Marseille vs Nice Prediction & Match Preview

Steffen Schmidt - February 3, 2023

Marseille vs Nice
French Ligue 1
Date: 5 February 2023, Sunday
Kick-off at 19:45 UK / 20:45 CET
Venue: Stade Orange Velodrome (Marseille).

Marseille and Nice will close the Matchday No 22 in Ligue 1 with the derby of the round on Sunday evening at Stade Orange Velodrome.

We expect a real buzz in and around the stadium, especially knowing that both teams have been on excellent runs of form respectively in the recent weeks.

Marseille have won seven and drawn one of eight games since the World Cup break. They moved up to the second position in the league table as a consequence.

Les Phocians are now only five points shy of leaders PSG and they could even challenge the reigning champions in the battle for the title in the second half of the season on current form.

The latest victims for Igor Tudor and his troops were Nantes as Marseille celebrated a comfortable 0-2 victory on Wednesday night at Stade de la Beaujoire – Louis Fonteneau.

Nevertheless, it won’t be all fun and games for Les Phocians on Sunday evening as they are up against an in-form Nice side.

The visitors are flying high under caretaker manager Didier Digard. The Frenchman has managed to improve the team’s back line drastically since taking charge on January 9th.

Nice will go into this on the back of three consecutive clean sheets despite facing the likes of Reims, Lille, and Lens in the process.

Marseille vs Nice Head-to-head

• Marseille have dominated this matchup in the history of the clashes at Stade Orange Velodrome where they won 17, drew 1, and lost 4 of the last 22 encounters with Nice.
• Marseille claimed a demolishing 0-3 victory when they visited Allianz Riviera for the clash against Nice in the first part of the season, back in late-August last year.
• We have seen at least three goals in six of the last seven head to head matches between these counterparts.

Marseille vs Nice Prediction

Marseille have been the hottest team in the league since the World Cup break. Nice have drastically improved their defensive performances of late despite having a very tough schedule in the process.

We don’t expect a goal fest but we trust Marseille to maintain their victorious streak that would help them keep ground on PSG in a potential title quest. Marseille to win & Under 2.5 goals FT is the main pick at the 3.75 odds.

Marseille vs Nice Betting Tips

• Marseille to win & Under 2.5 goals FT @ 3.75 (11/4)

• Correct Score: Marseille 1-0 @ 6.50 (11/2) odd.

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