Ligue 1 fixture preview: Olympique Marseille versus Nice

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Competition: France Ligue 1
Competition: Sun 20.March
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: Orange Vélodrome (67000 seats)

Olympique Marseille and Nice are both high-flying in the Ligue 1 with their 2nd and 3rd spots respectively. Let's hope for a wonderful fixture!

Insights:
  • Olympique Marseille have the most matches under the total-line (16) in Ligue 1
  • Nice have the fewest conceded goals (21) in Ligue 1

The hosts Olympique Marseille saw competitive action as recent as three days ago, playing in the Europa Conference League. That game was an away game at Basel, so at least Olympique Marseille are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!

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Olympique Marseille form and stats

Olympique Marseille have played 14 Ligue 1 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 5-5-4 (wins-draws-losses). Olympique are very eager to stop a potential losing streak at Orange Vélodrome, having lost their two previous games here.

Olympique Marseille are returning here after visiting Basel in a Europa Conference League game and winning with a 2-1 scoreline. Rongier (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.12/10. Rongier scored one goal, hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 57 successful passes (of 63 total).

In the game before, an away victory in the Ligue 1 match versus Brest with a 4-1 scoreline.

A decent goal production from Olympique Marseille in their home games so far, with 22 goals from 14 league matches. 16 goals have been conceded.

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Nice form and stats

Playing away, Nice have won 8 games, drawn 3 and suffered 3 defeats in the Ligue 1 this season. Two points from the last two away games for Nice, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.

398 minutes! That's how long the Nice goalkeeper Walter Daniel Benitez and his defense have shut out their league opponents.

Nice has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Montpellier for a 0-0 draw. Benítez was the team player of the game with the player rating of 8.54. The agile goalkeeper Benítez saved a penalty and topped it up with a clean sheet.

That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Paris Saint Germain.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Nice have scored 20 goals in 14 league games away. It's not easy to score on Nice as they have only conceded 7 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

The teams have met each other already this season, with the result Nice - Olympique Marseille 1-1 entered in the official records. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's seven Olympique victories, one draw and two Nice wins. Over/under statistics; seven of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

NiceA. Gouiri
A. Gouiri
10 goals
Olympique MarseilleD. Payet
D. Payet
9 goals
Olympique MarseilleC. Ünder
C. Ünder
8 goals

Olympique Marseille missing players

Nice missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Olympique Marseille Nice
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
28 14 3 Played P 4 14 28
14 5 1 Won W 2 8 15
8 5 2 Drew D 2 3 6
6 4 0 Lost L 0 3 7
43 22 3 Scored S 6 20 38
26 16 1 Conceded C 1 7 21
89% 86% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 50% 79% 86%
71% 71% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 64% 61%
36% 43% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 43% 46%
25% 36% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 7% 14%
18% 21% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 4%
50% 57% 33% BTTS BTTS 25% 21% 32%
39% 29% 67% Clean Sheets C S 75% 57% 43%
21% 29% 33% Failed to Score F T 50% 43% 39%
 
6.1 6.9 8.3 Corners for (avg) C F 5 4.4 4.8
4.1 3.9 4.7 Corners against (avg) C A 8.2 6.6 4.8
1.7 1.3 0.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 2.4 2
3 2 0 Red cards R C 2 4 4
 
13.3 15 18.7 Shots (avg) S ( 6.2 8.5 10.7
4.1 4.2 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.2 3.2 4.1
37% 37% 20% Goal Efficiency G E 67% 44% 33%
 
8.9 8.7 10.7 Shots against (avg) S A 18.5 14.6 11.7
3.1 3.7 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.5 4.9 3.8
Key stats in Ligue 1 this season:
  • Nice have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
  • Nice have the fewest conceded goals (21) in Ligue 1
  • Nice have the fewest conceded goals (7) away in Ligue 1
  • Nice have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (9) in Ligue 1
  • Nice have the most clean sheets (12) in Ligue 1
  • Nice have the most clean sheets (8) away in Ligue 1
  • Nice have the the best goal difference (+13) away in Ligue 1
  • Olympique Marseille have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Olympique Marseille have the most matches under the total-line (16) in Ligue 1

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Paris Saint Germain 28 20 5 3 59 24 14 13 1 0 34 7 14 7 4 3 25 17 35 65
2 Olympique Marseille 28 14 8 6 43 26 14 5 5 4 22 16 14 9 3 2 21 10 17 50
3 Nice 28 15 6 7 38 21 14 7 3 4 18 14 14 8 3 3 20 7 17 50
4 Rennes 28 15 4 9 57 27 14 10 1 3 33 9 14 5 3 6 24 18 30 49
5 Strasbourg 28 13 8 7 50 32 14 8 3 3 28 13 14 5 5 4 22 19 18 47
6 Lille 28 11 10 7 37 35 14 6 6 2 19 16 14 5 4 5 18 19 2 43
7 Nantes 28 12 6 10 36 30 14 9 2 3 24 13 14 3 4 7 12 17 6 42
8 Monaco 28 11 8 9 40 30 14 7 4 3 26 13 14 4 4 6 14 17 10 41
9 Lens 28 11 8 9 42 38 14 6 5 3 23 15 14 5 3 6 19 23 4 41
10 Olympique Lyonnais 28 11 9 8 40 37 15 7 5 3 25 18 13 4 4 5 15 19 3 41
11 Montpellier 28 11 5 12 41 40 15 7 3 5 24 18 13 4 2 7 17 22 1 38
12 Reims 28 8 11 9 32 31 13 4 5 4 18 13 15 4 6 5 14 18 1 35
13 Brest 28 9 8 11 36 42 14 5 3 6 21 22 14 4 5 5 15 20 -6 35
14 Angers SCO 28 7 8 13 31 41 14 5 1 8 15 18 14 2 7 5 16 23 -10 29
15 Troyes 28 7 7 14 26 41 14 3 6 5 13 14 14 4 1 9 13 27 -15 28
16 Clermont 28 7 7 14 27 48 14 3 5 6 14 19 14 4 2 8 13 29 -21 28
17 Lorient 28 6 9 13 24 43 13 4 4 5 11 14 15 2 5 8 13 29 -19 27
18 Saint-Etienne 28 6 8 14 28 50 14 3 5 6 17 26 14 3 3 8 11 24 -22 26
19 Metz 28 4 11 13 25 46 14 1 6 7 15 25 14 3 5 6 10 21 -21 23
20 Bordeaux 28 4 10 14 38 68 14 2 5 7 20 27 14 2 5 7 18 41 -30 22

Olympique Marseille:
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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Paris Saint Germain 28 20 5 3 59 24 14 13 1 0 34 7 14 7 4 3 25 17 35 65
2 Olympique Marseille 28 14 8 6 43 26 14 5 5 4 22 16 14 9 3 2 21 10 17 50
3 Nice 28 15 6 7 38 21 14 7 3 4 18 14 14 8 3 3 20 7 17 50
4 Rennes 28 15 4 9 57 27 14 10 1 3 33 9 14 5 3 6 24 18 30 49
5 Strasbourg 28 13 8 7 50 32 14 8 3 3 28 13 14 5 5 4 22 19 18 47
6 Lille 28 11 10 7 37 35 14 6 6 2 19 16 14 5 4 5 18 19 2 43
7 Nantes 28 12 6 10 36 30 14 9 2 3 24 13 14 3 4 7 12 17 6 42
8 Monaco 28 11 8 9 40 30 14 7 4 3 26 13 14 4 4 6 14 17 10 41
9 Lens 28 11 8 9 42 38 14 6 5 3 23 15 14 5 3 6 19 23 4 41
10 Olympique Lyonnais 28 11 9 8 40 37 15 7 5 3 25 18 13 4 4 5 15 19 3 41
11 Montpellier 28 11 5 12 41 40 15 7 3 5 24 18 13 4 2 7 17 22 1 38
12 Reims 28 8 11 9 32 31 13 4 5 4 18 13 15 4 6 5 14 18 1 35
13 Brest 28 9 8 11 36 42 14 5 3 6 21 22 14 4 5 5 15 20 -6 35
14 Angers SCO 28 7 8 13 31 41 14 5 1 8 15 18 14 2 7 5 16 23 -10 29
15 Troyes 28 7 7 14 26 41 14 3 6 5 13 14 14 4 1 9 13 27 -15 28
16 Clermont 28 7 7 14 27 48 14 3 5 6 14 19 14 4 2 8 13 29 -21 28
17 Lorient 28 6 9 13 24 43 13 4 4 5 11 14 15 2 5 8 13 29 -19 27
18 Saint-Etienne 28 6 8 14 28 50 14 3 5 6 17 26 14 3 3 8 11 24 -22 26
19 Metz 28 4 11 13 25 46 14 1 6 7 15 25 14 3 5 6 10 21 -21 23
20 Bordeaux 28 4 10 14 38 68 14 2 5 7 20 27 14 2 5 7 18 41 -30 22

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Ligue 1 is the top league in the French football league system. Seasons run from August to May with 20 teams playing a total of 380 fixtures. The team topping the league table after the final game is the champion of France, receiving the trophy L’Hexagoal. Ligue 1 is one of the top five European leagues.