This is the 28th round of the French Ligue 1 between Marseille and Nice. The match is going to be taking place at the Orange Vélodrome stadium. The both teams had enjoyed a stellar performance thus far, and with a victory in their previous games in the 27th round, Marseille defeated their arch rivals St. Etienne by 2-0, while Nice narrowly won against Strasbourg at home, with just a lone goal. The host Marseille will be playing their second consecutive match at home against Nice, and that will be a very huge advantage for coach Rudi Garcia and his team to widen the gap with the teams below them, thereby maintaining the 4th position with a possible ticket to play in the European competitions next season.
MARSEILLE
The host Marseille are currently sitting at the 4th position on the ligue 1 standings, with 44 points, and just 6 points adrift the 3rd position, Lyon. The host are having a good performance in second half of the season, with their striker Balloteli proving his worth. They have managed to win 4 out of their last 5 matches played, in which they are currently unbeaten in their last 5 rounds, both at home and as a visitors. With this performance they managed to dethrone their rival St.Etienne from the 4th position on the table log. Although the team still has 10 fixtures ahead of them before the season draws to a close, but with the present positive results and performance, the fans can be rest assured now that their team is on the verge of security a spot in the European competition next season. The confidence of the team is on the high note, and welcoming Nice at home in this round will be an opportunity for Marseille to dominate them and get a possible 3 points today.
NICE
The visitors Nice are currently in the 8th place on the league standings with 40 points, after 11 wins, 7 draws and 9 defeats. Marching into the Orange Vélodrome stadium, Nice understands that playing against an inform Marseille side will never be an easy game, as they will be expecting a major difficulties and pitfalls against the Phocaeans team tonight. Although, manager Patrick Viera and his team had a very important victory against Strasbourg in the previous round to end their two series of a negative results, but it still not going to be enough for Nice to hope to earn points in the upcoming match against Marseille. Marseille's home ground has always been a nightmare for the team over the past 2 years, with Marseille winning 2 out of their last two previous meetings at the Orange Vélodrome stadium. From the above stats, along with their recent bad performance, the ability of the team to win points in this match is not really high.
PRE-MATCH FACT
- There have been under 2.5 goals scored in 17 of Nice's last 19 games in Ligue 1.
- Marseille are undefeated in 26 of their last 29 home matches in Ligue 1.
- Marseille have won their last 4 matches against Nice in all competitions.
- Nice have been losing at both half time and full time in their last 3 away matches.
- Marseille have kept a clean sheet in 5 of their last 7 home matches in Ligue 1.
PREDICTION
This match is definitely going to be tough one for the both sides, as their is only 4 points gap between the two teams. Marseille are on the 4th place with 44 points, while the guest Nice are on the 8th position with 40 points. However, the host Marseille are a enjoying a good run of form than Nice, so the match is gonna be an easy win for the host considering the fact that they are playing at their turf, in which they have lost only two games, and that was against tough opponents ( PSG and Lille). Nice are yet to record a victory on the road in their last 10 matches, so its definitely not gonn' be easy for them to get a point at the orange Vélodrome stadium.
MY PICK
- Marseille To Win @ Odd 1.48
- Total Goals Under 2.5 @ Odd 1.824
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