Marseille vs Nantes prediction: FRANCE: Ligue 1 betting tips on match 2026-01-03 14:00.
[p]Title-chasing Marseille open up 2026 looking to further extend their unbeaten home run, as Nantes hope to claim a precious victory in their battle for survival.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]After winning their final league match of 2025 against Monaco, Marseille return to Ligue 1 action looking to close their pre-round five-point deficit to the Ligue 1 summit. Roberto De Zerbi’s men have been beaten just once in their last eight matches across all competitions (W6, D1) so should be full of confidence here, especially as they remain unbeaten on home soil in the league this campaign (W6, D2). That forms part of a longer run of 12 home matches unbeaten in Ligue 1 (W10, D2), the longest current such run in the competition, during which the Olympians have netted a stunning 40 goals.[/p]
[p]Nantes will hope a new year delivers new fortunes as they begin 2026 inside the relegation zone and winless in seven Ligue 1 outings (D2, L5). New boss Ahmed Kantari failed to inspire an immediate turnaround as they were thrashed 4-1 by Angers in his first game in the dugout, with that serving as a third successive league loss, a run that saw the Canaries concede nine times in total. Victory in the Coupe de France most recently may have delivered a timely confidence boost for a side who’ve enjoyed the road more than home comforts, as Nantes are the only team in the division who’ve won more points away (6) than at home (5).[/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]Marseille have won eight of their last ten Ligue 1 H2Hs (D2), as many wins as across their previous 27 meetings with Nantes.[/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Marseille are unbeaten in their last eight opening league matches of a calendar year (W6, D2).[/p]
[p]Marseille’s home league games this season have averaged a league-high four goals per match.[/p]
[p]Nantes have scored once or fewer in each of their last six league games. [/p]
[p]Pre-round, Nantes have faced the most shots in Ligue 1 this season (265). [/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Marseille’s Mason Greenwood is in line to make his 50th Ligue 1 appearance here – he scored 22 goals in 2025 in the competition, five more than any other player. Matthis Abline directly contributed to four goals in Nantes’ cup win, while his last two league strikes have come away from home (W1, D1).[/p]
[p]Marseille could welcome Facundo Medina back to league action here, while Nantes’ Bahereba Guirassy missed their last two games through injury.  [/p]
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[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]It’s difficult to look past a Marseille win here with the hosts scoring over 2.5 goals in the process. [/p]
[p][i]Author: Nathan Evans[/i][/p]