February 8th features a match where Angers SCO will play host to Nantes in a meeting of these two Coupe de France teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 1 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, Angers SCO recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Lorient. Neither Lorient nor Angers SCO could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 14 and 13 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 1 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Nantes recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Ajaccio. Evann Guessand struck first for Nantes in the 64th minute, then Ludovic Blas added another in the 89th minute on a penalty kick In the end, Ajaccio couldn’t muster any offence and Nantes ran away with the shutout win. Nantes is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Nantes won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Ludovic Blas has been the most prolific scorer on Nantes in his last 5 matches with two goals. Angers SCO hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Sofiane Boufal and Miha Blažić, and they each have 1 goal
Ibrahim Amadou, Pierrick Capelle, Yan Valery, Ulrick Eneme-Ella, Abdoulaye Bamba, Halid Šabanović, Yahia Fofana, Abdallah Dipo Sima, Ilyes Chetti and Kalla are unavailable to play for Angers SCO, while Yohann Eudeline is unavailable to play for Nantes.