Ace Football previews the Ligue 1 game between Nice and Marseille who meet up on Saturday. The match preview includes the current team stats and a recommended betting tip.
At Allianz Riviera, Marseille and Nice battle it out for three points in a Ligue 1 match where both are in need of points to boost their tally.
Nice rank second in the Ligue 1 standings with 16 points to their name from eight matches, while visitors Marseille rank sixth with 12 points.
Form: Nice vs Marseille
Nice Form
Nice are unbeaten in their last three matches, first beating Monaco 0-1, and then drawing 0-0 with Brest. They were back as winners when they defeated Metz 0-1. Nice only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent Ligue 1 matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew four and lost zero, as they scored six and conceded two goals.
Marseille Form
In their past three matches, Marseille lost 3-2 against Monaco, drew 2-2 with Brighton and won 3-0 against Le Havre. Marseille are winless in their last six away games in the Ligue 1, in which they drew two and lost four. They conceded 13 goals while scoring six themselves.
Betting stats for Nice and Marseille
Here are some interesting betting-relevant stats and facts. They take into account matches that Nice and Marseille played across all tournaments.
- In 15 of the last 17 Nice home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 12 Nice matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 11 of the last 12 Nice matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Nice have not lost the last 8 matches in a row
- Nice have not lost the last 8 home matches in a row
- Marseille have conceded in the last 10 away matches in a row
- Marseille have not won the last 9 away matches in a row
- In the last 5 Marseille matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 3 Marseille away matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- Marseille have not won 8 of the last 10 matches
In-form players: Nice vs Marseille
Nice against Marseille is also a battle between Terem Moffi and Ismaila Sarr with both in decent form. The former scored three while the latter has three Ligue 1 goals in their last six games respectively.
Popular betting markets: Nice vs Marseille
Full-time result
Allianz Riviera witnessed Nice winning three times in their last 10 matches here, whilst drawing five and losing two as well. Marseille claimed one win, three draw,s and six defeats in their last 10 games away. Nice are on an amazing streak of now 11 Ligue 1 games in a row without defeat. Nice are also without defeat in 7 home Ligue 1 matches on the spin.
Both teams to score
Nice have not conceded a goal in 3 consecutive games. Marseille have been ready from the outset, scoring the opening goal no less than seven times in their previous 10 outings. Nice scored the first goal of the game in five of their last 10 games.
Total goals
In their last ten matches across all tournaments, Nice saw two of them finish with more than 2.5 goals, with themselves scoring an average of 1.1 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Marseille, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.7 times goals per game themselves. Nice’s last 3 matches had less than two goals.
Betting prediction: Nice vs Marseille
Here we present a free betting tip for this Ligue 1 match. The prediction is formed as a conclusion based on the abovementioned stats and facts for Nice and Marseille.