Angers vs Paris FCPrediction, probable lineups, recent form & season stats

A tune-up friendly between two French sides with almost identical numbers. Angers score 1.4 a game at home and concede 1.4, with 80% of those matches over 1.5 and 64% seeing both teams score. Paris FC produce 1.2 a trip on the road and concede 1.5, with 81% of their away games over 1.5. Two summers against strong opposition Angers have closed their last six with 2-1 against Lorient, 2-1 against Creteil, 3-1 against Les Herbiers and 1-1 with Strasbourg, alongside 0-3 with Paris Saint Germain. Paris FC have faced German and Italian sides: 0-4 with Mainz, 2-2 with Stuttgart, 2-2 with Como, 3-1 against Metz. A short head-to-head The four previous meetings finished 0-0, 1-0, 3-1 and 2-0. Three times out of four the total stayed inside three goals, and in two cases one side was blanked. These are traditionally controlled games. The verdict: the call is between one and four goals in total. Three of the four recent meetings fall inside the range and the two combined average around 2.6 a game. The risk is a goalless draw, which has already appeared once, and the nature of the test keeps the confidence down. I read it around 81%. My take: a game about management between two similar sides, with few goals expected.