In the match of the tenth round of the French championship, Marseille will host Angers. For the Provençals, this will be an attempt to return to the fight for the lead. They were in first place before the previous round but lost to Lens and dropped to third place, falling behind the "Blood and Gold" by one point and PSG by two points. Marseille was the only club in the top six that failed to win. The standings in the leading group have tightened significantly. Now Marseille has the same number of points as Lyon, while Lille and Monaco are one point behind, and Strasbourg is two points behind. This means that theoretically, the Provençals can either soar to first place or drop to seventh by the end of the round. Before losing to Lens, Marseille also had a defeat in the Champions League to Sporting (1:2), but prior to that, they had a series of victories: over Le Havre (6:2), Metz (3:0), Ajax (4:0), and Strasbourg (2:1). So, in principle, the Provençals are in good form and have a very strong squad. They just need to effectively utilise their opportunities and potential. Angers is fighting desperately in the lower half of the table. It's very close there. Angers has nine points – the same as Le Havre, Nantes, and Brest. Just one point less is Lorient, two points less is Auxerre, but Rennes in tenth position is also only two points ahead. Each of these teams can either drop into the relegation zone or rise to mid-table. Moreover, Angers is in better form than their neighbours. In the last round, they won against Lorient (2:0), which was preceded by a draw with Monaco (1:1) that ended a series of defeats to Strasbourg (0:5), Brest (0:2), and Lyon (0:1).