Our prediction for this Ligue 1 match:
Marseille
Match Time & Date:
04/02/2022
21:00
Prediction: 1-0
Angers
Olympique Marseille play host to Angers at their Stade Velodrome in the opening match of Ligue 1 day 23. OM have slim chances of winning the domestic trophy, but they are surely capable of booking their place in the Champions League. Gerson is rated doubtful as he was on international duty with Brazil, while both Ahmadou Bamba Dieng and Pape Gueye are on international duty. Experienced forward Dmitri Payet is widely expected to lead the line for the hosts.
Les Scoistes, on the other hand, failed to impress in a 1-0 loss to relegation strugglers Saint Etienne, which is yet another reason why home win should be considered. Even though both Ounahi and Boufal are back from international duty, we believe that there is a big value in betting on Olympique Marseille. Both Bahoken and Ebosse represent Cameroon at the Africa Cup of Nations.
Highlighted Player (Dimitri Payet):
Dimitri Payet was born in Saint-Pierre, Reunion on 29 March 1987, but he joined Le Havre’s famous youth academy in 1999 and has since enjoyed a meteoric rise. The attacking midfielder started his professional career at Nantes, but top French clubs soon started casting admiring glances his way and he went on to represent Saint Etienne, Lille and Marseille, becoming one of Ligue 1’s leading footballers.
However, it was the move to West Ham that placed Payet on the map as the Frenchman enjoyed a brilliant start to his career in England, making the PFA Player of the Year Shortlist. Some excellent performances in the Premier League persuaded France coach Didier Deschamps to reinstate Payet into his starting line-up and the midfielder paid the coach back with some scintillating displays on international stage.
Excellent with the ball at his feet and very dangerous from set pieces, Payet quickly established himself as one of Europe’s top midfielders, with the likes of Barcelona, Arsenal and other top clubs now after his signature.
Highlighted Team (Angers):
French Football Federation was founded in 1919, with French football club Angers being founded the same year. Les Scoistes returned to the French top flight at the end of the 2014/2015 season and they finished the 2015/2016 Ligue 1 campaign in ninth place in the standings.
Angers were having their ups and downs in the 2016/2017 season and, as a result, they finished 12th. Les Scoistes are well known for their black jerseys with white stripes, whilst the color of their away kits is white. Stade Raymond Kopa is the team’s home ground and the capacity of the stadium is 17.835.
The venues was opened back in 1912 and the stadium’s record attendance is 22.989 (April 26, 1969 vs. Olympique Marseille). Speaking of the club’s most notable players, we have to mention Fahid Ben Khalfallah, Vladica Kovacevic, Claudiu Keseru, Paul Alo’o, Amar Rouai and Cedric Daury. It has to be noted that the 2017/2018 season will be their 24th in the French top flight.
