Our prediction for this Ligue 1 match:
Nimes
Match Time & Date:
04/12/2020
03:00 PM
Prediction: 1-2
Marseille
Stade des Costieres will host Friday’s football game between Nimes and Olympique Marseille, the two teams with totally different ambitions in the 2020/21 Ligue 1 season. Nimes’ main goal is to secure the elite division survival, while Olympique Marseille are eager to represent France in the Champions League for yet another season. Les Crocodiles suffered a more than expected 3-0 loss to Monaco at the weekend, with the team dropping to 16th position in the standings.
Nimes do not seem to be at the top of their game ahead of the visit of Marseille; therefore, home win should not be considered. OM are on a four-game winning run in the French top flight, and they are surely capable of beating Nimes behind closed doors. In their last meeting at Stade des Costieres Olympique Marseille defeated Nimes 3-2. Balerdi returns to contention following his ban in the Champions League, while Sakai and Sanson should recover in time to face Nimes. Midfielder Deaux is banned for the hosts.
Nimes vs Marseille H2H
Nimes
17%
Curent Form
Position
vs
Position
83%
Curent Form
Marseille
Last 6 Matches
League Statistics
Average Goals Per Match
Last 6 Matches
League Statistics
Average Goals Per Match
Nimes vs Marseille H2H Last Matches
28/02/20
Nimes
Marseille
21/12/19
Marseille
Nimes
13/04/19
Marseille
Nimes
19/08/18
Nimes
Marseille
Total Score
Nimes
Marseille
Nimes vs Marseille H2H
NIM
17%
Curent Form
Position
vs
Position
83%
Curent Form
MAR
Last 6 Matches
League Statistics
Avg Goals/Match
Last 6 Matches
League Statistics
Avg Goals/Match
Nimes vs Marseille H2H Last Matches
28/02/20
NIM
MAR
21/12/19
MAR
NIM
13/04/19
MAR
NIM
19/08/18
NIM
MAR
Total Score
NIM
MAR
Highlighted Player (Lucas Deaux):
Born in Reims, France on December 26, 1998 Lucas Deaux started his career at Reims. The right-footed midfielder scored seven goals in 117 appearances in the league for the Stade Auguste Delaune outfit and he moved to Nantes in the 2012 summer transfer window. Deaux quickly established himself as a first-team regular at the club and you should bear in mind that he played no less than 119 league matches for les Canaris from 2012 to 2015.
In 2016 he moved to Belgium, signing a deal with Gent, but he made only five appearances for de Buffalo’s in the Belgian top flight. Lucas Deaux soon returned to France as he signed a three-year-deal with Guingamp on July 1, 2016. His main position is defensive midfield, but he is capable of playing as a centre-back as well if needed.
His preferred foot is right and the 188-cm-tall footballer is very good in the air. Lucas Deaux scored two goals, while providing five assists for his teammates in 38 appearances for Guingamp in the 2016/2017 Ligue 1 campaign.
Highlighted Team (Marseille):
Olympique de Marseille are considered one of the best French football clubs. Les Olympiens won their ninth Ligue 1 title in 2010, but winning of the 1992/1993 Champions League trophy is seen as the club’s biggest success. Marseille defeated Italian giants Milan in the title game, with Basile Boli scoring the winner (1-0) in the Olympiastadion showdown.
It has to be noted, though, that the Stade Velodrome outfit were banned from defending the title in the 1993/1994 season after being involved in a match-fixing scandal. To make things even worse for the fans, the club suffered enforced relegation to the Ligue 2. Olympique de Marseille participated in the Europa League final on two occasions (1998/1999, 2003/2004), but they were beaten by Parma and Valencia respectively in the title games. OM’s home ground Stade Velodrome was opened on June 13, 1997 and the capacity of the stadium is 67.394.
The likes of Franck Ribery, Didier Deschamps, Didier Drogba, Laurent Blanc, Fabien Barthez, Samir Nasri, Fabrizio Ravanelli and Djibril Cisse all played for Marseille in the past.
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