PSG v Angers: Line-ups, stats and preview

Only Lens and Lille have conceded fewer away goals than Angers this season

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Paris Saint-Germain v Angers match preview

A title procession that has seemed inevitable for months will end in glory with six games to spare on Saturday if Paris Saint-Germain avoid defeat at home to relegation-threatened Angers in Ligue 1.

With 22 wins and five draws in their league campaign, PSG are 21 points above second-placed Monaco and on the brink of becoming French champions for the 13th time and the fourth in a row.

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“We are hugely motivated to win the league at home, in front of our own supporters,” manager Luis Enrique told PSG’s official website.

“It will be a special moment and we want to be ready. There are records that we can break and that will help us prepare even better for the Coupe de France final [against Reims on May 24] and the Champions League.”

Angers started the year with four consecutive wins but have been on a poor run since then and have struggled for goals, with only bottom side Montpellier scoring fewer.

Two goals each for Lee Kang-in and Bradley Barcola put PSG 4-0 ahead at half-time when they visited Angers on November 9, although Esteban Lepaul and Emmanuel Biumla made the final score 4-2 with goals during second-half added time.

“It is a challenge for them to end this season unbeaten,” Angers right-back Carlens Arcus said of PSG. “It’s a challenge for us, too, to become the first [league] team to beat them.

“We go there with this hope and mentality. We know that if they win or even draw it will be a party for them, but we only focus on ourselves.”

 

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Paris St-Germain v Angers team news

Lee failed to feature in a PSG league game for the first time this season in their 6-1 win at St-Etienne last Saturday, but the winger has returned to training following a sprained ankle that kept him out for two matches.

Wideman Achraf Hakimi was rested for that game, while third-choice goalkeeper Arnau Tenas is out and Luis Enrique could rotate his side with the first leg of the Champions League quarter-final at home to Aston Villa on Wednesday (20:00) looming.

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Forward Sidiki Cherif started Angers’ first three games of the season but the 18-year-old has barely featured since because of injuries and is now out with a thigh issue.

Benin centre-back Cedric Hountondji has also been out since starting those first three matches and is currently sidelined by an Achilles problem.

PSG v Angers expected line-ups

PSG starting XI: Safonov; Zaire-Emery, Beraldo, Pacho, Hernandez; Doue, Neves, Mayulu; Lee, Ramos, Barcola

Angers starting XI: Fofana; Arcus, Bamba, Lefort, Hanin; Belkhdim, Belkebla, Aholou; Allevinah, El Melali, Lepaul

How to watch PSG v Angers: Live stream, TV channel

The action kicks off at 16:00 and will not be available on live TV or online stream in the UK.

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Paris v Angers stats

  • Paris Saint-Germain have won 10 of the last 12 matches while scoring more than 2.5 goals
  • Paris Saint-Germain have won 13 of the last 15 matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
  • Paris Saint-Germain have won 7 of the last 8 matches in the Ligue 1 while scoring more than 2.5 goals
  • Paris Saint-Germain have won 7 of the last 9 matches and the sum of goals was over 4.5
  • Paris Saint-Germain have won 11 of the last 13 matches in the Ligue 1 and the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • Angers have lost the last 4 matches in a row while scoring less than 0.5 goals
  • Angers have lost the last 4 matches in a row in the Ligue 1 while scoring less than 0.5 goals
  • In 12 of the last 14 Angers away matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was under 2.5
  • In 12 of the last 14 Angers away matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • Angers have lost the last 4 matches in a row while scoring less than 1.5 goals

 

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PSG v Angers prediction

Angers have lost their last four matches without scoring and have one win in their last nine league games, so it would be a major surprise if Le SCO were to offer significant resistance to PSG, who have beaten each of their last six domestic opponents by at least two goals and can be expected to win 2-0 here.

Having won promotion last season, Angers are three points above the relegation zone and will hope third-bottom Le Havre do not make up ground on them when Le Club Doyen visit Montpellier on Sunday (16:15).

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