Olympique Marseille and Nîmes meet at Orange Vélodrome, in a match for the 20th round of Ligue 1. In the last head-to-head for this edition of the league, on 04‑12‑2020, Olympique Marseille won away by (0‑ 2). The record of direct confrontations in the last 3 years is favorable to the home team, which in the last 5 games won 4 and lost 1. Pay attention to the home factor, as Olympique Marseille often achieve different results at home and away.
Marseille:
After 9 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses, the home team is currently in 6th position, with 32 points won. In their last match, they drew in an away match against Dijon by (0‑0), after having won (3‑1) at home in the previous match, in a match against Montpellier. This is a stronger team with the support of its fans, since in the last 30 games it has registered 5 wins, 2 draws and 8 losses as a visitor; against 7 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses in his stadium. The team comes to this match after a away loss against PSG by (2‑1). For the championship, Olympique Marseille won 15 points out of a possible 24, after 4 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss in the last 8 matches they played in their stadium.
For this competition, they did not lose any of the last 7 matches at their stadium. In his home matches for the league, he presents some of the most frequent results at the end of the match: 3‑1 (3 out of 8 matches) and 1‑1 (3 out of 8 matches). His attack has scored regularly, as he has scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. There is a tendency to have goals in their home matches, since 8 of the last 8 matches they played for this competition have ended with Over 1.5 goals. In 17 games in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 5 times and never got the comeback.
Olympique Marseille comes to this match after a 2×1 victory over PSG, in a match for the French Super Cup: the team’s only goal was scored by Dimitri Payet. In the last game for Ligue 1, the home team drew 0x0 with Dijon. In this reception to Nimes, coach André Villas-Boas must privilege possession of the ball and attacks from the flanks. Right winger Florian Thauvin is one of the great stars of the team and is very fast and strong in finishing: he has 6 goals scored. Out of this game will be Jordan Amavi, due to physical problems.
Nîmes:
The visiting team is currently in 20th position, with 12 points won, after 3 wins, 3 draws and 13 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost away to Strasbourg by (5‑0). In the last match, they lost at home to Lille by (0‑1). This is a team that presents similar results at home and away, so it is not usually affected by the home factor, since in the last 30 games it has registered 3 wins, 3 draws and 9 losses as a visitor; against 4 wins, 1 draw and 10 losses in his stadium. In their last 9 away matches for the championship, Nîmes has recorded 2 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses, for which they have won 8 points out of 27 possible. In their home league matches the most frequent final result at half ‑ time was 0‑0 (4 out of 9 matches). The team allowed goals to the opponent in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition, so they were not very strong defensively. This is a team that usually scores first few times: it only opened the scoring in 4 of its last 19 games for Ligue 1, of these 4 it reached the break in lead in 2 and won at the end of the 90 ‘in 3. In 19 matches in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 14 times and never got the comeback.
The Nimes team comes to this game after a 0x1 loss to Lille, which added their third consecutive defeat in Ligue 1. On this day, against Olympique de Marseille, coach Jéréme Arpinon must present the team in a 4-3-3, with the most advanced positions occupied by Niclas Eliasson, Nolan Roux and Zinedine Ferhat: the last mentioned athlete is one of the top scorers of this team, with 3 goals scored. Outside of this game will be Sidy Sarr, Loick Landre, Pablo Martínez, Clement Depres and Antoine Valerio, all with physical problems.
PREDICTION: Marseille to win @ 1,42
