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Angers vs PSG: Les Scoistes dey fight for survival against table leaders

Angers dey set to welcome Paris Saint-Germain to Stade Raymond Kopa for Ligue 1 action on Saturday, as Les Scoistes dey fight to secure dem top-flight status for next season.

Alexandre Dujeux side currently dey 13th for table, after dem draw 1-1 with Le Havre last week. Win for dem against PSG go take dem to 37 points for season, wey be one more than wetin dem manage for entire 2024-25 campaign.

But Angers no dey get wins plenty; dem don win only one for dem last five league games since dem beat Nantes 1-0 for early March. However, dem don avoid defeat for two of dem last three matches, conceding one goal or fewer for those draws.

Goals for home don dey hard to come by for Angers, as dem don score one goal or fewer for seven of dem 2026 home encounters. But if Auxerre drop points this weekend and Angers defeat PSG, then dem go survive relegation once again.

Paris Saint-Germain, for dia side, dey come into this match after dem bounce back from 2-1 loss to Lyon with 3-0 victory over Nantes. Luis Enrique men don win dia last five away matches across all competitions, without conceding goal for dia previous four encounters.

However, PSG fit suffer at least four top-flight away defeats for same season this weekend for first time since 2021-22, as dem get four away defeats so far. For 2025-26, PSG don’t drop any point domestically versus teams currently for bottom half of table, conceding only for two of those outings away from home.

History dey on PSG side: dem don win dia previous 19 meetings against Angers across all competitions, including 4-2 victory at Stade Raymond Kopa for 2024.

For team news, Angers go miss Harouna Djibirin due to ankle issue, Carlens Arcus with sore groin, Yassin Belkhdim with forearm problem, while Marius Courcoul, Pierrick Capelle and Ousmane Camara get knocks. Prosper Peter score dem only goal last Saturday to level match with Le Havre.

For PSG, Nuno Mendes and Vitinha dey questionable with knock and foot injury, while Quentin Ndjantou Mbitcha dey doubtful with hamstring strain. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia get three goals for im last two Ligue 1 affairs, netting brace on Wednesday, with Desire Doue scoring di other strike.


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