The Ligue 1 Matchday 18 fixture between Angers Sporting Club de l'Ouest and Olympique de Marseille will take place on 17 January at the Stade Raymond-Kopa. Angers Sporting Club de l'Ouest vs Olympique de Marseille: prediction, betting odds and statistics.
Angers Sporting Club de l'Ouest
Alexandre Dujeux's side visited Le Havre AC in the previous round and lost 1:2. Before that, the team had recorded two successive league wins. Interestingly, the club have not managed to win three straight Ligue 1 matches since January last year. Angers Sporting Club de l'Ouest sit 10th in the standings and are the same distance from the European places as they are from the bottom three. It is also worth noting that the club's matches feature the fewest goals in the division – an average of 2.2 per game.
- The team have avoided defeat in 7 of their last 10 Ligue 1 games (5 wins and 2 draws).
- At home, Angers Sporting Club de l'Ouest have not lost in 7 of their last 9 league matches (5 wins and 2 draws).
- Exactly two or three goals have been scored in 6 of the previous 7 home Ligue 1 matches.
Potential Angers Sporting Club de l'Ouest 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.
Forward Jim Allevinah returned from the Africa Cup of Nations with an injury.
Olympique de Marseille
In the previous round, Olympique de Marseille hosted Nantes and suffered a surprise 0:2 defeat. After that, Roberto De Zerbi's side also lost on penalties in the French Super Cup. It is also worth noting that the team have not lost in 6 of their previous 8 league games (4 wins and 2 draws). The club are currently third in the standings, but they already trail the leaders by eight points. Olympique de Marseille also boast the second-most prolific attack in the league, with 36 goals scored.
- At least one of the teams failed to score in 5 of Olympique de Marseille's last 7 Ligue 1 games.
- Olympique de Marseille's uncompromising away run in the league stands at nine matches – 5 wins and 4 defeats.
- The club have conceded more than one goal in just 1 of their last 10 away Ligue 1 matches.
Potential Olympique de 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 cautions) – 20;
Average yellow cards per match – 2.9;
Red cards shown – 2;
Fouls per match on average – 25;
Penalties – 29%.
Angers Sporting Club de l'Ouest vs Olympique de Marseille: Match Prediction
The visitors are the clear favourites for the upcoming 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 side have looked solid on their own patch and have suffered only two defeats in their last nine Ligue 1 home matches. Moreover, the club have scored in each of their last five home league games.
Olympique de Marseille have won only five of their last 14 away Ligue 1 matches. In addition, the club have not won by more than one goal in 11 of their previous 14 away league games. On top of that, Angers Sporting Club de l'Ouest have avoided losing to this opponent by two goals or more in 6 of the last 9 head-to-head meetings at their stadium in the Ligue 1.
Prediction: Angers Sporting Club de l'Ouest (+1)
* For each team, the starting lineup from their previous match in this tournament is listed.
