Olympique Marseille have come here for an engaging fight versus the home side Nice. Get smart on the game with this thorough Ligue 1 preview!
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
The first Ligue 1 game here at Allianz Riviera resulted in a draw. Last season Nice's home game statistics were 7 victories, 3 draws and 9 defeats from 19 games.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Walter Daniel Benitez not having conceded a league goal in 230 minutes.
A good away victory last time out for Nice, who won 4-0 against Lille (placed 18th). The attacker Kasper Dolberg was "man of the match" for Nice with a rating of 8.11/10. Dolberg scored two goals, hit the woodwork once and dribled passed the opponent 1 of 1 times. As indicated by the result mentioned above, Nice played a great game against Lille and beat them comfortably. Expectations are high for this one.
In the match before that, Nice hosted Reims and drew the game 0-0.Early season league goal statistics from Nice's 1 home game: 0 goals, 0 conceded.
Olympique Marseille form and stats
Only one away game in the Ligue 1 so far for Olympique Marseille and it resulted in three points. Last season the statistics for their away games were 6 victories, 7 draws and 6 losses from 19 travels.
There were no winners in Olympique Marseille's previous match, a Ligue 1 home game that ended 2-2 vs Bordeaux (placed 16th). The attacker Dimitri Payet got a match rating of 7.44 in that game. Payet scored one goal, hit one key pass, dribled passed the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 37 successful passes (of 43 total). It looked so good for Olympique vs Bordeaux, but the job was not completed and victory was lost as a 2-0 lead was turned into a 2-2 draw.
Prior to that result Olympique won their away game at Montpellier. The scoreline was 3-2.As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Olympique Marseille has managed 3 goals and let in 2 from 1 match.
Head 2 Head
Nice-Olympique Marseille H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Nice two wins, Olympique Marseille seven wins, one draw. seven of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  D. Payet 3 goals |   K. Dolberg 2 goals |  C. Ünder 2 goals |
Nice missing players
Olympique Marseille missing players
| Nice | Olympique Marseille | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 100% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 5.5 | 4 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 11 | 7 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 6 | 5 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1 | 1.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10.5 | 12 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 22 | 16 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 8 | 5.5 |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 38% | 45% |
| Nice | Last season | Olympique Marseille | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 38 | 19 | Played | P | 19 | 38 | ||
| 15 | 7 | Won | W | 6 | 16 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 7 | 12 | ||
| 16 | 9 | Lost | L | 6 | 10 | ||
| 50 | 25 | Scored | S | 22 | 54 | ||
| 53 | 30 | Conceded | C | 24 | 47 | ||
| 92% | 95% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 89% | 95% | ||
| 84% | 84% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 68% | 79% | ||
| 61% | 74% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 42% | 45% | ||
| 24% | 26% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 26% | 32% | ||
| 11% | 11% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 11% | 13% | ||
| 55% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 53% | 63% | ||
| 24% | 16% | Clean Sheets | C S | 32% | 21% | ||
| 29% | 32% | Failed to Score | F T | 26% | 21% | ||
| 4.4 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.1 | 4.6 | ||
| 5.7 | 5.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 5.1 | ||
| 1.9 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.6 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 8 | 9 | ||
| 10.7 | 11.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.3 | 10.2 | ||
| 3.7 | 3.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3.6 | ||
| 35% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 41% | 39% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Angers SCO | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 2 | Clermont | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | PSG | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | Nice | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Nantes | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | Olympique Marseille | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Lorient | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Lens | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Reims | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Saint-Étienne | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Brest | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Rennes | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Montpellier | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 1 |
| 14 | Monaco | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 15 | Metz | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| 16 | Bordeaux | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| 17 | Olympique Lyonnais | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 1 |
| 18 | Lille | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -4 | 1 |
| 19 | Troyes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
| 20 | Strasbourg | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Lille | 38 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 64 | 23 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 28 | 11 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 12 | 41 | 83 |
| 2 | PSG | 38 | 26 | 4 | 8 | 86 | 28 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 44 | 14 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 42 | 14 | 58 | 82 |
| 3 | Monaco | 38 | 24 | 6 | 8 | 76 | 42 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 43 | 21 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 33 | 21 | 34 | 78 |
| 4 | Olympique Lyonnais | 38 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 81 | 43 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 42 | 23 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 39 | 20 | 38 | 76 |
| 5 | Olympique Marseille | 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 54 | 47 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 23 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 24 | 7 | 60 |
| 6 | Rennes | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 52 | 40 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 21 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 19 | 12 | 58 |
| 7 | Lens | 38 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 55 | 54 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 28 | 26 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 28 | 1 | 57 |
| 8 | Montpellier | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 60 | 62 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 34 | 35 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 26 | 27 | -2 | 54 |
| 9 | Nice | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 50 | 53 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 25 | 30 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 23 | -3 | 52 |
| 10 | Metz | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 44 | 48 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 22 | -4 | 47 |
| 11 | Saint-Étienne | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 42 | 54 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 29 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 25 | -12 | 46 |
| 12 | Bordeaux | 38 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 42 | 56 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 23 | 35 | -14 | 45 |
| 13 | Angers SCO | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 40 | 58 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 27 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 31 | -18 | 44 |
| 14 | Reims | 38 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 42 | 50 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 29 | -8 | 42 |
| 15 | Strasbourg | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 49 | 58 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 29 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 29 | -9 | 42 |
| 16 | Lorient | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 50 | 68 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 31 | 29 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 39 | -18 | 42 |
| 17 | Brest | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 50 | 66 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 32 | 33 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 33 | -16 | 41 |
| 18 | Nantes | 38 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 47 | 55 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 26 | -8 | 40 |
| 19 | Nimes | 38 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 40 | 71 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 39 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 32 | -31 | 35 |
| 20 | Dijon | 38 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 25 | 73 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 31 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 42 | -48 | 21 |