Marseille vs Angers prediction: FRANCE: Ligue 1 betting tips on match 2023-05-13 18:45.
With just four rounds of the Ligue 1 season to go, Marseille dropped out of the top two with defeat at Lens, leading to the club releasing a scathing statement about refereeing decisions that have gone against them in recent weeks. Igor Tudor’s men trail the automatic UEFA Champions League places by two points ahead of this round, and he’ll certainly be hoping their first league defeat since February was just a temporary slip-up.
Les Olympiens are now looking to secure a third consecutive win on home soil, but it’s not all been plain sailing for them at the Orange Vélodrome where they’ve not managed a clean sheet in nine league matches. Their seasonal total of two home shutouts is only better than struggling Troyes, but the visit of already relegated Angers presents a golden opportunity to increase that tally.
All Angers have left to play for is pride, with their relegation from the top-flight already confirmed due to a miserable run of one win from their last 26 league matches (D3, L22)! Currently on 14 points, le SCO are still three points shy of the lowest-ever season total in Ligue 1 (17 for Lens in 1988/89), but avoiding that unwanted piece of history here looks unlikely given they’ve won just four of their 25 league trips to Marseille (D7, L14).
Angers have been plagued by away day travels that have seen them earn just one point from their last 12 league road trips. Over the course of the season, Alexandre Dujeux’s men have won just five points away from home – the joint-worst total in Europe’s top five leagues, while no side in Ligue 1 has failed to score in more games on the road (nine).
Players to watch: Cengiz Ünder has scored in three of his last four Marseille appearances, while it’s been more than four and a half years since his team was on the losing side when he’s found the back of the net (W20, D4). Angers midfielder Nabil Bentaleb is likely to be at the forefront for his side, for he has scored, assisted and been booked four times each in Ligue 1 this term.
Hot stat: Angers have conceded a league-high 20 goals between the 31st minute and half-time this season.