Marseille vs Nantes Prediction & Match Preview

• Marseille bagged nine goals in the last two league wins.
• Nantes travel to Stade Orange Velodrome off the back of a disappointing 0-2 home loss to rock-bottomed Metz.
• Marseille are the only team in the league without a defeat in their own backyard.

Marseille will be looking to continue their scintillating domestic form on Sunday evening. They play host to Nantes in the last game of Matchday No 25 at Stade Orange Velodrome. Les Phocians kept ground on the rivals in the battle for European positions by scoring nine goals in back-to-back wins over Montpellier and Clermont.

New manager Jean-Louis Gasset has obviously found the winning formula since replacing Gennaro Gattuso on the bench. Marseille are scoring at will under the former head coach of the Ivory Coast national team. Five different men were on target in the 5-1 road drubbing of Clermont eight days ago. Marseille are now seventh in the league table, sitting just six points below third-placed Monaco.

The story is completely different with Nantes. They will come into this tie off the back of a shocking 0-2 home loss to rock-bottomed Metz. Les Canaris were completely outplayed last weekend in front of their fans. They looked dreadful both offensively and defensively on the occasion. Jocelyn Gourvennec’s men are 14th in the Ligue 1 standings. There are only two points between them and Montpellier who hold the relegation playoffs position at the moment.

Recent Meetings

Marseille also have tradition to back them up in this matchup. Les Phocians won five and drew two of the previous seven meetings with Nantes.

The teams shared spoils in a 1-1 stalemate in the return game played in September last year at Stade de la Beaujoire – Louis Fonteneau.

Only two of the previous six head-to-head outings between these counterparts produced three or more goals.

Marseille vs Nantes Prediction

Although they were in action in a tough Europa League game against Villarreal on Thursday night, we like Marseille’s chances of maintaining their hot run of form and picking up another league victory on Sunday. They are flying high going into this tie. Les Phocians bagged nine goals in the last two Ligue 1 wins. They can ill afford a slip-up at home against an out-of-form opposition knowing third-placed Monaco are six points away in the league table. Moving forward, Les Phocians are unbeaten on the home patch this season. Nantes offered one of their worst displays of the season last weekend. Les Canaris fell 0-2 at home to rock-bottomed Metz, allowing the counterparts way too many open looks on the occasion. The home win is our main betting pick at the 1.50 odds.

It is very hard to look past the 1.85 odds offered for the Over 2.5 goals bet as an alternative betting option. Four of Marseille’s last five games provided at least four goals. Nantes looked dreadful defensively against one of the weakest attacking lines in the division last weekend. The visitors do not seem capable of stopping Marseille’s red-hot attacking line at this moment.

Steffen Schmidt- March 8, 2024

Marseille vs Nantes Betting Tips

Marseille to win

OK

	1.58 Odds
	1.50 Odds

Over 2.5 goals

OK

1.91 Odds

Correct Score; Marseille 3-1

OK

	13.00 Odds
	11.00 Odds