Angers vs Troyes

Match summary

Angers won 2-0 at home to Troyes. Angers led 1-0 at half-time.

Prosper Peter put Angers ahead with a header in the 42nd minute, set up by Amine Sbaï and Amine Sbaï made it 2-0 in the 57th minute, set up by Amine El Ouazzani.

The chances backed that up: Angers created 2.40 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots to Troyes's 1.17 from 19.

Angers secured a 2-0 victory against Troyes in Ligue 1 on matchday 5, despite registering fewer shots and corners across the ninety minutes. Troyes dominated territory and possession metrics, generating 19 total shots and 11 corners compared to 12 shots and 2 corners for the hosts. However, Angers made efficient use of their chances, recording an expected goals figure of 2.40 to Troyes's 1.17, while also maintaining 61 percent possession and completing 495 passes at an 86 percent accuracy. The match saw 14 fouls committed by Angers and 15 by Troyes, resulting in a disciplinary count of 3 yellow cards for the home side and 2 for the visitors.

The first key incident arrived in the 35th minute when Iron Gomis received a yellow card for Troyes. The deadlock was broken in the 41st minute as Prosper Peter struck a right footed shot with an expected goals value of 0.63, putting Angers 1-0 up at half-time. Following a 51st minute VAR review, Amine Sbaï scored Angers's second goal in the 57th minute with a right footed effort carrying an expected goals rating of 0.78. Jim Allevinah was booked in the 63rd minute, followed by a series of substitutions from both teams. Late cautions were issued to Yassin Belkhdim, Antoine Mille, and Ousmane Camara as the match concluded at 2-0.