Ligue 1 – Season Continues – Olympique de Marseille v Nice on Match-day 29
Marseille at home against Nice – Sunday – 8:45pm GMT – The Orange Velodrome.
Champion’s League hopefuls Nice, travel to Marseille on Sunday, as second takes on third in the League.
With the Ligue 1 season well into its stride, Olympique de Marseille have managed to gain 50 points
Marseille will be keen to retain their winning form, having beaten Brest 1-4 in their last fixture.
Also, Marseille keep finding ways to win, having secured nine victories in their last 17 matches is astonishing this season. With a third position in the league and 14 wins, 6 losses and 8 draws, they currently have 50 points in the League having won 14 meetings, drawn eight games, and lost six fixtures.
Playing at home, Marseille have won five games, drawn five meetings, and lost four fixtures.
Victory for Olympique de Marseille would take their points tally to 53 so far this season.
Good atacking and defensive team
Marseille have conceded 26 goals so far, so their defence can be considered to be strong. This has been a good season so far for Marseille, in terms of goals scored (43). Their stand out attacking players have been Arkadiusz Milik (5), Cengiz Under (3), and Gerson (2).
Nice go into this game with 51 points secured
Nice come to this match on the back of a 0-0 away draw against Montpellier at the Stade de la Mosson.
Also, Nice keep finding ways to win, having secured seven victories in their last 11 meetings is astonishing this season, a form has placed them in clear contention for Champion’s League qualification. They currently stand second in the League, with 51 points for a total of 15 wins, 7 losses and 6 draws having won 15 matches, drawn six games, and lost seven games.
Nice’s away record is remarkable and poses a significant threat to Marseille. In the 14 games they’ve played on the road this season, they have so far won eight fixtures, drawn three matches, and lost three meetings.
Winning this fixture will see Nice on 54 points.
A solid defensive team
Nice have managed to maintain a strong defence so far, having only conceded 21 goals in their previous games. Nice have scored an impressive 38 goals so far this season (37 from open play and one penalty), however their performances have at times been average. This season, their stand-out attacking players have been Amine Gouiri (1), Andy Delort (1), and Kephren Thuram-Ulien (1).
Christophe Galtier will be forced to make changes to the plans for his squad, as injury or illness has depleted him of two of his Nice players.
Olympique de Marseille v Nice – Head-to-Heads.
Regarding their historical duels Marseille and Nice have faced each other 43 times in the past, with the balance of wins sitting in Marseille’s favour (24 – 12). Also, Marseille have tasted victory in thirteen of the previous 20 games against Nice. Their most recent encounter in this competition was February 2022 and the score line ended up with a 4-1 win for Olympique de Marseille.
Other players of note for Marseille are Arkadiusz Milik and Cengiz Under with five goals each and for Nice are Amine Gouiri and Andy Delort with one goals both.
