Olympique Marseille vs Nantes preview for betting prediction

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Competition: France Ligue 1
Competition: Sat 22.February
Match begins: 16:30 (UTC)
Venue: Orange Vélodrome (67000 seats)

It's advantage Olympique Marseille so far with their 2nd position in the Ligue 1 table, welcoming Nantes who are placed 12th.

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

Nantes have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 900 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.

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Olympique Marseille form and stats

Olympique Marseille have performed here at Orange Vélodrome this season with 8 wins from 12 Ligue 1 matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 3 games and lost 1. In general it's been a long time since Olympique Marseille tasted defeat here at Orange Vélodrome, as they have taken at least one point from their last eleven home games. Olympique Marseille haven’t lost a game in 14 attempts regardless of arena, a great achievement. Their last loss was the fixture versus PSG, 117 days ago.

A strong away win for Olympique Marseille against Lille the last match, as Darío Benedetto were on target. Heartbreak before that as Olympique Marseille lost 0-1 at Olympique Lyonnais's place.

The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Olympique Marseille matches with similar probabilities have ended with one win, zero draws and one defeat (from two games).

Olympique Marseille have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Orange Vélodrome with 18 goals in 12 league matches. From these home matches, Olympique Marseille have conceded only 9 goals.

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Nantes form and stats

4 wins, 2 draws and 6 losses. That’s the product of Nantes playing as the away team in the Ligue 1 this season.

Nantes played 0-0 against Metz in their previous match. Before that, Nantes travelled to Dijon and returned home with a draw after the game finished 3-3.

Nantes find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 14 goals from 12 away fixtures in the league. 17 goals have been conceded by Nantes in these games.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Nantes - Olympique Marseille 0-0 entered in the official records. Olympique Marseille-Nantes H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Olympique Marseille four wins, Nantes three wins, three draws. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Olympique MarseilleD. Payet
D. Payet
8 goals
Olympique MarseilleD. Benedetto
D. Benedetto
8 goals
Olympique MarseilleN. Radonjić
N. Radonjić
5 goals

Olympique Marseille missing players

Nantes missing players

Olympique Marseille Nantes
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
25 12 5 Played P 3 12 25
15 8 4 Won W 0 4 10
7 3 0 Drew D 0 2 4
3 1 1 Lost L 3 6 11
35 18 9 Scored S 3 14 25
22 9 5 Conceded C 7 17 27
84% 92% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 92%
72% 75% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 75% 52%
40% 42% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 42% 36%
20% 17% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 17% 12%
4% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 17% 12%
48% 58% 60% BTTS BTTS 67% 50% 40%
44% 33% 20% Clean Sheets C S 0% 25% 40%
24% 17% 20% Failed to Score F T 33% 25% 28%
 
5.4 6.5 6.2 Corners for (avg) C F 8.3 5.4 5.6
3.9 3.6 3.4 Corners against (avg) C A 5 5.7 4.5
2.5 2.3 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.3 2.2 1.7
3 3 1 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
339 191 94 Total Shots T S 34 136 305
101 53 29 Shots on Target S O 12 41 101
35% 34% 31% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 34% 25%
Key stats in Ligue 1 this season:
  • Nantes has the fewest points from losing position (1)
  • Nantes have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Nantes haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Olympique Marseille has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (10)
  • Olympique Marseille has the fewest dropped points from leading position (0)
  • Olympique Marseille have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Olympique Marseille have won significantly more corners at home than away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 PSG 25 20 2 3 67 21 12 10 1 1 36 8 13 10 1 2 31 13 46 62
2 Olympique Marseille 25 15 7 3 35 22 12 8 3 1 18 9 13 7 4 2 17 13 13 52
3 Rennes 25 12 5 8 29 23 12 7 2 3 18 13 13 5 3 5 11 10 6 41
4 Lille 25 12 4 9 30 27 13 9 2 2 20 9 12 3 2 7 10 18 3 40
5 Monaco 25 11 5 9 41 40 13 8 1 4 28 21 12 3 4 5 13 19 1 38
6 Montpellier 25 10 7 8 32 28 13 9 2 2 23 10 12 1 5 6 9 18 4 37
7 Strasbourg 25 11 4 10 32 29 12 7 2 3 22 14 13 4 2 7 10 15 3 37
8 Reims 25 9 9 7 23 19 13 4 7 2 11 7 12 5 2 5 12 12 4 36
9 Nice 25 10 6 9 36 34 13 7 3 3 24 17 12 3 3 6 12 17 2 36
10 Bordeaux 25 9 8 8 35 28 12 4 4 4 18 11 13 5 4 4 17 17 7 35
11 Olympique Lyonnais 25 9 7 9 38 26 12 4 4 4 15 7 13 5 3 5 23 19 12 34
12 Nantes 25 10 4 11 25 27 13 6 2 5 11 10 12 4 2 6 14 17 -2 34
13 Brest 25 8 9 8 32 33 13 6 6 1 21 10 12 2 3 7 11 23 -1 33
14 Angers SCO 25 8 6 11 24 33 13 6 3 4 17 13 12 2 3 7 7 20 -9 30
15 Metz 25 6 10 9 24 32 12 4 4 4 16 14 13 2 6 5 8 18 -8 28
16 Saint-Étienne 25 8 4 13 27 41 12 4 4 4 13 16 13 4 0 9 14 25 -14 28
17 Nîmes 25 7 6 12 25 37 13 6 2 5 15 12 12 1 4 7 10 25 -12 27
18 Dijon 25 6 8 11 24 31 12 5 5 2 17 13 13 1 3 9 7 18 -7 26
19 Amiens SC 25 4 9 12 29 47 13 3 5 5 17 22 12 1 4 7 12 25 -18 21
20 Toulouse 25 3 4 18 21 51 12 3 0 9 11 22 13 0 4 9 10 29 -30 13

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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.