Amiens fans haven’t had much to cheer about lately, with just one win in their last five league matches seeing them drop to just above the relegation zone. Christophe Pelissier’s men have struggled in their second year in the top flight, with many players under-performing after their rather comfortable 13th place finish last year but they started 2019 on the right foot with a Coupe de France victory over Valenciennes on Saturday. Fans will hope this can spur them on to a win against relegation rivals here but not a lot has been going their way recently. They have conceded 22 goals in their last twelve games, keeping just two clean sheets in that time but they have coped well in their recent basement battles with wins over Toulouse (1-0) and Guingamp (2-1) giving them such a boost. They were disappointed to lose 2-0 to Monaco but with them finishing 2018 with a draw at Bordeaux and starting 2019 with a win, they may just be heading in the right direction. They have only lost one of their last four games and that was a 3-2 defeat to Lyon who had a man advantage for 70 minutes. Angers sit above Amiens in Ligue 1 but haven’t won any of their last five games in all competitions with a cup defeat to sixth division side Viry-Châtillon on Saturday summing up how their last four months have gone. Angers fielded a very strong side for this match but looked bereft of ideas as the home side snatched a win through Mahamadou Sacko. They have now won just one of their last twelve matches and haven’t won away from home since September. They haven’t been awful defensively with a single goal conceded in half of their last twelve games but their attack has also been sub-par with them only scoring more than once in two matches over the past three and a half months. Both teams are in pretty sorry situations at the moment but Amiens definitely seem like the better of the two.
Amiens fans haven’t had much to cheer about lately, with just one win in their last five league matches seeing them drop to just above the relegation zone. Christophe Pelissier’s men have struggled in their second year in the top flight, with many players under-performing after their rather comfortable 13th place finish last year but they started 2019 on the right foot with a Coupe de France victory over Valenciennes on Saturday.
Fans will hope this can spur them on to a win against relegation rivals here but not a lot has been going their way recently. They have conceded 22 goals in their last twelve games, keeping just two clean sheets in that time but they have coped well in their recent basement battles with wins over Toulouse (1-0) and Guingamp (2-1) giving them such a boost. They were disappointed to lose 2-0 to Monaco but with them finishing 2018 with a draw at Bordeaux and starting 2019 with a win, they may just be heading in the right direction. They have only lost one of their last four games and that was a 3-2 defeat to Lyon who had a man advantage for 70 minutes.
Angers sit above Amiens in Ligue 1 but haven’t won any of their last five games in all competitions with a cup defeat to sixth division side Viry-Châtillon on Saturday summing up how their last four months have gone. Angers fielded a very strong side for this match but looked bereft of ideas as the home side snatched a win through Mahamadou Sacko.
They have now won just one of their last twelve matches and haven’t won away from home since September. They haven’t been awful defensively with a single goal conceded in half of their last twelve games but their attack has also been sub-par with them only scoring more than once in two matches over the past three and a half months.
Both teams are in pretty sorry situations at the moment but Amiens definitely seem like the better of the two.