Marseille vs Nice prediction: FRANCE: Ligue 1 betting tips on match 2023-02-04 19:45.
Marseille have undergone a truly remarkable turnaround of late, becoming one of Europe’s most in-form teams after racking up an undefeated streak of 11 games across all competitions (W9, D2). That includes nine games unbeaten (W7, D2) in Ligue 1 after their 2-0 win over Nantes in midweek not only cemented their place in the top-five, but saw Azzedine Ounahi become Marseille’s 17th different goal scorer in the league this season, with no team in Europe’s big five league’s boasting more.
The Phocaeans now find themselves competing for a top-two spot in Ligue 1 and subsequent automatic qualification for next season’s UEFA Champions League. The Stade Vélodrome faithful will be confident they can strengthen their grip on second place when Nice stroll into town then, as no team in the history of Ligue 1 has beaten another more often than Marseille’s 58 wins over Nice, which includes each of the last five home contests.
Nice will feel they can turn the tide here after putting together an encouraging run of losing only once in their last 12 league fixtures (W6, D5). It’s been a dream start to Didier Digard’s managerial tenure at the club, with the eye-catching 1-0 win over European chasing Lens in midweek extending his unbeaten start to four matches (W3, D1), with three clean sheets kept in that time.
The Eaglets will hope to ride this momentum and soar towards the European spots come the end of the season, but sitting nine points adrift of fifth place prior to the weekend, there’s still plenty of work to do on that front. They may need to scrap for the points here as the probability of a tight affair seems high considering each of Nice’s last 19 away matches have either been drawn or decided by a one-goal margin.
Players to watch: Marseille’s Alexis Sánchez has scored seven of his ten club goals this season before half-time, including both his goals against Nice earlier this season. After beating Marseille to his signature this transfer window, Nice will be hoping for an immediate impact from Terem Moffi, who’s scored seven of his last ten goals away from home.
Hot stat: Nice have seen a league-low seven of their 21 matches this season produce more than 2.5 goals.