Marseille suffered a major setback in their hunt for a top-two finish last time out, but they should be confident of easing past an Angers outfit who are in turmoil on and off the pitch.
Angers have been competitive in their last six matches - scoring in each - but we envisage another defeat for the visitors at Stade Orange Velodrome on Sunday.
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Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Marseille win with a probability of 79.58%. A draw had a probability of 13.1% and a win for Angers had a probability of 7.32%.
The most likely scoreline for a Marseille win was 2-0 with a probability of 11.52%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (10.62%) and 2-1 (8.49%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (6.14%), while for an Angers win it was 1-2 (2.26%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 7.8% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 3-1 win for Marseille in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for Marseille.
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