Ligue 1: Marseille vs Angers – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Ligue 1 round 10 match between Marseille and Angers and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

When Angers come to Stade Orange Velodrome for the Ligue 1 match on Wednesday, Marseille will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Marseille are currently looking at 18 points on their account, having played nine matches, leaving them two places off the current Ligue 1 leaders. Meanwhile, Angers find themselves as number 15 in the Ligue 1 with nine points following nine rounds.

Team form: Marseille vs Angers

Marseille Form

In their last three matches, Marseille won 6-2 against Le Havre, before losing 2-1 against Sporting CP and 2-1 to Lens. Marseille have been nothing short of fabulous at their home ground in the six most recent Ligue 1 matches here. They quite simply claimed a maximum 18 points, scoring 24 while conceding seven goals. Naturally, this is the best points total in the Ligue 1 across the last six games.

Angers Form

Angers collected a single win and a draw in their past three outings, in which they were first defeated 5-0 against Strasbourg. They followed up, drawing 1-1 with Monaco, before winning 2-0 against Lorient. Angers managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Ligue 1. On top of winning once they also drew one as well as losing four, while scoring ten time and letting in two.

Betting stats and 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.

In-form players: Marseille vs Angers

Sidiki Cherif 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 Wednesday. Siding with Mason Greenwood also look a nice prospect as he scored six goals in his last six Ligue 1 matches.

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Full-time result

Marseille won nine of their last 10 matches on home soil, while drawing one in a run that saw them avoid defeat in front of their home supporters. Angers won one of their last 10 away games across all tournaments, whilst also drawing two and losing seven. Marseille have not lost to Angers in 8 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Marseille scored the first goal in seven out of their last ten games. Interestingly, Angers scored the opening goal of the match in just two of their last ten games. Angers managed the first goal of the game in only two of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Marseille were first on target in seven of their last 10 outings. Marseille have scored in 5 consecutive league meetings with Angers.

Total goals

Marseille saw over 2.5 goals in eight of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 2.3 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in one of the last ten outings for Angers, who managed to score 0.7 times in those matches.