Ligue 1: Marseille vs Angers – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Ligue 1 game between Marseille and Angers who meet up this coming Friday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Marseille enjoy home advantage, when visitors Angers swing by this coming Friday for a clash in the Ligue 1. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Sitting two places behind the top of the table, Marseille claimed 13 points after six rounds. Meanwhile, Angers amassed two points and rank as number 18 in the Ligue 1 at the moment.

Team form: Marseille vs Angers

Marseille Form

Marseille are looking to bounce back from a recent setback and get back to winning ways. In their last three matches, they first took out Nice by 2-0, before beating Lyon by 2-3. The winning streak came to an end against Strasbourg, who ran out 1-0 winners. Marseille won three of their previous six matches at Stade Orange Velodrome in the Ligue 1. They drew two and suffered one defeats, scoring 11 goals to eight against.

Angers Form

Angers were only able to claim two draws from their last three matches. They first drew 1-1 against Strasbourg, followed by another draw. This time it ended 1-1 against Nantes, before going down in a 1-3 defeat against Reims. Angers came through their last six away games in the Ligue 1 without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew two and lost four in which, they were outscored by 13 goals to six.

Betting facts for Marseille and Angers

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Marseille and Angers. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Marseille vs Angers

Himad Abdelli shows decent form right now for Angers, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the Ligue 1. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Marseille, who are strong favourites this coming Friday. Siding with Mason Greenwood also look a nice prospect as he scored five goals in his last six Ligue 1 matches.

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Full-time result

In their last 10 matches at Stade Orange Velodrome across all tournaments Marseille won five times, drew four and lost one times. Angers claimed three wins, two draw and five defeats in their last 10 games away. Marseille didn’t lose any of their previous 5 matches at Stade Orange Velodrome. Amazingly, Angers failed to keep a clean sheet in their 14 last matches. Marseille have beaten Angers in 3 consecutive home league meetings

Both teams to score

Marseille scored the first goal of the game an impressive eight times out of the last ten games. Curiously, Angers only scored the opening goal of the match in two of the last ten away games. Both teams have scored in last 4 consecutive Angers games. Marseille will be optimistic of getting on the scoresheet on Friday, as Angers have been unable to keep a single clean sheet in their last 10 games. The former fought their way to three clean sheets in their last 10 games. Angers have scored in 3 consecutive meetings with Marseille when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out eight times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Marseille, who scored an average of 2.6 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Angers’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.7 goals in these matches.

Betting prediction: Marseille vs Angers

In conclusion, the upcoming game between Marseille and Angers seems like a decent betting opportunity. Considering the abovementioned stats and facts, we have come up with a betting suggestion for this Ligue 1 match.

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