Our prediction for this Ligue 1 match:
Marseille
Match Time & Date:
17/02/2021
21:00
Prediction: 0-1
Nice
Olympique Marseille and Nice go head to head at Stade Velodrome in the Ligue 1 postponed fixture. OM played out a goalless draw with Bordeaux at the weekend, with both Balerdi and Benedetto taking an early shower. The duo is suspended for the Nice game, as well as Payet, while Sakai and Caleta-Car have been tested positive for coronavirus. January signing Milik remains sidelined with injury.
Les Aiglons, on the other hand, aim to bounce back from a 2-1 loss to PSG, and given the number of absentees in the home team, we are tempted to put our money on the visiting team. All Atal, Danilo, Dante, Dolberg, Mvula, and Reine-Adelaide are likely to miss the game with injuries for the visitors. You should bear in mind that Nice are eyeing their first Ligue 1 win over Olympique Marseille since September 2016.
Highlighted Player (Kevin Strootman):
After starting his senior career at Sparta Rotterdam, Kevin Strootman joined fellow Dutch side Utrecht in 2011. The defensive midfielder, who was born on February 13, 1990 in Ridderkerk, Netherlands, then moved to PSV where he established himself as a first-team regular. Strootman was then spotted by AS Roma scouts and in 2013 he decided to take a step forward in his career by joining the Giallorossi.
On March 9, 2014, the Dutch footballer sustained a serious knee injury that made him miss the remainder of the 2013/2014 Serie A season. He missed the 2014 FIFA World Cup as well, but he returned to contention on November 9, 2014. Kevin Strootman played for Roma until August 28 when he signed a five-year contract with Olympique Marseille.
Speaking of his international career, Strootman made his Netherlands debut against Austria in 2011 and he scored his first ever goal for the Dutch national team in Euro 2012 qualifier against Finland. Kevin Strootman’s preferred foot is right.
Highlighted Team (Nice):
OGC Nice are a football club that participate in French Ligue 1. Les Aiglons welcome their opponents at Allianz Riviera and the club was founded on 9 July, 1904 by Marquis Massengy d’ Auzac.
OGC Nice won their first Ligue 1 trophy back in 1951 and eight years later they clinched their fourth and last domestic title. Speaking of the French Cup, les Aiglons won their third Coupe de France title in 1997. Allianz Riviera has been the home ground of the club since September, 2013 and it has to be noted that the construction of the venue cost €250 million. OGC Nice play their home games in red and black shirts and black shorts, while the colour of their away kits is white.
The Ligue 1 team booked their place in the Europa League group stages for the 2016/2017 season for the first time in the club’s history and they were drawn alongside Schalke 04, Salzburg and Krasnodar in Group I. However, they were beaten by Schalke in their Europa League opener in front of home fans.
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