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Nice v Marseille : Ligue 1 match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sun 26th Jan, 19:45 BST, Allianz Riviera, Nice

Marseille are away on Sunday evening, as manager Roberto De Zerbi takes his side to visit Nice and Franck Haise at the Allianz Riviera in the Ligue 1. We've analysed both teams' last 20 Ligue 1 matches, as well as trends within the competition and the betting market, to generate our percentage predictions. All the statistics, including head-to-heads, are shown below, alongside odds.


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Best Tip: Both teams to score

Nice should have reason to feel positive ahead of this match and, funnily enough, so might Marseille. The bookies can't split them and neither can we – there's no obvious victor in this clash. So we look to the both teams to score market, where the signs are pointing in one direction. The form stats, past head-to-head (H2H) records and bookmakers odds below are all pointing towards both sides scoring, and that's the bet we'd recommend you go with.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 44% chance of Marseille coming away with a win.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Nice
34%
2/12/1
Draw
22%
5/25/2
Marseille
44%
5/45/4
Draw 1-1
9%
6/111/2
Marseille 2-1
9%
8/17/1
Nice 2-1
8%
10/117/2
Draw 2-2
7%
11/110/1
10%
Marseille 1-0
6%
17/215/2
6%
Marseille 3-1
5%
16/112/1
Marseille 2-0
5%
11/110/1
Nice 1-0
5%
11/117/2
5%
Marseille 3-2
4%
22/116/1
Nice 3-1
4%
20/116/1
Nice 2-0
4%
16/112/1
Nice 3-2
4%
25/120/1
11%
Marseille 3-0
3%
20/116/1
Draw 0-0
3%
12/19/1
9%
Marseille 4-1
2%
33/125/1
13%
Over 2.5 Goals
68%
8/117/10
3%
Under 2.5 Goals
32%
11/1021/20
2%
Home 1st Goal
48%
6/523/20
Away 1st Goal
50%
8/115/6
No 1st Goal
2%
12/19/1
BTTS - Yes
68%
8/138/13
3%
BTTS - No
32%
6/56/5
4%
BTTS - Home Win
22%
9/219/5
BTTS - Draw
19%
10/316/5
BTTS - Away Win
27%
3/129/10
4%
Home/draw
56%
8/138/13
Away/draw
66%
4/114/11
Home/away
78%
2/72/7
Over 1.5 Goals
86%
2/92/9
2%
Under 1.5 Goals
14%
10/314/5
5%
Over 3.5 Goals
46%
7/417/10
4%
Under 3.5 Goals
54%
4/92/5
3%
Over 4.5 Goals
27%
4/119/5
7%
Under 4.5 Goals
73%
1/62/13
3%
Over 5.5 Goals
14%
9/18/1
6%
Under 5.5 Goals
86%
1/161/20
1%
Over 0.5 Goals
97%
1/251/25
1%
Under 0.5 Goals
3%
12/19/1
9%
Home DNB
50%
6/523/20
Away DNB
59%
8/138/13
Nice win to nil
13%
5/1-
Marseille win to nil
17%
10/3-
Nice / Nice
17%
15/418/5
Nice / Marseille
4%
22/118/1
Nice / Draw
6%
12/111/1
Draw / Nice
12%
6/111/2
Draw / Marseille
15%
9/217/4
5%
Draw / Draw
15%
9/217/4
Marseille / Nice
3%
25/120/1
Marseille / Marseille
22%
13/55/2
Marseille / Draw
6%
12/111/1
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Win / draw / win Ligue 1 table

Nice have played 17 matches so far this season and are in 4th position in the league. Nice are unbeaten at home after 8 games and have kept 1 clean sheet in those matches.

Performance against teams above them in the league

3 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 1 game, drawn 1 and won 1. Nice have conceded 4 goals, scored 3, failed to score in 1 match and kept no clean sheets.

Home league performance

Nice have played 8 games at home, winning 5, drawing 3 and losing 0 fixtures. They have scored 21 goals, conceded 9 goals, kept 1 clean sheet and scored in every home league game.

Marseille lay in 2nd place on 36 points in the Ligue 1 league table having played 17 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 16 games against teams below them in the table, winning 11, drawing 3 and losing 2 games. They have scored 39 goals and kept 3 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Marseille have conceded 17 goals and have failed to score in 1 match.

Away league performance

Marseille have played 9 away games, winning 8, drawing 0 and losing 1 game. They have scored an average of 2.8 goals per away game and conceded an average 0.9 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Nice
Marseille
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
PSG1713403143 
d
 
1-1F
Apr 27
l
 
0-3A
Mar 16
2
Marseille Away1711331936 
Jan 26
l
 
2-0A
-
-
3
Monaco179441031 
w
 
2-1A
Mar 30
w
 
2-1A
Apr 13
4
Nice Home178631230 
-
-
w
 
2-0F
Jan 26
5
Lille177821029 
d
 
2-2A
Jan 17
d
 
1-1F
May 4
6
Lyon17845728 
Mar 9
l
 
4-1A
Feb 2
w
 
2-3A
7
Lens17764527 
Feb 9
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 9
w
 
1-3F
8
Toulouse17737024 
d
 
1-1F
Feb 2
Apr 6
w
 
1-3F
9
Strasbourg17656123 
w
 
2-1A
Apr 13
Jan 19
l
 
1-0A
10
Auxerre17647-222 
Mar 16
l
 
2-1F
l
 
1-3A
Feb 23
11
Brest17719-422 
May 18
w
 
0-1F
Apr 27
w
 
1-5F
12
Reims17557-220 
May 4
w
 
2-4F
d
 
2-2F
Mar 30
13
Angers17548-819 
Apr 20
w
 
1-4F
d
 
1-1F
Feb 9
14
Rennes175210-217 
w
 
3-2F
May 11
May 18
w
 
1-2A
15
Nantes17377-716 
Apr 6
d
 
1-1A
Mar 2
w
 
1-2F
16
St Etienne175111-2116 
w
 
8-0F
Mar 2
Feb 16
w
 
0-2F
17
Le Havre174013-2312 
w
 
2-1F
Feb 16
w
 
5-1F
May 11
18
Montpellier172312-269 
Feb 23
d
 
2-2F
Apr 20
w
 
0-5F
Win / draw / win form
3
Nice have won 3 consecutive home league games
5
Marseille have won 5 consecutive away league games
8
Nice have not lost in 8 consecutive home league games
5
Marseille have not lost in 5 consecutive away league games
Nice 4TH
20 league games
Home
3
Overall
Goals: Scored
38
Conceded
19
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
12
D
4
L
4
Goals: Scored
39
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
9
Draw
7
L
4
Marseille 2ND
20 league games
Away
5
Overall
Goals: Scored
41
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
11
D
3
Lost
6
Goals: Scored
44
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
13
D
3
L
4
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Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Nice since 2015
Nice
Marseille
Goals: Scored
14
15
Games: Scored
8 / 10
8 / 10
Clean sheets
2 / 10
2 / 10
NIC
4
D
2
MAR
4
League games at Marseille since 2014
Marseille
Nice
Goals: Scored
19
12
Games: Scored
9 / 11
8 / 11
Clean sheets
3 / 11
2 / 11
NIC
3
D
1
MAR
7
Goal Statistics

Nice have been steady in front of goal of late, finding the net in 11 consecutive Ligue 1 outings. Their PG of 1.6 against Marseille on Sunday suggests they're likely to extend that run.

Nice 4th Marseille 2nd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.6
goals
1.9
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
20%
1
32%
2
26%
3
14%
4+
8%
There is a 80% probability that Nice will score 1 or more goals
0
16%
1
29%
2
27%
3
17%
4+
12%
There is a 84% probability that Marseille will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+18
Nice have scored 18% more goals at home than predicted
+31
Marseille have scored 31% more goals when away than predicted
1.9
average goals scored
2.1
average goals scored
1.0
conceded
1.2
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Ligue 1 - 2024/2025 season
https://api.kickoff.co.uk/v1/fixture/279116/accaPanel/formStats/marketCode/FULL
Nice
PG (predicted goals)
Marseille
1.6
1.9
Attack rating
NIC
MAR
7%
better
view stats
Games scored15
15
Failed to score2
2
Scored first10
11
Goals scored35
39
Avg. goals scored2.1
2.3
Avg. shots per game10
9
Avg. shots per goal5
4
Conversion rate for20
24
Avg. XG for1.7
1.6
KickOff rating
+7%
Defence rating
NIC
MAR
3%
better
view stats
Games conceded14
14
Clean sheets3
3
Conceded first6
6
Goals conceded23
20
Avg. goals conceded1.4
1.2
Avg. shots/game conceded11
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded8
7
Conversion rate against13%
14%
Avg. XG against1.3
1.3
KickOff rating
+3%

Nice v Marseille Ligue 1 lLine ups will show here when available.

Nice Ligue 1 squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
17845
M Bulka E GuessandE GuessandH Boudaoui
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Bulka  GLK17
-
E Guessand FWD1784
2
-
P Rosario MID1611
2
1
T Ndombélé MID1412
1
-
S Diop FWD1443
3
-
M Bombito DEF13
1
1
H Boudaoui MID1311
5
-
M Cho FWD1322
1
-
J Clauss  DEF1214
3
-
Dante DEF11
4
-
T Louchet MID111
1
-
G Laborde FWD1162
-
A Mendy DEF10
1
-
M Bard DEF101
2
-
Y Ndayishimiye MID101
1
-
J Boga FWD101
-
Y Moukoko FWD921
-
M Abdelmonem DEF8
2
-
V. Orakpo FWD4
-
A. Doumbouya DEF2
-
J Lotomba DEF2
-
R Ilie MID2
-
B Brahimi FWD2
-
Marseille Ligue 1 squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
171145
G RulliM Greenwood L HenriqueL Balerdi
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
G Rulli GLK17
-
M Murillo DEF172
-
L Henrique FWD1764
-
M Greenwood  FWD17113
1
-
P Höjbjerg MID162
3
-
J Rowe FWD1522
1
-
L Balerdi DEF14
4
1
G Kondogbia MID13
1
-
E Wahi FWD1331
1
-
N Maupay FWD1334
2
1
V Rongier MID122
3
-
D Cornelius DEF11
3
1
Q Merlin DEF1013
1
-
U Garcia DEF1021
1
-
L Brassier DEF9
2
-
A Harit  MID923
1
P Lirola DEF811
1
I Koné MID8
-
B Nadir MID51
1
-
V Carboni MID4
1
-
B Meïté DEF3
-
E. Sternal FWD2
1
-
F Moumbagna FWD1
-
K. Hikram Abdallah FWD1
-