This could be an interesting match as Nice have their presumed home advantage while Olympique Marseille are ahead 9 points in the Ligue 1 table.
- Nice have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Nice form and stats
Nice's results here at Allianz Riviera in the Ligue 1 have been very modest with 4 victories, 2 draws and 8 defeats.
Nice manager A. Ursea and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Lorient (placed 17th) in the Ligue 1. Preceding that match was a Coupe de France defeat to Monaco (0-2).
The Nice goalkeeper Walter Benítez was crucial in the match against Lorient last time out, making six saves.
Nice has scored 16 league goals at home this season, in 14 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Nice defense is not exactly impregnable. 25 goals conceded from 14 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Olympique Marseille form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Ligue 1 travels is 5 wins, 5 draws and 4 defeats.
Olympique had fun at their own home (Allianz Riviera) last time out, beating Brest 3-1. Arkadiusz Milik, Florian Thauvin and Michaël Cuisance scored. That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Rennes.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Olympique have scored 15 goals in 14 league games away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Olympique have conceded 15 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Olympique Marseille - Nice 3-2. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Nice two wins, one draw and Olympique Marseille seven victories. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Gouiri 11 goals |   F. Thauvin 8 goals |  P. Lees Melou 4 goals |
Nice missing players
Olympique Marseille missing players
| Nice | Olympique Marseille | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 14 | 5 | Played | P | 3 | 14 | 29 |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 5 | 12 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 13 | 8 | 3 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 36 | 16 | 5 | Scored | S | 2 | 15 | 38 |
| 41 | 25 | 11 | Conceded | C | 4 | 15 | 33 |
| 93% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 86% | 93% |
| 83% | 86% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 64% | 76% |
| 62% | 79% | 80% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 36% | 41% |
| 21% | 21% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 21% | 28% |
| 7% | 7% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 7% | 7% |
| 59% | 64% | 80% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 50% | 62% |
| 24% | 7% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 43% | 24% |
| 24% | 29% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 21% | 21% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 3.1 | 2.7 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 7 | 8 |
| 10.4 | 10.4 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.7 | 7.3 | 9.4 |
| 3.3 | 3 | 2.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.3 | 2.5 | 3.2 |
| 38% | 38% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 43% | 41% |
- Nice have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Nice haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
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| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Lille | 29 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 49 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 32 | 63 |
| 2 | Paris Saint Germain | 29 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 63 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 35 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 9 | 44 | 60 |
| 3 | Olympique Lyonnais | 29 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 57 | 26 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 28 | 14 | 31 | 60 |
| 4 | Monaco | 29 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 56 | 38 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 32 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 56 |
| 5 | Olympique Marseille | 29 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 38 | 33 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 45 |
| 6 | Lens | 29 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 44 | 41 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 21 | 3 | 45 |
| 7 | Metz | 29 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 35 | 29 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 6 | 42 |
| 8 | Rennes | 29 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 34 | 32 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 41 |
| 9 | Montpellier | 29 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 45 | 48 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 27 | 29 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 19 | -3 | 41 |
| 10 | Angers SCO | 29 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 33 | 43 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 23 | -10 | 39 |
| 11 | Bordeaux | 29 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 31 | 35 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 20 | -4 | 36 |
| 12 | Nice | 29 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 36 | 41 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 16 | -5 | 36 |
| 13 | Reims | 29 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 35 | 36 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 23 | -1 | 35 |
| 14 | Brest | 29 | 10 | 4 | 15 | 43 | 53 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 29 | 25 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 28 | -10 | 34 |
| 15 | Strasbourg | 29 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 36 | 42 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 25 | -6 | 33 |
| 16 | Saint-Étienne | 29 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 30 | 42 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 21 | -12 | 33 |
| 17 | Lorient | 29 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 35 | 53 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 27 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 26 | -18 | 28 |
| 18 | Nantes | 29 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 30 | 45 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 22 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 23 | -15 | 27 |
| 19 | Nimes | 29 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 28 | 55 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 29 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 26 | -27 | 26 |
| 20 | Dijon | 29 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 20 | 50 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 21 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 29 | -30 | 15 |