Nantes vs Angers

21 December 2019 · Ligue 1 · 2019/20 · Referee Jérémie Pignard

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 1–0

  • Ludovic Blas 17’
  • Antonin Bobichon 50’
  • Farid El Melali 87’

Match summary

Angers came from behind to win 2-1 away at Nantes, with a late winner. Nantes led 1-0 at half-time.

Ludovic Blas put Nantes ahead in the 17th minute, set up by Mehdi Abeid, Antonin Bobichon equalised in the 50th minute, set up by Baptiste Santamaria, and Farid El Melali won it in the 87th minute.

The chances backed that up: Angers created 1.07 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to Nantes's 0.28 from 9.

Match stats

Nantes Angers
9 Shots 13
1 Shots on Target 7
5 Corners 4
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0.28 xG 1.07
0.28 Non-penalty xG 1.07
1 Deep Completions 6

Key events

Nantes Angers
Kick-off
Ludovic Blas
Assist: Mehdi Abeid1-0 (Nantes)
17’
Half-time1-0
50’
Antonin Bobichon
Assist: Baptiste Santamaria1-1 (Angers)
87’
Farid El Melali1-2 (Angers)
Full-time1-2

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Nantes
  • Nicolas Pallois

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.28 1.07 17’ Ludovic Blas (Nantes), 1-0 17’ 50’ Antonin Bobichon (Angers), 1-1 50’ 87’ Farid El Melali (Angers), 1-2 87’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.28 1.07 17’ Ludovic Blas (Nantes), 1-0 Blas 17’ 50’ Antonin Bobichon (Angers), 1-1 Bobichon 50’ 87’ Farid El Melali (Angers), 1-2 El Melali 87’
Nantes 0.28 xGAngers 1.07 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Angers attacking Nantes attacking 
50’ Antonin Bobichon (Angers), open play, 0.29 xG, goal 73’ Angelo Fulgini (Angers), open play, 0.28 xG, saved 4’ Angelo Fulgini (Angers), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 69’ Antonin Bobichon (Angers), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 87’ Farid El Melali (Angers), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 89’ Kalifa Coulibaly (Nantes), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 20’ Nicolas Pallois (Nantes), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 61’ Antonin Bobichon (Angers), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 32’ Stéphane Bahoken (Angers), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 41’ Antonin Bobichon (Angers), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 68’ Angelo Fulgini (Angers), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 78’ Mehdi Abeid (Nantes), open play, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 20’ Abdoulaye Touré (Nantes), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 53’ Ludovic Blas (Nantes), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 61’ Romain Thomas (Angers), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 90’ Imran Louza (Nantes), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 17’ Ludovic Blas (Nantes), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 48’ Stéphane Bahoken (Angers), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 12’ Ludovic Blas (Nantes), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 37’ Pierrick Capelle (Angers), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 62’ Thomas Mangani (Angers), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 64’ Ludovic Blas (Nantes), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 50’ Antonin Bobichon (Angers), open play, 0.29 xG, goal 73’ Angelo Fulgini (Angers), open play, 0.28 xG, saved 4’ Angelo Fulgini (Angers), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 69’ Antonin Bobichon (Angers), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 87’ Farid El Melali (Angers), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 89’ Kalifa Coulibaly (Nantes), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 20’ Nicolas Pallois (Nantes), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 61’ Antonin Bobichon (Angers), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 32’ Stéphane Bahoken (Angers), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 41’ Antonin Bobichon (Angers), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 68’ Angelo Fulgini (Angers), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 78’ Mehdi Abeid (Nantes), open play, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 20’ Abdoulaye Touré (Nantes), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 53’ Ludovic Blas (Nantes), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90’ Imran Louza (Nantes), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 61’ Romain Thomas (Angers), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 17’ Ludovic Blas (Nantes), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 48’ Stéphane Bahoken (Angers), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 12’ Ludovic Blas (Nantes), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 37’ Pierrick Capelle (Angers), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 62’ Thomas Mangani (Angers), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 64’ Ludovic Blas (Nantes), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Alban Lafont GK900 0.000.000
Dennis Appiah DEF900 0.000.031
Molla Wagué DEF900 0.000.000
Nicolas Pallois DEF901 0.050.000
Charles Traore DEF900 0.000.061
Ludovic Blas MID9014 0.080.031
Mehdi Abeid MID9011 0.030.021
Abdoulaye Touré MID901 0.030.031
Moses Simon MID900 0.000.000
Imran Louza MID901 0.030.000
Kalifa Coulibaly FWD901 0.060.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Nantes win 44% Avg odds 2.15
Draw 31% Avg odds 3.04
Angers win 25% Avg odds 3.86

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Nantes DWLWW
Angers WLLLD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Angers 1-0 Nantes, 20 Jan 19 Next meeting: Angers 2-0 Nantes, 07 Mar 20  All Nantes vs Angers meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.