Marseille vs Angers Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 14th May 2023

Marseille are out to consolidate their place inside the top four of the Ligue 1 table, when stepping up against Angers for a match on Sunday. Angers no doubt have a surprise in mind, but a win for Marseille nevertheless seems the likely outcome.

Sitting two places behind the top of the table, Marseille claimed 70 points after 34 rounds. Meanwhile, Angers amassed 14 points and rank as number 20 in the Ligue 1 at the moment.

Top side Marseille will be hoping to inflict more misery on lowly placed Angers on Sunday. The hosts should simply be able to bring far too much to the table for the visitors to have any say this coming Sunday.

Marseille are relatively average in the art of goal-scoring these days. They scored a steady 14 goals in their previous ten matches, for an average of 1.4 per game. They simultaneously allowed their opponents 12 goals, or an average of 1.2 a game. Furthermore, they fought their way to two clean sheets in this run.

Angers average 0.8 goals a game in their last ten outings, scoring a total of eight goals. They conceded an average of 2.4 per game, for a total of 24 goals, whilst keeping their opponents from scoring once.

Angers were outclassed by Marseille in their two previous matches, with the latter winning 3-0 and 5-2.

Marseille vs Angers Prediction

Marseille Form

Marseille hope to get back to winning ways after first beating Lyon by 1-2, before winning 2-1 against Auxerre. The streak ended in a recent 2-1 defeat against Lens. Marseille claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the Ligue 1. They also drew two and lost two, scored nine goals and conceded 11.

Marseille were dreaming of qualifying for Europe, but after a fantastic campaign, they could even finish the season on the podium.

Angers Form

Angers endured a tough spell in their last three matches, from which they have nothing to show. They were beaten 1-2 by PSG, before Rennes ran out 4-2 winners. A third defeat on the trot followed against Monaco, who came out 1-2 winners. Angers didn't manage a single away win in their last six Ligue 1 matches, but managed one draws, while suffering five defeats. They conceded 16 and scored four goals themselves.

Marseille targeted a place inside the top six before the Ligue 1 season. However, ranked inside the top three, they are dreaming of medals after a great campaign.

A home win for Marseille is the obvious choice at Stade Orange Velodrome. With the attacking qualities on display here, it has the makings of a high scoring affair when Angers come visiting.

Marseille scored 37 goals and conceded 15 in their last 17 games against teams from the bottom half of the Ligue 1 table. They collected 40 points and 12 victories. Angers won two matches and picked up eight points from their last 18 encounters with teams in the top half of the Ligue 1. They scored 13 goals and conceded 38. Marseille show off a record of 21 wins, seven draws and six defeats in the Ligue 1 this season. Angers have a record of three wins, five draws and 26 defeats in the Ligue 1.

Marseille vs Angers Squads

Marseille Squad

The 45-year-old Marseille manager, Igor Tudor, will select the lineup against Angers from these players (the statistics in the brackets refer to scored goals and games played in the Ligue 1 this season):

Ruben Blanco (0/5), Simon Ngapandouetnbu (0/0), Chancel Mbemba (4/32), Eric Bailly (0/14), Issa Kabore (1/19), Jonathan Clauss (1/30), Leonardo Balerdi (0/31), Nuno Tavares (6/28), Samuel Gigot (2/25), Sead Kolasinac (4/29), Amine Harit (0/10), Azzedine Ounahi (1/22), Bartug Elmaz (0/0), Cengiz Under (5/33), Dimitri Payet (3/23), Jordan Veretout (3/34), Matteo Guendouzi (2/30), Ruslan Malinovsky (1/16), Valentin Rongier (1/33), Alexis Sanchez (13/31), Francois Mughe (0/0), Nemanja Radonjic (0/0), Pedro Ruiz (0/0), Vitor Oliveira (2/10).

Angers Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Angers players that the manager Alexandre Dujeux will choose from for the upcoming game:

Matteo Petitgenet (0/0), Paul Bernardoni (0/26), Theo Borne (0/0), Yahia Fofana (0/8), Abdoulaye Bamba (0/17), Cedric Hountondji (0/34), Faouzi Ghoulam (0/7), Halid Sabanovic (1/11), Ilyes Chetti (0/6), Lilian Rao-Lisoa (0/4), Miha Blazic (2/21), Souleyman Doumbia (0/24), Yan Valery (0/26), Ali Kalla (0/0), Amine Salama (3/25), Batista Mendy (0/31), Himad Abdelli (0/26), Jean Bahoya (0/9), Nabil Bentaleb (4/28), Ousmane Camara (0/9), Pierrick Capelle (0/23), Waniss Taibi (0/11), Yassin Belkhdim (0/0), Zinedine Ould Khaled (0/0), Abdallah Sima (4/30), Adrien Hunou (4/30), Farid El Melali (0/15), Ibrahima Niane (2/13), Jason Mbock (0/0), Lois Diony (1/8), Sada Thioub (1/23), Ulrick Eneme Ella (0/0).

Marseille vs Angers Team News

Marseille could have as few as two players on the injured and absent list for their next assignment on Sunday.

Samuel Gigot and Amine Harit are all absent from the Marseille squad that faces Angers at Stade Orange Velodrome.

Angers are juggling with four absent players on on Sunday when travelling to Marseille.

Names like Yahia Fofana, Lois Diony, Ulrick Eneme Ella and Ali Kalla most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Marseille.

Marseille vs Angers Lineups

Marseille vs Angers H2H

Marseille clattered Angers by 3-0 and 5-2, the last two times they faced off. Angers look back on one wins in their previous matches against their next opponent in the shape of Marseille. The home side has a 40% win rate in these encounter for a total record of 4-5-1. No doubt worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Marseille vs Angers Results

Both teams found the back of the net six times in the last ten matches between Marseille and Angers.

Marseille vs Angers Betting Tips

Ibrahima Niane 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 on Sunday. Siding with Cengiz Under also look a nice prospect as he scored three goals in his last six Ligue 1 matches.

Stade Orange Velodrome saw four wins for Marseille in their last 10 here across all tournaments. They also drew four and lost two, while Angers won one of their 10 most recent outings on their travels, whilst drawing two and losing seven. Of the last 10 times Marseille stepped out in front of their home crowd, "both teams to score" happened eight times. Both teams also scored in three of the last 10 away games for Angers.

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the last ten encounters between these two teams. Marseille managed an average of 1.8 goals, with Angers averaging one goal in these. Both teams to score was a winning bet six times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Marseille, who scored an average of 1.6 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in seven of Angers's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.8 goals in these matches.