The match of the 18th round of the Ligue 1 between Angers SCO and Olympique de Marseille will take place on 17 January at Raymond Kopa Stadium. Angers SCO vs Olympique de Marseille: prediction, betting odds and statistics.
Angers SCO
Angers SCO, managed by Alexandre Dujeux, visited Le Havre in the previous round and lost 1:2. Before that the home side had two consecutive wins in the league. Interestingly, the club had not won in three consecutive Ligue 1 matches since January last year. Angers SCO occupies 10th place in the standings and is equally distant from the European qualification zone and from the bottom three. Also note that the club's matches produce the fewest goals on average – 2.2 goals per game.
- The team did not lose in 7 of their previous 10 Ligue 1 matches (5 wins and 2 draws).
- At home Angers SCO has 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 – Abdoulay Bamba, Karlen Arkyu, Jordan Lefort, Florian Anen – Louis Mouton, Marius Kurkul, Mohamed Sbai, Yassin Belkdim, Haris Belkebla – Sidiki Sheriff.
The striker Jim Allevina returned from the Africa Cup with an injury.
Olympique de Marseille
Olympique de Marseille, managed by Roberto De Zerbi, hosted Nantes in the previous round and suffered a surprise 0:2 defeat. After that the visitors also lost on penalties in the French Super Cup. Note that the club has not lost in 6 of their previous 8 league matches (4 wins and 2 draws). For now Olympique de Marseille sits third in the standings, but is already 8 points behind the leader. Also Marseille have the second most productive attack – 36 goals scored.
- At least one of the teams failed to score in 5 of Marseille’s last 7 Ligue 1 games.
- Marseille’s uncompromising away streak in the league stands at 9 games – 5 wins and 4 defeats.
- The club conceded more than one goal in only 1 of their last 10 away Ligue 1 matches.
Potential Olympique de Marseille Lineup (3-4-2-1)*
Jerónimo Rulli – C.J. 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 with the national team.
Referee
Rudy Buquet (France)
Matches – 7 (the Ligue 1, 2025/26);
Yellow/Red Cards Shown (including second yellows) – 20;
Average Yellow Cards Per Match – 2.9;
Red Cards Shown – 2;
Fouls Average Per Match – 25;
Penalties – 29%.
Angers SCO vs Olympique de Marseille: Match Prediction
The visitors are clear favourites for the upcoming fixture. At the same time we believe the hosts have a good chance at least not to lose, or the defeat will be by a minimal margin. Angers SCO look solid at home and have lost only two of their last nine Ligue 1 matches at their stadium. At the same time the club scored in each of the previous five home league matches.
Olympique de Marseille have won only 5 of their last 14 away Ligue 1 games. Moreover, Marseille have not won by more than one goal in 11 of their last 14 away league matches. In addition, Angers SCO have not lost to this opponent by a margin of two or more goals in 6 of the last 9 head-to-head matches at their stadium in the Ligue 1.
Prediction: Angers SCO (+1)
* The starting lineup shown for each team is from their previous match in this competition.
