Nice vs Olympique Marseille betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Ligue 1 match on January 26th, 2025

Nice and Olympique Marseille will be playing against each other on Sunday, January 26th, 2025, at 19:45h (UTC), in a Ligue 1 football game in France, check the Nice vs Olympique Marseille betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Nice vs Olympique Marseille will occur

The game is set to be played in the Allianz Riviera stadium, in the city of Nice, with a capacity for 36178 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Where to follow the live game

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Introduction to the Nice vs Olympique Marseille betting tip 2024/2025

In the current edition of the Ligue 1, we can see a growth in the average goals. While last season the tournament had an average of 2.7 goals per match, now the competition has an average of 2.92 goals per match.

Nice last match

The last match ended in a loss for the Nice team. On that occasion they met LOSC Lille for the Ligue 1, and the match ended 2-1. Coach F. Haise's lined up a 4-2-3-1 formation.

Before the kick-off the home team's defeat had odds of 1.91, which explains why it was considered a fairly even match.

This was certainly not the best performance of the season for the defense. Dante leads the departmental disaster: with his late interventions and bad passes he allowed many chances to the opposing team's attacks.

Olympique Marseille last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a draw in the last round. In a dispute valid for Ligue 1, Olympique Marseille, who used a 3-4-2-1 formation, faced the Strasbourg team with a final score of 1-1.

A win in this match had high probabilities, that is why the draw (odd 4.50) can be considered as a bad result.

Nice vs Olympique Marseille h2h

The last time Nice faced Olympique Marseille it was in Ligue 1. Nice, then in 8th place opened with a play using the 3-4-3 formation, while Olympique Marseille, who was in 2nd place, played using a 4-2-3-1 tactic.

The last face-to-face between these two clubs was on 14-09-2024 in a Ligue 1 match of the 2024/2025 season. On that occasion, the match ended with a 2-0 win for Olympique Marseille.

This match will be officiated by E. Wattellier and duly assisted by A. Auger and J. Haulbert from the sideline.

Nice

Ligue 1 leaderboard now

The Nice team with 30 points currently occupies the 5th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the UEFA Europa League, with a campaign of 8 wins, 6 draws and 4 losses.

In the 19th round, the team enjoys an advantage of 1 point over the Olympique Lyonnais team which is ranked just below in position 6 and with 1 point less than that of Monaco team that is in the 4th place.

Nice analysis

At the end of round 18 of Ligue 1, Nice collected 36 goals scored and 25 goals conceded.

The Nice team comes from a defeat in the Ligue 1, and its coach Franck Haise wants to counter this trend by imposing a loss on his opponent, using the advantage of playing at home.

Nice has a ball possession percentage of 47.11% in the league. This indicates that it is not the kind of team that shows up on the field to create play. Fans hope that something will change for the next match against Olympique Marseille and especially that the team will score more goals.

While they’ve won 3 games as the visiting team, this team proves that there is such a thing as a home-court advantage with their record of 5 wins, 0 losses, and 3 draws.

Best goalscorer from Nice

At the individual level, in this competition's offensive sector, it is worth mentioning Evann Guessand. The Attacker has already scored 8 goals in the competition, being extremely important for Nice, who have benefited from his performances several times to achieve essential triumphs.

Olympique Marseille

Ligue 1 leaderboard now

The Olympique Marseille team with 37 points currently occupies the 2nd place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the UEFA Champions League, with a campaign of 11 wins, 4 draws, and 3 losses.

Which means that the team, with an advantage of 5 points, in the 19th round is followed by the LOSC Lille team in 3rd place.

Olympique Marseille analysis

After round 18 of Ligue 1 we count 40 goals scored by Olympique Marseille and 21 conceded.

A team with great aspirations and abilities in the Ligue 1.

It is an average ball possession of 61.28% that the Olympique Marseille team usually uses to control the game. The reason for this is ball possession above 50% typically allows teams to have some control over their opponents.

Opponents usually do not have much of a chance against away team Olympique Marseille, with a balance of 8 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws in the Ligue 1.

Olympique Marseille is a more offensive team than Nice, having 1888 attacks vs. 1670 from Nice, having scored 40 times, in comparison, Nice converted into goal 36 times.

Best goalscorer from Olympique Marseille

At the individual level in the team's offensive line, we have to highlight Mason Greenwood. With 12 goals on his own, the Attacker has been instrumental in helping the Olympique Marseille team achieving several victories this season.

It should also be noted that 4 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Historical data: Olympique Marseille

With 10 titles won in the history of the tournament, one of the leading names in the competition is the Olympique Marseille team. The record of the team will impact the final outcome of the game and it will not be the first time the team has managed to impress their rivals with a win at a time when they are in bad shape.

Now a few markets where you can get some return from your bets:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Nice is Evann Guessand, who has already scored 8 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Olympique Marseille is Mason Greenwood, he has scored in 12 opportunities.

A good bet could be made between 75-90 minutes of the game as this is the time most goals are scored.

In this game, our system found another interesting opportunity for a successful bet. Both teams score and usually suffer the first goal between the 30-40 minute. With this convergence, it is typically a value market!

Corners Top Betting Tips

Good betting results could be obtained if one notes that there is an average of 4.14 corners per game.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 4.06 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

On the Olympique Marseille side, we know that it is a more aggressive team having received the red card 5 time this season, very different from Nice who only saw the red card twice. Both the red and yellow cards market can be a good bet.

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