Angers v Nantes: mid-table push meets survival fight | OneFootball

Angers host Nantes in Ligue 1 on Friday night at Stade Raymond Kopa, with the hosts eyeing mid-table stability and the visitors chasing points to climb out of the relegation places.

Angers edged the last league meeting between these sides in May 2025, winning 1-0 away, and the hosts arrive with momentum in their season.

Recent form backs that up: Angers have three wins in five, including away victories at Nice and Toulouse. Les Canaris are winless in five, drawing with Lorient and Le Havre but losing to Metz, Lyon and Lens.

Les Canaris list Francis Coquelin, Herba Guirassy and Louis Leroux as injured, trimming options for Luís Castro.

Across the season, Angers have scored 13 and conceded 17 in 15 games, with five clean sheets, so a compact game plan could suit, with Himad Abdelli and Amine Sbaï offering outlets. The visitors have also scored 13 but shipped 24, with only two clean sheets. Matthis Abline has two Ligue 1 assists this season and Youssef El Arabi provides penalty box presence. Given Les Canaris have failed with two penalties this term, delivery and finishing from open play may prove decisive.

A win would lift Angers to 22 points and could nudge them towards the top half. Les Canaris would move to 14 points with victory and could climb out of the relegation places.