Olympique Marseille will look to build on an impressive league start (W6, D2), although their 1-1 home draw against Rennes last time out left them two points behind Ligue 1 leaders PSG. The international break perhaps came at the right time for a jaded Marseille, who had to play four games in 12 days due to their European duties, with coach Igor Tudor calling such fixture congestion “inhuman”.This additional recovery time should be an asset for the Olympians, who are seeking to extend their current run of two-consecutive Ligue 1 away wins ‘to nil’, in which they scored first within ten minutes on both occasions. Marseille will also benefit from the support of 500 fans, out of 1000 possible, who were finally allowed to make this trip, despite the trouble that marred this match at the Raymond-Kopa Stadium last season.PSG afraid of what Laporta was up to – so they offered Messi a contract extensionPSG and Marseille are two of only three sides in Ligue 1 yet to lose this season – the other being Lens – and Tudor’s side are still sitting pretty in second place in the rankings, two points adrift of the champions and one clear of early-season surprise package Lorient.An eye-catching tally of 12 wins from their last 17 Ligue 1 matches on the road – including each of their last two – stands Marseille in good stead for the trip to the Stade Raymond Kopa, and their most recent meeting with Angers in February ended in a comprehensive 5-2 win.As far as the hosts go – after a winless six-game start to the Ligue 1 season (D2, L4), consecutive league victories against Montpellier (2-1) and Nice (1-0) ensured Angers spent the international break outside of the relegation zone.Last name on Chelsea’s wish list sounds very familiar, but it’s worth billionsCoach Gerald Baticle will undoubtedly be relieved that Sofiane Boufal, who has been involved in five of the SCO’s nine goals this season (G3, A2), will be available for this match after the league administrators cancelled his second yellow card against Nice last time out. The omens look good for Angers on the H2H front too, having lost just one of the previous six top-flight H2Hs held here (W1, D4), perhaps boosting confidence of securing that third-straight league win.Veteran Alexis Sánchez has found a new lease of life at Marseille, and notably, a fifth Ligue 1 goal here would equal his total in 27 Serie A games last season. Angers’ may need a lift from Adrien Hunou, who has netted in their last two home outings. LIGUE 1 – ROUND 9Friday22:00: (4.20) Angers (3.60) Olympique Marseille (1.99)Saturday18:00: (3.05) Strasbourg (3.35) Rennes (2.50)22:00: (1.20) PSG (8.00) Nice (14.0)Sunday14:00: (3.00) Lorient (3.40) Lille (2.50)16:00: (2.55) Troyes (3.30) Reims (3.00)16:00: (2.35) Ajaccio (3.10) Clermont (3.60)16:00: (2.85) Auxerre (3.35) Brest (2.70)16:00: (2.09) Toulouse (3.60) Montpellier (3.80)18:05: (1.63) Monaco (4.10) Nantes (6.25)21:45: (2.70) Lens (3.40) Olympique Lyon (2.80)***odds are subject to change***
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