Everything on Angers - Paris Saint-Germain
History, what's to play for and keys to the match! Find out everything you need to know before round 33 of Ligue 1 2021-22 between SCO Angers and Paris Saint-Germain at the Stade Raymond Kopa.
Some history...
Angers have twice marked the history of the capital club: it was against the SCO that Paris Saint-Germain played its first match in Ligue 1 on 11 August 1971 (0-2 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 direct confrontations, Paris Saint-Germain and Angers will face each other for the 31st time in an official match. The advantage goes to the club from the capital, with 20 wins, 7 draws and only 3 defeats.
The Red and Blue have gone 26 official matches without defeat against Angers, since a 1-3 loss in Anjou in the first division on 12 January 1975, a record lasting over 47 years! This is a record for Paris against the SCO, ahead of Saint-Etienne (23 matches without victory against Paris Saint-Germain).
In Angers, Paris Saint-Germain also remain on a 4-game winning streak in Ligue 1 (2016-2017: 2-0, 2017-2018: 5-0, 2018-2019: 2-1, 2020-2021: 1-0). A 5th win in Anjou and this run would enter the top 5 in the club's history, behind Lorient, Metz and Nantes (6 wins), tied with Brest and Valenciennes (5).
Paris could also win their 14th consecutive official match against Angers, the second best run in the club's history, behind the 17 wins against Nantes (run ended) and ahead of the 12 wins against Lorient (run ended).
12 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, Albert Poli, Kalifa Traoré and Pierre Vermeulen. Wilfried Kanga and Letellier, who have never played professionally for Paris Saint-Germain, are not included in this list.
Kylian Mbappé is the top scorer for Paris against SCO, with seven goals scored. He is ahead of François M'Pelé (6 goals), Angel Di Maria and Neymar (5 goals) and Edinson Cavani and Mauro Icardi (4 goals).
what's to play for...
Paris Saint-Germain could be crowned champions of France tonight in Angers, if they do better than runners-up Marseille, who host Nantes. Paris could also continue their fine run of form, with three straight wins over Lorient (5-1), Clermont (6-1) and the Classique against Marseille (2-1), scoring 13 goals and conceding just three.
The keys to the match...
The Parisians will be able to count on Kylian Mbappé, who has scored 11 goals in Paris Saint-Germain's last 10 league games.
The Parisian striker has scored 112 goals with the Red and Blue in Ligue 1, one behind Zlatan Ibrahimovic (113 goals), with Edinson Cavani out in front (138 goals).