Marseille vs Nantes prediction: FRANCE: Ligue 1 betting tips on match 2024-03-09 19:45.
[p]After winning only one of their opening eight games in 2024 (D4, L3), Marseille have very much turned a corner since, having won their last four matches since the appointment of Jean-Louis Gasset as head coach. Two of those triumphs have come in the UEFA Europa League and two in Ligue 1, but switching competitions doesn’t seem to impact L’OM’s dominant performances, as they’ve scored 3+ goals in each of those victories. [/p]
[p]The Stade Vélodrome was the venue for three of those impressive wins, and Marseille will be hoping to make the most of home advantage once again, since this is where they’ve accumulated 26 of their 36 Ligue 1 points this season. Their fans will be expecting another show with Sunday’s arrival of Nantes, a club Marseille have an unbeaten record against in the last seven H2Hs (W5, D2). [/p]
[p]That doesn’t bode well for the struggling visitors, who could really do with a change in fortunes similar to their hosts. Nantes have lost seven of their last ten Ligue 1 games (W2, D1), which has pushed their number of defeats to 13 in their 24 league matches this term – their highest tally at this stage of a top-flight campaign in their history. [/p]
[p]As a result, the Canaries have found themselves embroiled in a relegation scrap, sitting only two points above the dreaded bottom three prior to the weekend. It may be surprising to learn though that they are unbeaten in their last four away trips (W3, D1) – success built on a solid defensive foundation that meant the team conceded just twice across those games. [/p]
[p]Players to watch: The reverse fixture ended 1-1, and it was Marseille’s IsmaĂŻla Sarr who got the scoring underway at the Stade de la Beaujoire in the fourth minute – uncharacteristic of him, since his other four goals for the club this season have all come after half-time. Mostafa Mohamed duly replied in the 39th minute that day, which contributed to him netting his side’s opener in seven of his last eight scoring appearances for Nantes.[/p]
[p]Hot streak: Each of the last eight H2Hs hosted by Marseille have seen both teams score. [/p]