On Friday, the 9th round of the French Ligue 1 starts with one match, in which Angers will play Marseille on their own field. The forecast for this meeting is presented to your attention.
"Angers"
The Angers are in 14th place in the standings, with 8 points scored. They managed to get out of the relegation zone thanks to the last two rounds – before that they were on a 4-match losing streak, which ended with an away fiasco from Lyon (0:5). But Gerald Batikle's team managed to get out of the crisis after all - they beat Montpellier at home (2:1), and coped with Nice on the road (1:0).
"Marseille"
Marseille takes the second place in the championship, 2 points behind the leading PSG. From mid-August to mid-September, the Provencals gave out a 5-match winning streak in the championship, moving level on points scored with the Parisians. In the first two matches of the Champions League, they suffered defeats, between these meetings they won an important victory over Lille (2:1) at home. But before the pause for the matches of the national teams, the Marseillais were content with a home draw with Rennes (1:1).
Statistics and figures
- "Angers" won the last 2 matches, although before that it had a 4-match losing streak;
- In six of the last seven matches of Angers, the Total bet was more than 2.5;
- Angers have won only 1 match out of four home games played this season, losing twice;
- "Marseille" has won only 2 matches out of the last five full-time with "Angers", but also lost only once;
- Marseille has a 9-match unbeaten streak in the championship (7 wins + 2 draws);
- In five of the last six matches of Marseille, the Total bet was less than 2.5;
- Marseille has lost only 1 match out of four away matches played this season, winning twice.
Forecast
Angers have gained confidence in their abilities with the last two victories, so it will not be easy for Marseille to win this meeting. In their last three home matches, the Angevins scored 5 goals, so the Provencals need to count on at least two goals to win this match.