-Etienne vs Angers Prediction, 10/22/2021 Ligue 1 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 10/21/2021

Game: Saint-Etienne vs Angers

Date: Friday, October 22, 2021

Location: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard in Saint-Étienne, France

TV: Fanatiz USA

Odds/Point Spread: Saint-Etienne (+140) Angers (+188)

Mahdi Camara and Saint-Etienne (0-4-6, 20th in Ligue 1) play Angers (4-4-2, 5th in Ligue 1) at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard on Friday. The starting goalies are Etienne Green for Saint-Etienne and Paul Bernardoni for Angers. The moneyline on this matchup has Saint-Etienne coming in at +140 and the Black and Whites are at +188. The over/under has been set at 2.5.

Saint-Etienne took the field against Strasbourg in their last matchup and ended up losing by a score of 5-1. Saint-Etienne attempted 15 dribbles in this outing and converted 9 of those tries for a percentage of 60.0%. When talking about passing the ball, they ended the game with a 91.4% received passes percentage by connecting on 393 of the 430 passing targets in their last match.

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In regard to shooting accuracy, Saint-Etienne wrapped this game up at a 33.3% clip by putting 1 shot on target out of 3 total shots. Saint-Etienne averages 0.90 goals per 90 min (9 goals in total) and have racked up 4 assists in all matches for the season.

Mahdi Camara is a player who can be a difference maker for Saint-Etienne. Camara has been in the starting lineup in 56 outings during his pro soccer career and he scores 0.05 goals per 90 minutes. The midfielder born in France has tallied 3 goals in 5,051 mins. He has totaled 2 assists while tallying 8 yellow card cautions in his pro soccer career.

One more guy who should impact this match is Denis Bouanga, the forward representing France. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 19 times so far in his pro soccer career while scoring 53 total goals. Bouanga has accumulated 13,766 mins during 155 starting assignments and has been given 25 yellow card cautions. He sports an average of 0.35 G/90 during his pro soccer career.

The guy protecting the net for Saint-Etienne will be Etienne Green. Green has defended the goal for a total of 1,422 minutes and has tallied 41 stops in his pro soccer career. His goals against per 90 minutes is 1.46 (23 total goals allowed) and he has earned a save % of 65.6%. The goalie hailing from France has seen 61 shots sent his way in 17 starts. Green (4-5-8 record during his career) has 3 clean sheets, which gives him a 17.6% clean sheet rate.

In their last game, Angers took a defeat with a final score of 2-1 against PSG. They wrapped up this outing by connecting on 240 of the 295 passes they tried earning a percentage of 81.4%. Angers had a 55.0% successful dribble rate by completing 11 of the 20 dribbles they pursued. Angers converted 2 shots on goal out of the team's 9 shots attempted which had them at a 22.2% clip when they last stepped onto the pitch. With 14 goals and 10 assists in all competitions, Angers is averaging 1.40 goals and 1.00 assist per 90 minutes.

Stephane Bahoken should provide a lift for Angers. The forward from France has been on the pitch for 8,826 mins while he has scored 39 goals. He has earned 21 yellow card warnings so far in his pro soccer career and has helped on a goal 8 times. He sports an average of 0.40 goals per 90 and has been in the starting lineup in 99 games during his career. You should also watch out for Ismael Traore, the defender born in France. Traore has been handed 29 yellow cards in 33,169 mins played (376 career starts). His goals per 90 average during his pro soccer career is 0.04. He has scored 15 goals in his career while helping on a goal 6 different times.

Paul Bernardoni will look after the net for Angers. During his professional soccer career, Bernardoni has allowed 245 goals and has tallied 481 stops in 171 starting assignments. He has allowed 1.44 goals per 90 mins while he holds a mark of 58-44-69. He holds a save percentage of 68.7% and his clean sheet rate is currently 27.5%. Bernardoni has totaled 47 shutouts while seeing 709 shots attempted against him in 15,344 mins in his career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Saint-Etienne (+140)

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