Olympique Marseille perform at a high level so far being 2nd in the table. Angers SCO can look both up and down from their 7th position.
It's no vacation for neither Olympique Marseille nor Angers SCO as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 900 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Olympique Marseille form and stats
24 points is a decent return from 11 Ligue 1 games here at Orange Vélodrome for Olympique Marseille. The data says 7 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss. Olympique Marseille has a nice streak going on as they have played ten consecutive games without losing (regardless of home/away). They are keen to extend their tally, a streak that began after the Paris Saint Germain defeat 89 days ago. In general it's been a long time since Olympique Marseille tasted defeat here at Orange Vélodrome, as they have taken at least one point from their last ten home games.
The Olympique Marseille goalkeeper Steve Mandanda is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 180 minutes without conceding a goal in the Ligue 1.
A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Olympique Marseille, who played 0-0 against Angers SCO. That match was also played at this venue (Orange Vélodrome). Before that match, a Coupe de France win away at Granville.
The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Olympique Marseille have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 13 games) they have won 7 times, drawn 5 and lost 1.
The Olympique Marseille fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 17 goals in 11 league matches. Olympique Marseille are not conceding a lot of goals here at Orange Vélodrome in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 9 from 11 matches.
Angers SCO form and stats
Angers SCO have only collected 9 points from their away games in the Ligue 1, after 2-3-5 (10 played).
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Olympique Marseille (placed 2nd) in their previous outing. The Ligue 1 match ended in a draw 0-0. Prior to that result Angers SCO won their away game at Rouen in the Coupe de France. The scoreline was 4-1.
Angers SCO are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 2 wins, 5 draws and 6 defeats. From a total of 13 matches.
The attacking power of Angers SCO when travelling is not overwhelming with 7 goals scored from 10 league matches away. Angers SCO have conceded 18 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Olympique Marseille - Angers SCO 0-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Olympique Marseille 3 wins, 6 draws and Angers SCO 1 victory. As for goals, 3 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 7 games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  D. Benedetto 7 goals |  D. Payet 6 goals |   R. Alioui 5 goals |
Olympique Marseille missing players
Angers SCO missing players
| Olympique Marseille | Angers SCO | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 11 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 10 | 21 |
| 12 | 7 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | 7 |
| 30 | 17 | 7 | Scored | S | 4 | 7 | 23 |
| 21 | 9 | 4 | Conceded | C | 9 | 18 | 25 |
| 86% | 91% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 70% | 81% |
| 76% | 82% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 70% | 67% |
| 43% | 45% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 80% | 60% | 43% |
| 24% | 18% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 30% | 24% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 10% | 10% |
| 52% | 64% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 40% | 38% |
| 38% | 27% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 40% | 43% |
| 24% | 18% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 50% | 38% |
| 5.3 | 6.6 | 5.8 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 3 | 5.2 | 5.5 |
| 3.8 | 3.5 | 4.2 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 3.7 | 3.4 |
| 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 300 | 178 | 59 | Total Shots | T S | 56 | 116 | 283 |
| 92 | 50 | 18 | Shots on Target | S O | 22 | 40 | 101 |
| 33% | 34% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 18% | 18% | 23% |
- Angers SCO have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Angers SCO have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Olympique Marseille has the fewest dropped points from leading position (0)
- Olympique Marseille have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Olympique Marseille have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Angers SCO have scored away.
- Olympique Marseille have won significantly more corners at home than away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Paris Saint Germain | 20 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 50 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 8 | 36 | 49 |
| 2 | Olympique Marseille | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 42 |
| 3 | Rennes | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 37 |
| 4 | Nantes | 20 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 32 |
| 5 | Lille | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 2 | 31 |
| 6 | Montpellier | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 30 |
| 7 | Angers SCO | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 18 | -2 | 30 |
| 8 | Olympique Lyonnais | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 29 |
| 9 | Reims | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 29 |
| 10 | Monaco | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 35 | 33 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 29 |
| 11 | Nice | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 29 |
| 12 | Strasbourg | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 13 | -2 | 27 |
| 13 | Bordeaux | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 26 |
| 14 | Brest | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 0 | 25 |
| 15 | Saint-Étienne | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 18 | -9 | 25 |
| 16 | Dijon | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 12 | -7 | 21 |
| 17 | Metz | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | -10 | 20 |
| 18 | Amiens SC | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 39 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 23 | -16 | 18 |
| 19 | Nîmes | 20 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 22 | -18 | 15 |
| 20 | Toulouse | 20 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 21 | 44 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 25 | -23 | 12 |