Angers will face Marseille in the seventh round of Ligue 1 on October 18. The opponents in the standings are neighbors, but the guests look preferable. Marseille has more elite experience than Angers, and the Provencals are the favorites today. Will Marcel be able to win and what bets can he place in the match? You will find out the answer in our betting tip
Command Analysis
Angers
Current form
The team continues to struggle in the middle of the Ligue 1 standings, but the gap from the danger zone is minimal. The distance to Le Mans from the junction zone is only one point, but the Mants have more to play for. So the loss of points in today's game will not allow us to drop into the relegation zone. At this stage, black and white have seven points and the 13th line. The defensive game is not the best and we have already conceded 10 goals.
Stefan Gilly's team faced Brest in the last round and suffered a crushing defeat. The match ended with a score of 1:5, where Ange conceded four unanswered goals in the first half and played with ten from the 59th minute of the meeting. Earlier, the team won for the second time in the season, beating Troyes (2-0).
Disqualifications and injuries
The injured Kamara and Lefort will miss the game.
Interesting betting trends
In the last four out of five matches, Angers scored at least one goal.
In the last six face-to-face meetings out of seven, black and white conceded at least two goals.
Approximate composition: Lopez – Arkus, Bumla, Hernigon, Raolisoa – Belkdim, Mouton, van den Boomen – Allewina, Peter, Sbai.
Marseille
Current form
In the last round, Marseille was able to break a series of four defeats in a row. The team played with Ligue 1 newcomer Troyes and defeated the opponent with a score of 2:0. Two goals were scored in the second half, and the winning goal was from the penalty spot. Earlier, the Provencals failed to beat PSG (1:2). At this stage, six points are in the asset and the intermediate 14th place in the standings. The whole fight for places in European competitions for next season is ahead.
Last week, Bruno Genesio's team played at the Olympiacos Velodrome in the Europa League and failed to win. Marseille missed the only goal at the end of the first half and could not win back – 0:1 in the end.
Disqualifications and injuries
Cornelius and Heiberg will miss the game due to injuries.
Interesting betting trends
In the last three matches, one team out of five Provencals scored.
Marseille have conceded at least one goal in six of the past seven matches.
Approximate line–up: De Lange -Weah, Egan-Riley, Ager, Emerson – Abdelli, Nnadi–Arith, Gomez, Paixao –Guiri.
For sure, the Provencals will try to get the much-needed three points, which will allow them to move away from the danger zone and join the fight for the top 6. Marseille has a good chance of winning, given that he was stronger than Ange in his last three matches in a row. It is also worth noting that the wards of Genesio are dealing well with rivals from the bottom of the standings – the recent victory over Troyes (2:0). Black and white are much weaker in terms of composition, and even after a difficult game against Brest (1:5), it will be very difficult to show high-quality football. Therefore, a good option would be to place a bet on the victory of the white and blue.
Prediction – Marseille wins with a coefficient of 2.02
It's hard for Marseille to fight against rivals at the start of the season, and the team will play for the result. Note that Angers has finished his games with a lower total in the last three out of five games, and he is not going to play open football either. In the last away game of the Provencals, only two goals were scored, and in the last Angers home game there were the same number of goals. It can be assumed that there will be few goals in the confrontation.
The betting tip is a total of less than 2.5 goals with a coefficient of 2.30
A bet on the exact difference in the bill
The guests have no right to make mistakes, and today they will test the strength of Ange. Given the large difference in class and the last full-time match with seven goals scored, it can be assumed that the Provencals will not find it difficult to win by one or two goals, which is what we will bet on.
The betting tip is a victory for Marseille with an advantage of one or two goals with a coefficient of 2.45
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Anthony Lopes