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Angers v Nantes : Ligue 1 match betting preview, prediction and odds

Fri 12th Dec, 19:45 BST, Stade Raymond-Kopa, Angers

Luís Manuel Ferreira de Castro is aiming for a crucial away win in the Ligue 1 on Friday evening, as he takes his Nantes side to the Stade Raymond-Kopa to visit Angers and Alexandre Dujeux. Stats power the predictions below for all the markets, and changing between them delivers bespoke analysis, including head-to-head, form and much more besides. Odds are also provided. Hit the tabs below to see it all.


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Best Tip: Under 2.5 goals

We are tipping a game with little to choose between the sides here and, as such, our prediction is under 2.5 goals. For those unfamiliar with that term, this simply means that 2 goals or less will be scored in total as Angers and Nantes go head-to-head. Good performances all round will be required to deliver us a winner, but we have reason to trust both sides to deliver just that. The statistics and the odds below point in this direction too.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Angers are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 44% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.30.

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Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Angers
44%
2.30-
Draw
29%
3.25-
Nantes
27%
3.10-
Angers 1-0
14%
7.00-
Draw 1-1
13%
6.00-
Draw 0-0
12%
8.50-
Nantes 1-0
11%
8.50-
Angers 2-0
9%
11.00-
Angers 2-1
8%
9.50-
Nantes 2-1
6%
11.00-
Nantes 2-0
5%
15.00-
Angers 3-0
4%
21.00-
Draw 2-2
4%
17.00-
Angers 3-1
3%
21.00-
Nantes 3-1
2%
26.00-
Angers 3-2
2%
34.00-
Nantes 3-0
1%
34.00-
Angers 4-0
1%
51.00-
Over 2.5 Goals
37%
2.20-
Under 2.5 Goals
63%
1.67-
Home 1st Goal
50%
1.83-
Away 1st Goal
42%
2.20-
No 1st Goal
8%
8.50-
BTTS - Yes
43%
1.95-
BTTS - No
57%
1.80-
BTTS - Home Win
15%
5.50-
BTTS - Draw
17%
4.50-
BTTS - Away Win
10%
6.50-
Home/draw
73%
1.36-
Away/draw
56%
1.57-
Home/away
71%
1.33-
Over 1.5 Goals
64%
1.40-
Under 1.5 Goals
36%
3.00-
Over 3.5 Goals
17%
4.00-
Under 3.5 Goals
83%
1.25-
Over 4.5 Goals
7%
9.00-
Under 4.5 Goals
93%
1.07-
Over 5.5 Goals
2%
19.00-
Under 5.5 Goals
98%
1.02-
Over 0.5 Goals
88%
1.08-
Under 0.5 Goals
12%
8.00-
Home DNB
64%
1.67-
Away DNB
47%
2.10-
Angers win to nil
29%
3.75-
Nantes win to nil
17%
5.00-
Angers / Angers
22%
3.75-
Angers / Nantes
2%
34.00-
Angers / Draw
6%
15.00-
Draw / Angers
15%
5.50-
Draw / Nantes
13%
6.50-
Draw / Draw
17%
4.75-
Nantes / Angers
3%
29.00-
Nantes / Nantes
17%
5.00-
Nantes / Draw
6%
15.00-
Win / draw / win Ligue 1 table

Angers have played 14 matches so far this season and lay in 12th place in the Ligue 1 league table. Angers are unbeaten in 4 games against teams below them in the league and kept 3 clean sheets out of 4 games.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 4 games against teams below in the table, having won 3, drawn 1 and lost no matches. They have kept 3 clean sheets and have scored in every game. They have been outscored by their opponents by 13 goals to 12 goals.

Home League Performance

Angers have played 7 games at home winning 3, drawing 2 and losing 2 games. They have scored 8 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and conceded 6 goals at home.

Nantes are in 16th position in the Ligue 1 on 11 points having played 15 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

3 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 9 goals and kept 1 clean sheet. They have scored 5 goals in total and failed to score in 4 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

13 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 7 games, drawn 5 and won 1. Nantes have conceded 22 goals, scored 12, failed to score in 6 fixtures and have kept 1 clean sheet.

Won
Draw
Lost
Angers
Nantes
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Lens1511131334 
l
 
1-2A
Mar 22
l
 
1-2A
May 9
2
PSG1510322033 
Apr 26
l
 
1-0A
l
 
0-1A
Mar 15
3
Marseille159242029 
Jan 17
d
 
2-2F
May 3
Jan 4
4
Lille159241229 
Feb 22
l
 
1-0A
l
 
0-2A
Mar 1
5
Lyon14734624 
Apr 5
l
 
1-0A
Feb 8
l
 
3-0A
6
Rennes15663124 
d
 
1-1A
Apr 12
d
 
2-2A
Apr 26
7
Monaco15726023 
d
 
1-1A
Mar 1
l
 
3-5A
Feb 15
8
Strasbourg15717522 
May 9
l
 
5-0A
Mar 22
l
 
1-0A
9
Toulouse15555220 
Feb 8
w
 
0-1F
May 16
d
 
2-2F
10
Brest15546-419 
l
 
0-2A
May 16
Apr 19
d
 
0-00-0
11
Nice14527-717 
Mar 15
Dec 7
Jan 25
l
 
1-0A
12
Angers14446-516 
-
-
Mar 8
Dec 12
13
Paris FC14437-515 
w
 
1-0F
Jan 25
Jan 18
w
 
1-2F
14
Le Havre14356-814 
Apr 19
Jan 4
Feb 22
d
 
1-1F
15
Lorient14356-1014 
w
 
2-0F
Feb 15
d
 
1-1A
Jan 31
16
Nantes15258-1111 
Dec 12
Mar 8
-
-
17
Metz14329-1711 
Feb 1
d
 
1-1A
l
 
0-2A
Apr 5
18
Auxerre14239-129 
w
 
2-0F
May 3
w
 
1-0F
Apr 12
Win / draw / win form
Angers 12TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
8
D
3
Lost
9
Goals: Scored
18
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
7
D
4
Lost
9
Nantes 16TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
39
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
W
3
Draw
7
Lost
10
Goals: Scored
18
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
W
3
Draw
8
Lost
9
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Angers since 2015
Angers
Nantes
Goals: Scored
6
12
Games: Scored
5 / 9
5 / 9
Clean sheets
4 / 9
4 / 9
ANR
2
D
3
NAN
4
League games at Nantes since 2016
Nantes
Angers
Goals: Scored
10
7
Games: Scored
8 / 9
6 / 9
Clean sheets
3 / 9
1 / 9
ANR
2
D
3
NAN
4
Goal Statistics
Angers 12th Nantes 16th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.2
goals
0.9
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
29%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 65% probability that Angers will score no more than 1 goal
0
40%
1
37%
2
17%
3
4+
There is a 77% probability of Nantes scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-10
Angers’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-1
Nantes’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.2
average goals scored
1.1
average goals scored
1.5
conceded
2.0
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Ligue 1 - 2025/2026 season
Angers
PG (predicted goals)
Nantes
1.2
0.9
Attack rating
13%
better
ANR
NAN
view stats
Games scored9
7
Failed to score5
7
Scored first5
4
Goals scored12
12
Avg. goals scored0.9
0.8
Avg. shots per game6
6
Avg. shots per goal7
8
Conversion rate for14
13
Avg. XG for1
0.9
KickOff rating
+13%
Defence rating
18%
better
ANR
NAN
view stats
Games conceded10
12
Clean sheets4
2
Conceded first9
9
Goals conceded17
22
Avg. goals conceded1.2
1.5
Avg. shots/game conceded12
11
Avg. shots/goal conceded10
8
Conversion rate against10%
13%
Avg. XG against1.7
1.7
KickOff rating
+18%

Angers v Nantes Ligue 1 lLine ups will show here when available.

Angers Ligue 1 squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
14324
J LefortS. CherifY BelkhdimH Belkebla
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Lefort DEF141
2
-
J Ekomié DEF14
2
-
O Camara DEF141
1
-
Y Belkhdim MID1412
2
-
H Belkebla MID14
4
-
S. Cherif FWD143
3
-
H Koffi GLK13
-
C Arcus DEF13
3
-
L Rao-Lisoa DEF131
1
-
L Mouton MID13
1
P. Peter FWD123
-
M. Courcoul DEF11
-
H Abdelli MID111
-
F Hanin DEF10
-
L. Machine FWD10
-
A Sbaï FWD71
1
-
J Kalumba FWD4
-
E Bayiha DEF3
-
J Allevinah FWD3
-
P Capelle MID2
-
M Zinga GLK1
-
A Bamba DEF1
-
Nantes Ligue 1 squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
15324
C AwaziemY ArabiM AblineC Awaziem
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
C Awaziem DEF151
4
-
K Amian DEF151
2
-
M Abline FWD1522
2
-
A Lopes GLK14
2
-
D. Assoumani MID14
1
-
M Mohamed FWD142
1
-
Y Arabi FWD133
-
B. Guirassy FWD1321
-
N Cozza DEF12
-
K Hyeok-Kyu MID12
2
-
L. Leroux MID1211
1
-
J Mwanga MID111
1
1
J Lepenant MID91
1
-
Y Benhattab FWD91
-
B. Deuff MID8
-
A. Camara FWD8
-
M. Lahdo FWD71
1
-
H Hyun-seok MID6
-
F Centonze DEF5
1
-
U Radakovic DEF4
-
F Coquelin MID4
1
-
P Carlgren GLK2
-