Angers vs Marseille Prediction
Full time 2-5
Sunday 18 October 2026, 14:00 Ligue 1Full time. The result is on the record.
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The model's read
Angers 20%
Draw 27%
Marseille 53%
The read
The deskAngers' overall form reads two wins, a draw and two losses in their last five, but at home specifically it drops to one win, a draw and three losses at Stade Raymond Kopa, their worst form split of the season so far. Marseille have managed only one win in their last five everywhere, though away from home they are a touch better at two wins from five. The head to head is one-sided: across the last ten meetings Angers have won just once, with three draws and six Marseille wins. Team news adds to the picture. Marseille are missing Tavares to suspension and have a fresh injury worry in Kolasinac, with Merlin still not fit enough to return; Balerdi comes back from his own ban to help the back line. Angers' own problems sit in midfield, with captain Belkebla and Mouton both flagged as doubts. None of this points to a tight, low-event afternoon. The call is to back the model's goals lean rather than either side to win outright; the head to head and both teams' current defensive state argue for goals over a result, even though the best price on that read is too short to be worth much as a bet.
The model says
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Who is missing
Always freeAngersBelkebla: doubt (thigh) · Mouton: doubt (knee)
MarseilleKolasinac: injured (training knock) · Tavares: suspended (accumulated cards) · Merlin: out (still building fitness, would be 4th straight match missed)
Checked Thu 15 Oct, 06:20.
The research
ProOur model's call, priced at 1.17 for 80%+ in the pack. Neither side is tight: Angers are 1W 1D 3L at home in their last five and Marseille are down to 1 win in their last five everywhere (2 from 5 away), with the h2h showing only 1 home win in the last 10 meetings. The floor for goals looks low.
H2H has Marseille or a draw in 9 of the last 10 meetings (6 away wins, 3 draws), and away from home Marseille are 2 wins from their last five, better than their grim overall run of 1 win in 5. Balerdi is back from suspension to help the back line even with Tavares banned and Kolasinac a fresh knock.
Model has BTTS Yes at 60%, Over 2.5 at 57%. Angers' leaky home form (1W 1D 3L) meets a Marseille defence missing Tavares (suspended) and Kolasinac (fresh knock), with only Balerdi's return from ban as a repair job.
Marseille have won or drawn 9 of the last 10 h2h meetings with only 1 Angers home win in that span, and Balerdi returns from suspension to help a defence still missing Tavares (suspended) and Kolasinac (fresh knock).
Angers' home form is 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses in their last five at Stade Raymond Kopa, and the h2h is brutal, just 1 home win in the last 10 meetings with Marseille. Captain Belkebla and midfielder Mouton are both doubts (thigh, knee), stripping the midfield a home upset would need.
Price when written, Thu 15 Oct, 06:20. Today's prices are in the tables below.
The desk's verdict on the model's call: hold. Research backs the model's goals lean: both sides are shipping results and the head to head and team news both point to an open game rather than a shutout. The price at 1.17 is simply too short to be useful beyond confirming the read; nothing here argues for upgrading or downgrading the call itself.
“Both sides are leaking results; goals look a safer read than either team winning it outright.”
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The model v the market
Always free| Match model | Best price | Implied | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angers win | 20% | 3.80 | 26% |
| Draw | 27% | 3.90 | 26% |
| Marseille win | 53% | 1.95 | 51% |
| Angers or draw | 56% | 1.83 | 55% |
| Marseille or draw | 76% | 1.30 | 77% |
| Either side to win, no draw | 1.29 | 78% | |
| Over 2.5 goals | 64% | 1.62 | 62% |
| Both teams to score | 61% | 1.57 | 64% |
Best price across the books we track, the same price as the list below, where the book is named.
The singles' third check uses our goals model, a separate number.
Every priced market
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Since we first priced it
Always freeThe best price when we first priced this game, then the best price now. Drifting means the price got longer, shortening means shorter.
Recent form
Always freeAngers
LLWDLW
Last 6, newest first: 2 won, 1 drawn, 3 lost. 9 scored, 13 conceded.
v Marseille
2-5
Lost
at Brest
1-5
Lost
v Estac Troyes
2-0
Won
at Le Havre AC
0-0
Drew
v Stade Rennais
1-2
Lost
at Aj Auxerre
3-1
Won
Marseille
WLWLLL
Last 6, newest first: 2 won, 0 drawn, 4 lost. 9 scored, 10 conceded.
at Angers
5-2
Won
at Troyes
2-0
Won
v Paris Saint-Germain
1-2
Lost
at Besiktas
1-4
Lost
at Stade Rennais
0-1
Lost
Each side's last finished games in all competitions, their goals first. At home reads v, away reads at.
Angers v Marseille: the numbers
Always freeAngersMarseille
15League position9
2-1-4League record, won-drawn-lost3-0-4
9-15Goals for and against14-10
7Points9
1-0-3Home record v away record2-0-2
1.29Scored a game2.00
2.14Conceded a game1.43
1.57xG for a game1.52
29%Clean sheets26%
35%Failed to score24%
41%Both teams scored50%
League record and goals from this season's table where the feed carries it; the rates are the share of each side's games in the data we hold.
Angers v Marseille: head to head
Always freeOnly 1 meeting on our record, too few to read a pattern from.
Angers SCO v Olympique de Marseille
2-5
Likely scorelines
Always freeFrom each side's goals scored and conceded a game, the home side's goals first. Information, not a call.
Angers vs Marseille: FAQs
Always freeAngers vs Marseille prediction: what is the call?
The call on this game is Over 1.5 at 1.20. Every call is logged before kick-off and graded in public, misses included.
What time does Angers vs Marseille kick off?
Angers vs Marseille kicks off on Sunday 18 October 2026 at 14:00 UK time (Ligue 1).
What are the best odds for Angers vs Marseille?
The best prices across the books we track: Angers 3.80, the draw 3.90, Marseille 1.95. Prices move; the table on this page is the latest.
Who is missing for Angers vs Marseille?
Angers: Belkebla: doubt (thigh), Mouton: doubt (knee). Marseille: Kolasinac: injured (training knock), Tavares: suspended (accumulated cards), Merlin: out (still building fitness, would be 4th straight match missed).
What form are Angers and Marseille in?
Angers have won 2, drawn 1 and lost 3 of their last 6 (L L W D L W, newest first), scoring 9 and conceding 13. Marseille have won 2, drawn 0 and lost 4 of their last 6 (W L W L L L, newest first), scoring 9 and conceding 10.
What is the head to head between Angers and Marseille?
In their last meeting on our record, Angers won 0, Marseille won 1 and 0 were drawn. The most recent, 18 Oct 2026, finished Angers SCO 2-5 Olympique de Marseille.
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