- 1 Angers – Strasbourg: A sleepy home side and one last European roll of the dice
- 2 Angers already look like they are on holiday
- 3 Strasbourg still believe in the European miracle
- 4 Expected lineups
- 5 Football prediction Angers vs Strasbourg
- 6 Before anything else, a word on our predictions
- 7 No commitment from us
- 8 Information can change
- 9 Your role
- 10 Responsible play first
- 11 Legal age
- 12 About the visuals
Angers – Strasbourg: A sleepy home side and one last European roll of the dice 
Angers host Strasbourg at that awkward point in the season when the stakes are wildly different. The home side look like they are already thinking about the beach, while the visitors still cling to a sliver of mathematical hope of sneaking into Europe. One team has drifted out of steam; the other is throwing everything at it. The Meinau side arrive with a bit of purpose.
Angers already look like they are on holiday 
To be fair, Angers are pretty comfortable, with survival sealed some time ago. They are playing without pressure now, and maybe with a touch too much freedom. Angers have not won any of their last seven league matches, and that run is starting to show in the numbers. You get the sense their intensity has dropped a notch since the main job was done.
Defensively, Angers have been a mess by their own standards, shipping two goals or more on seven occasions this year. Alexandre Dujeux has watched his side tread water, and Angers could match their worst losing streak of the season if they slip up again this weekend. For the supporters, this run-in feels like a fairly dull handover to next season. Their home record is still decent enough, but the edge has gone from the dressing room.
Strasbourg still believe in the European miracle 
At the other end, Strasbourg are refusing to walk away from the fight despite the painful Conference League exit earlier this week. O’Neil’s side sit eighth and are still keeping one eye on the European places. They have won three of their last five, which suggests there is still some fight left in the tank. This next away trip matters a lot: anything less than a win and their top-six hopes are pretty much done.
Strasbourg have also been solid away from home, unbeaten in their last four on the road. Visits to Raymond Kopa tend to bring a bit of bite as well. They have to win if they want to match last season’s total of victories. Gary O’Neil will want an immediate response from his players. Strasbourg will be banking on Angers easing off and giving them a chance to bring home three precious points from Anjou.
Expected lineups
Angers : Koffi ; Louer, Camara, Lefort, Ekomie ; Van den Boomen, Belkebla ; Mouton, Capelle, Koyalipou ; Peter
Strasbourg : Penders ; Omobamidele, Hogsberg, Doukoure, Oyedele ; Amo-Ameyaw, El Mourabet, Ouattara, Enciso ; Nanasi, Moreira
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Football prediction Angers vs Strasbourg
Strasbourg win
This one should, on paper, go the way of the visitors, who simply need it more. On one side there is a home team that looks like it packed the boots away mentally once survival was secured. On the other, Alsatians who, despite the European hangover, still have a very real urgency about them as they try to rescue their season.
The grit shown by O’Neil’s men away from home, often turning awkward situations on their head, could be the difference against an Angers side that has looked a bit too soft in recent weeks. Back Strasbourg to get it done on Sunday.
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