Marseille continue their pursuit of leaders PSG as they travel to Allianz Riviera for a French Ligue 1 clash with Nice on Sunday. Both teams have impressed this season, especially going forward and could be set to play out a thrilling contest.
Nice are coming off a 2-1 defeat at Lille in their previous Ligue 1 fixture despite taking a first half lead through Sofiane Diop. However, that was their first defeat in five matches as they continue their push for a European finish, sitting fifth in the table.
Franck Haise’s men followed that up with a 1-0 defeat to Elfsborg in the Europa League. However, having been on the road in the last few matches, Nice return to Allianz Riviera where they are unbeaten this season and have won four of their last five Ligue 1 matches.
Marseille have lost ground on leaders PSG after playing out a 1-1 draw with Strasbourg in their previous fixture in Ligue 1. Although they remain second in the table, that result means Roberto De Zerbi are now seven points off the pace.
Les Olympiens have been in good form lately and are unbeaten in their last seven Ligue 1 matches, claiming five wins in that run. They seem to do their best work on the road and have won their last five Ligue 1 away matches.
How the bookies view it: Marseille on top
Marseille have the upper hand among the bookies and are priced at 23/20 by BoyleSports to claim the win. A victory for Nice is valued at 9/5 by BoyleSports, who are also offering odds of 23/10 for a draw.
Head to head: Upper hand for Marseille
Marseille have a 27-14 advantage with eight draws from 49 previous matches against Nice. There have been three wins each and a draw from the last six meetings while Marseille earned a 2-1 victory in the reverse fixture back in September.
Players to watch: Greenwood still hot
Mason Greenwood remains the standout player for Marseille and has scored 12 Ligue 1 goals this season. The forward has also found the net six times in the last 10 matches in all competitions and is priced at 7/4 by BoyleSports to score on Sunday.
Nice have attacking quality of their own with Gaetan Laborde, who has six Ligue 1 goals this season. The striker has also found the net in the last two home matches and is priced at 8/4 by BoyleSports to find the net.
Probable line-ups
Diop is suspended for Nice while Pablo Rosario, Moise Bombito and Morgan Sanson are all injured. Tanguy Ndombele should earn a start after replacing Rosario last time out while Laborde should continue in attack.
Marseille have injury problems of their own with Valentin Rongier, Elye Wahi, Amine Harit and Geoffrey Kondogbia are all sidelined. Greenwood should feature in attack while Leonardo Balerdi is expected to continue at the back.
Nice: Bulka, Clauss, Ndayishimiye, Dante, Abdi, Ndombele, Boudaoui, Cho, Bouanini, Guessand, Laborde
Marseille: Rulli, Brassier, Balerdi, Lirola, Henrique, Nadir, Hojbjerg, Garcia, Rabiot, Greenwood, Vaz
Anything else catch the eye?
Nice have seen over 3.5 goals in three of their last four Ligue 1 home matches and a similar outcome is priced at 17/10 with BoyleSports. Over 2.5 goals can be considered at 4/6 by BoyleSports, who are also offering 8/15 on both teams to score.
Marseille opened the scoring in the reverse fixture and can be backed to grab the first goal on Sunday at 5/6 with BoyleSports. There have been more goals after the break in three of Nice’s last four Ligue 1 matches and a similar outcome is priced at 20/21 with BoyleSports.
This French Ligue 1 match between Nice and Marseille will be played on Jan 26, 2025 and kick off at 19:45. Check below for our tipsters best Nice vs Marseille prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
