Rouen vs Angers Predictions

• Rouen are currently five points clear at the top of the National 2 league table.
• Rouen have twice beaten higher-level opposition at home in the Coupe de France this season.
• Since 2014, Angers have twice lost on the road against lower-level opposition in the Coupe de France.

Hosts in form

Leaders of National 2, Rouen come into this game both in form and as top dogs at their own level. They’re no strangers to winning at home and will be confident after beating Ligue 1 opposition in the previous round.

Rouen’s path to this stage of the competition hasn’t been overly easy. After getting the better of a lowly Gravelines side, Sunday’s hosts took things up a notch by beating second-division Orleans at this venue, winning by a goal to nil. They then improved further to record a convincing 3-0 home win over Metz, who hail from the top division. Metz aren’t quite on Angers’ level, as the Ligue 1 table shows, but such a victory will certainly ensure that the fourth-tier side come into this fixture feeing mightily upbeat.

Angers on the up

After a poor run of form, Angers find themselves on the up again. They’re unbeaten in three Ligue 1 fixtures, each of which came against sides above them in the table. Their recent away win against Nantes bodes well ahead of Sunday’s fixture against lowly opposition.

However, Angers, who reached the final of this competition back in 2017, haven’t always been menacing when facing lower-level teams away from home. Since 2014, they’ve won four out of six away games against teams outside of the top division, though only one of two of those wins has been by more than a single goal. They’ve conceded in five of those six.

Both teams can profit offensively

After Rouen’s efforts against Metz, they can compete against Angers. Winning may be beyond them, after all, Angers are the best team that they’ve faced so far, but they can make headway. Punters looking to get involved in this fixture are advised to go for ‘Both Teams to Score’. Rouen’s effort against Metz at this venue point towards them finding the net, though keeping out an Angers side that scored three goals against lower-level opponents in the last round is likely to be beyond them. The fact that Angers have conceded in five of their six Coupe de France away games against teams outside of the top division since 2014 bodes well.