The final match of the weekend in Ligue 1 has the makings of a tense game as Marseille welcome Nice to the Stade Orange Vélodrome.
The hosts begin the weekend in second place on 50 points, while the visitors are in third place, also on 50 points and with the same goal difference.
👉Cap sur #OMOGCN pour les Aiglons, de retour sur la pelouse du centre d'entraînement ce mardi 🔴⚫️ pic.twitter.com/Oosmf310h1— OGC Nice (@ogcnice) March 15, 2022
👉Cap sur #OMOGCN pour les Aiglons, de retour sur la pelouse du centre d'entraînement ce mardi 🔴⚫️ pic.twitter.com/Oosmf310h1
Marseille come into the match on the back of a 2-1 win at Basel in the Europa League to progress to the quarter-final of the competition.
Marseille were 2-1 up from the home leg but fell a goal behind in the 62nd minute. However, Marseille struck twice in the final 16 minutes of the game to get their name in the hat for the next round.
That result means Marseille have won each of their last 3 matches in all competitions. In addition to the two wins over Basel, Marseille beat Brest 4-1 away in Ligue 1 last weekend.
However, that is the only victory for Marseille in their 4 most recent league games. They have lost at home against Clermont and Monaco plus picked up a point at Troyes.
Marseille have achieved just 1 win from their last 6 home Ligue 1 games and have seen under 2.5 goals in 7 of their last 9 league matches on home soil.
Nice make the trip to the Stade Orange Vélodrome having picked up a point in a 0-0 draw at Montpellier last weekend.
The only major incident in the game came in the 35th minute when central defender Dante was sent off. Nice did well to keep a clean sheet with 10 men and take a point from the match.
That result means Nice are undefeated in each of their last 5 games in all competitions and they have a chance of finishing second in Ligue 1 this season.
Prior to the draw at Montpellier, Nice beat Angers and Paris Saint-Germain at home in Ligue 1 plus Versailles in the Coupe de France. Nice also held Strasbourg to a 0-0 draw away in Ligue 1.
Away form in Ligue 1 shows Nice are undefeated in 8 of their 9 most recent games. However, they have failed to win any of their last 3 on the road in the league, drawing at Strasbourg and Montpellier and losing to Lyon.
Trends show there have been under 2.5 goals scored in Nice's last 7 Ligue 1 games and they have kept a clean sheet in their last 4 league matches.
Team news and Marseille do not have any major injury or suspension concerns ahead of the game. However, there may be some rotation following the match on Thursday.
Nice will be without central defender Dante following his red card last week. The Brazilian is the only player likely to be unavailable for the visitors.
We expect this to be a tight game between two teams battling for second in Ligue 1 and a place in the Champions League. This match could end level, with under 2.5 goals and we could even see the game end without a goal.