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History, what's at stake and the keys to the match! Take a look at everything you need to know ahead of the Ligue 1 matchday 32 game between Paris Saint-Germain and Angers SCO at the Stade Raymond Kopa

a bit of history...

Angers has had a double impact on the history of the club from the capital: it was against SCO that Paris Saint-Germain played their first match in the top flight on 11 August 1971 (a 2-0 defeat).

Three years later, on 13 August 1974, Paris Saint-Germain won their first-ever top-flight match at the Parc des Princes against the same Angevins (3-2).

In terms of head-to-head meetings, Paris Saint-Germain and Angers will be facing each other for the 33rd time in official matches. The club from the capital has the advantage, with 22 wins, 7 draws and only 3 defeats.

In Angers, Paris Saint-Germain also remain on a 5-game winning streak in Ligue 1 (2016-2017: 2-0, 2017-2018: 5-0, 2018-2019: 2-1, 2020-2021: 1-0, 2021-2022: 3-0). A sixth win in Angers would equal the record in the club's history, on a par with Lorient, Metz and Nantes (6 wins).

Paris have not lost in the Anjou for 48 years, on 12 January 1975 and a 1-3 defeat, a run of 28 official matches without defeat against Angers. This is a record for the Rouge et Bleu.

The Parisians are still on a run of 15 consecutive wins against SCO in official matches, since the 0-0 at the Raymond Kopa Stadium in Ligue 1 on 1 December 2015. This run is the second best in the club's history, behind the 17 victories against Nantes (run ended).

13 players have played for both clubs: Loris Arnaud, Claude Arribas, Thierry Bacconnier, Sylvain Bied, Jean-Pierre Bosser, Grégory Bourillon, Jean Deloffre, Jean-Pierre Dogliani, Bruno Germain, Alexandre Letellier, Albert Poli, Kalifa Traoré and Pierre Vermeulen.

Kylian Mbappé is the top scorer for Paris Saint-Germain against Angers, with 8 goals scored. He is ahead of François M'Pelé and Neymar Jr (6 goals), Angel Di Maria (5 goals) and Edinson Cavani and Mauro Icardi (4 goals).

what's at stake...

Paris Saint-Germain are now eight points clear of Marseille ahead of matchday 32, following their 3-1 win over Lens at the Parc des Princes on Saturday.

Away from home, Paris is on a run of 3 wins at Marseille (3-0, 26/03/2023), Brest (2-1, 11/03/2023) and Nice (2-0, 08/04/2023). Since the start of the 2022-2023 season, the Rouge et Bleu have won 11 times in 15 games played in the league, drawing only once and losing three times.

The club from the capital is also the team that has scored the most goals away from home in the league this season with 36 goals in 15 matches, ahead of Monaco (30 goals).

the keys to the MATCH...

Paris could take advantage of the clashes between Lens and Monaco on Saturday and Lyon and Marseille on Sunday to move a step closer to an eleventh French title.

The Rouge et Bleu will be able to count on Kylian Mbappé, now the club's top scorer in the league (139 goals), after finding the back of the net against Lens last weekend.

Lionel Messi is often decisive away from home in the league, scoring eight goals this season in 12 games played. The Argentinian has also made 12 of his 14 assists this season in Ligue 1 at home.

 

By Michel Kollar