Marseille vs Nantes Prediction & Betting Tips - Ligue 1

Prediction published on 20/02/2020, 13:15  by Daniel Ngulu in Ligue 1 Predictions

Olympique Marseille continued with their good run with a win over Lille in their last fixture and they will be hoping to make it four wins in a row in Ligue 1 when they host an off-color Nantes side. A massive 18 points separate the two sides, with second placed Marseille on 52 and Nantes, in 12th place, have 34 points. Marseille are 10 points behind league leaders PSG but with 39 points still to play for, they will feel the Ligue 1 race is very wide open and a game like this one presents a good chance to narrow the gap. Marseille came from behind to earn crucial 2-1 win over Lille in their last game and with PSG stuttering lately, they will be hoping to take advantage, especially in home games like this one. Marseille are unbeaten in 12 home matches, winning nine. They have five clean sheets in their last six matches and in their last 14 Ligue 1 matches, they have won 11. Playing at home, in Ligue 1, Marseille have failed to score in just one of the last 11 matches and have two straight clean sheets going to this one.

As for Nantes, this is not bound to be an easy fixture. To start with, they have no win in their last six matches, losing four of them and have just one clean sheet in the run. In four of the last six matches, they have conceded two or more goals. With 11 losses already, they have the most defeats in the top 13 and facing a side with just three losses this season leaves Nantes as strong underdogs here. In the last six matches, Nantes have conceded 13 goals, further denting their chances against a Marseille side that has scored 10 goals in the last five Ligue 1 home matches. They are winless in their last two Ligue 1 away matches, having conceded six in the two matches, though they have scored five. They managed to register a point against Marseille in the 0-0 draw in the first leg, making it three matches unbeaten against Marseille but can they repeat that here? They have scored in seven of their last nine matches and have the confidence in attack which perhaps they can use against this Marseille side. In five of their last eight matches, Nantes have scored two or more goals.