Ligue 1: Marseille vs Nantes – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Ligue 1 game between Marseille and Nantes who meet up on Sunday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Marseille are highly favoured to claim a win against Nantes, whom they face on Sunday. In their current shape, a win at Stade Orange Velodrome seems to be the obvious outcome.

Marseille approach round 25 as number 7 in the Ligue 1 table with 36 points on their account so far. With 24 rounds behind them, Nantes have amassed 25 points, placing them as number 14 in the standings.

Team form: Marseille vs Nantes

Marseille Form

Marseille swept all aside in their last three matches and started off by winning 4-1 against Montpellier. They went on to defeat Clermont Foot 1-5 and made it three on the spin against Villarreal in a 4-0 victory. Marseille claimed three wins in their last six matches at home in the Ligue 1, while also drawing three but lost none. They scored 13 and conceded six goals.

Nantes Form

It is all or nothing with Nantes following one win in their previous three outings. They first went down 0-2 in an encounter with Paris Saint-Germain to which, they replied by beating Lorient0-1. Their latest encounter once again had them on the losing side, when they lost 0-2 against Metz. Nantes won twice, while also recording one draw, and three defeats in their last six away matches in the Ligue 1. The scoreline from these matches says seven goals conceded and five scored.

Betting facts for Marseille and Nantes

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Marseille and Nantes. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players in form: Marseille vs Nantes

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang found the target four times in his previous six matches, whereas Jean-Charles Castelletto just scored once in a similar number of matches.

Popular betting markets: Marseille vs Nantes

Full-time result

Marseille won seven of their last 10 matches on home soil, while drawing three in a run that saw them avoid defeat in front of their home supporters. Nantes won four of their last 10 away games across all tournaments, whilst also drawing one and losing five. Amazingly, Marseille are on a streak of 12 home matches without defeat. Marseille have beaten Nantes in 3 consecutive home league meetings

Both teams to score

Marseille scored first in seven of their last ten home games. Nantes got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Both teams have scored in the last 5 consecutive home games Marseille played. Marseille probably enjoy the prospect of scoring this coming Sunday, as Nantes managed only two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed one clean sheets in their last 10 matches. Both Team have scored in 8 last consecutive meetings between Marseille and Nantes when playing at Stade Orange Velodrome.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Marseille, who scored an average of 2.2 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of the last ten outings for Nantes, who managed to score 0.8 times in those matches. Somehow Marseille failed to keep a clean sheet in their previous 10 matches.

Betting prediction: Marseille vs Nantes

To sum up, the upcoming match between Marseille and Nantes seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with a betting prediction for this Ligue 1 game.

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