Nimes – Marseille Picks & Prediction

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Nimes - Marseille Prediction, Picks and Tips

Nîmes and Olympique Marseille meet at Stade des Costières, in a match for the 13th round of Ligue 1. In this stadium, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the visiting team, which registers 2 wins and 1 loss in the last 3 matches . In fact, the last time these two teams played a match at this stadium was on 02-28-2020, for Ligue 1, which ended with the victory of Olympique Marseille by (2‑3). The goals of the match were scored by Z. Ferhat (5 ') and L. Deaux (90'), for Nîmes, and D. Benedetto (36 ', 10' and 68 '), for Olympique Marseille. Despite being a match between 16th and 6th in the table, it is actually a clash between the 18th ranked in home games and the 1st away.

The home team is currently in 16th position, with 11 points won, after 3 wins, 2 draws and 7 losses. In the penultimate match, they won away against Reims by (0‑1). In the last match, they lost in an away match against Monaco by (3‑0). Curiously, this is a team that has achieved more positive results abroad than in their stadium, since they won 7 points as a visitor and only 4 in their stadium. For the championship, Nîmes won 4 points out of 18 possible, after 1 victory, 1 draw and 4 losses in the last 6 matches they played in their stadium. For this competition, they did not win any of the last 5 matches at their stadium. Their defense has not been very solid, since they have conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. This is a team that scores very few firsts and that only managed to open the scoring in 3 of its last 12 Ligue 1 games, of these 3 it reached the break in 1 and won at the end of the 90 'in all. In 12 games in this competition, he never got the comeback in the 8 games in which he suffered the first goal. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 15 home matches for all competitions: they have scored 7 of their 19 goals between minutes (76' ‑ 90 '). Nimes come to this day after a 3x0 defeat in the visit to the Monaco stadium, which added the fifth defeat in the last six games for Ligue 1. It should be noted that the hosts have won only 2 of the last 10 games for this competition. The greatest quality of the Nimes is its ability to attack through quick transitions. Winger Zinedine Ferhat is the player responsible for putting the opponent's defense in direction and this is the team's top scorer, with three goals scored. The coach will not be able to count on Lucas Deaux, suspended, as well as Anthony Briancon, Karim Aribi, Birger Meling, Sidy Sarr, Antoine Valerio and Clément Depres, injured.

After 6 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss, the visiting team is currently in 6th position, with 21 points won. In their last match, they beat Nantes at home by (3‑1), after having won away in the previous match, in a match against Strasbourg, by (0‑1). Curiously, this is a team that has achieved more positive results abroad than in their stadium, since they won 13 points as a visitor and only 8 in their stadium. The team comes to this match after a home win against Olympiakos Piraeus by (2‑1). For the championship, Olympique Marseille won 13 points out of 15 possible, after 4 victories and 1 draw in the last 5 matches they played as a visitor. For this competition, they register a sequence of 4 wins in the last matches and they haven't lost any of the last 5 away matches. Their defense has not been very strong, since they have suffered goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their away matches there is a tendency for few goals, since in 12 of the last 19 they played there were less than 3 goals. In the last 9 home matches for all competitions there are 2 periods that stand out: they have scored 3 of their 7 goals between minutes (16' ‑ 30 '); they have conceded 3 of their 8 goals between minutes (16' ‑ 30 '). Olympique de Marseille comes into this performance after a 2x1 victory over Olympiakos, in a match for the group stage of the Champions League: both of the team's goals were scored by Dimitri Payet. On the last day of Ligue 1, the visitors beat Nantes 3x1. The visiting club plays with a ball possession style, attacking through the central zone with constant triangulations and short passes. Right winger Florian Thauvin is the team's top scorer, with four goals. Coach André Villas-Boas will be without Nemanja Radonjic due to physical problems.
Our recommendation tip for Nimes - Marseille : Marseille to win @ 1.95