Marseille vs Angers prediction: FRANCE: Ligue 1 betting tips on match 2024-10-03 18:45.
[p]Marseille’s near dream start of going unbeaten in their first five Ligue 1 games this season (W4, D1) finally came to an end at hurdle number six, when their free scoring nature eluded them in a 1-0 loss to Strasbourg. That was a particular shock for for the Olympians considering they had been unbeaten in that H2H since 2005, with Roberto De Zerbi potentially most unhappy at their failure to win considering they kept all 11 players on the pitch – something they’d failed to do despite winning two seemingly tougher assignments on paper against Nice and Lyon prior![/p]
[p]Marseille will be keen to immediately correct their course when they return to the Stade Vélodrome where they’ve lost just once in their last 25 matches (W15, D9). Victory in particular here against Angers would see them climb into Ligue 1’s top-two, something that looks very likely if they can continue a trend of scoring at least twice in their last five home league matches.[/p]
[p]Angers sit at the opposite end of the table, propping up the Ligue 1 standings after a 3-1 defeat to Reims last week. A return of two points from six matches makes this their joint-worst start after half a dozen Ligue 1 matches in their history, mirroring their 2022/23 campaign in which they were eventually relegated.[/p]
[p]The Black and Whites did go on to win their seventh game that season, a 2-1 win over Montpellier, a feat that hardly looks likely to be repeated here since they’ve won just one of their last 31 away top-flight matches (D7, L23). Their record against Marseille is a further cause for concern, with Angers failing to beat their hosts in 14 of the last 15 H2Hs (D7, L7).[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Marseille’s Elye Wahi has seen all of his last five goals serve as either the first or last goal of the game, though he’s only managed to net once in four prior H2Hs with Angers. The away side’s best hopes may lie with Zinedine Ferhat, who has scored five of his last seven goals on the road, and has found the net against Marseille once before.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Marseille have scored the same amount of goals in each half in eight of their last ten Ligue 1 home matches[/p]
[p][i]Written by Peter Stavrinou[/i][/p]