Nimes vs Marseille Prediction & Betting Tips - Ligue 1

Prediction published on 26/02/2020, 00:44  by Daniel Ngulu in Ligue 1 Predictions

Both Nimes and Olympique Marseille had unwanted results in their last Ligue 1 matches and ahead of their clash in Round 27, hosted by Nimes, they will be hoping to get their league campaigns on track. Nimes head to the clash placed 18th on 27 points while Marseille are second on 52 points. For Nimes, the 2-1 loss to third placed Rennes prevented them from pulling away from the red zone and now they have to do it all over again against a side with fading title ambitions. They conceded really late after they seemed to be forcing a draw, having scored early, though a second half red card to Tony Briancon didn’t help. The loss ended a run of four straight wins for Nimes and was also the first time in five matches that their defence was breached more than once. They have scored in each of the last five matches and have netted two or more in three of the five, while keeping two clean sheets. They have failed to score once in the last five home matches but with four wins in five home matches and three clean sheets, they will look at this as a game they can push for three points in.On the other hand, Olympique Marseille, playing at home, suffered their second defeat in five matches, against a less fancied Nantes side. They will be hoping their impressive away form plays out here as they look to close in on runaway league leaders PSG. They have six wins and just one loss in their last 10 away matches. Before their loss in the last match, Marseille had gone unbeaten in 14 matches and they will be keen on getting back to this form. They have failed to score in just two of their last 15 matches and with back to back wins over Nimes, they will have the psychological edge. The two sides have met thrice, competitively, and Marseille have registered two wins while Nimes have one. Both sides have scored and each of the three matches ended with over 2.5 goals.