The Ligue 1 Matchday 18 clash between Angers SCO and Marseille will take place on 17 January at the Stade Raymond-Kopa. Angers SCO vs Marseille: prediction, betting odds and statistics.
Angers SCO
Alexandre Dujeux's men visited Le Havre in the last round and lost 1:2. Prior to that, the team had recorded two consecutive league wins. Interestingly, the club have not put together a run of three straight Ligue 1 victories since January last year. Angers SCO sit 10th in the standings and are the same distance from the European places as they are from the bottom three. We should also note that this club's matches see the fewest goals scored, with an average of 2.2 per game.
- The team avoided defeat in 7 of their previous 10 Ligue 1 games (5 wins and 2 draws).
- At home, Angers SCO have not lost in 7 of their last 9 league matches (5 wins and 2 draws).
- Exactly two or three goals were scored in 6 of the last 7 home Ligue 1 matches.
Potential Angers SCO Lineup (4-5-1)*
Melvin Zinga – Abdoulaye Bamba, Carlens Arcus, Jordan Lefort, Florent Hanin – Louis Mouton, Marius Courcoul, Mohamed Sbai, Yassine Belkhdim, Haris Belkebla – Sidiki Cherif.
Striker Jim Allevinah returned from the Africa Cup of Nations with an injury.
Marseille
Marseille hosted Nantes in the last round and suffered an unexpected 0:2 defeat. After that, Roberto De Zerbi's men also lost on penalties in the French Super Cup. We should also note that the team avoided defeat in 6 of their previous 8 league matches (4 wins and 2 draws). For now, the club are third in the standings, but are already eight points behind the leaders. Marseille also have the second-best attacking record, with 36 goals scored.
- At least one of the sides failed to score in 5 of Marseille's last 7 Ligue 1 matches.
- Marseille's uncompromising away run in the league stands at nine matches: five wins and four defeats.
- The club conceded more than one goal in just 1 of their last 10 away Ligue 1 matches.
Potential Marseille Lineup (3-4-2-1)*
Geronimo Rulli – CJ Egan-Riley, Facundo Medina, Benjamin Pavard – Emerson, Arthur Vermeeren, Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, Timothy Weah – Igor Paixao, Mason Greenwood – Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
Defender Nayef Aguerd is away on international duty.
Referee
Ruddy Buquet (France)
Matches – 7 (Ligue 1, 2025/26);
Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 20;
Yellow cards per match – 2.9;
Red cards shown – 2;
Fouls per match – 25;
Penalties – 29%.
Angers SCO vs Marseille: Match Prediction
The visitors are clear favourites for this contest. At the same time, we believe the hosts have a decent chance of at least avoiding defeat, or losing by the narrowest of margins. Alexandre Dujeux's men have looked solid at home and have suffered only two defeats in their last nine Ligue 1 matches at their own ground. In addition, the club have scored in each of their last five home league games.
Marseille have recorded only five wins in their last 14 away Ligue 1 fixtures. Moreover, Marseille won by more than one goal in just 3 of their last 14 away league matches. On top of that, Angers SCO avoided defeat by two or more goals against this opponent in 6 of the last 9 head-to-head meetings at their stadium in the Ligue 1.
Prediction: Angers SCO (+1)
* For each team, the starting lineup from their previous match in this tournament is shown.
