Nice vs Marseille Odds: Ligue 1’s Unbeaten Nice Takes on Marseille
Marseille Get First Win Under Gattuso
Last Remaining Unbeaten Team Hosts Marseille
OGC Nice are the only remaining unbeaten team in Ligue 1. Through eight games, the team from the French Riviera has a 4-4-0 record and are in second place. Nice will host Marseille, another side from the south of France, on Saturday. OM recently got their first win under new coach Gennaro Gattuso and have played more positive football recently. From an intriguing Ligue 1 matchup, let’s check out the Nice vs Marseille odds.
Nice vs Marseille
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Location: Allianz Riviera, Nice, France
Head-to-Head
The Ligue 1 stats show that the road team won both meetings in the 2022-23 season. Nice picked up a 3-1 win at Marseille, while OM shutout Nice 3-0 at the Allianz Riviera. Over the last five Ligue 1 meetings, both teams have won twice, and there has been one draw. Both teams have also scored in all competitions in the last five matchups.
Nice on Clean Sheet Streak
OGC Nice have played eight games this season and haven’t trailed for a single minute. Francesco Farioli’s side kept their third straight clean sheet just before the international break. Hicham Boudaoui made just his second start of the season and made it count as he scored the winner at Metz. Nice goalkeeper Marcin Bulka and the backline have been superb, as they’ve kept five clean sheets in eight matches.
Bulka leads the league in clean sheets, and Nice have conceded just four goals so far this season. Terem Moffi has been Farioli’s main man up top, as the Nigerian international has scored three goals and provided two assists. Nice have been an excellent pick for soccer betting lately, as they’ve covered the goal line in four of their last five games.
Heading into this weekend, Nice are in second place in the Ligue 1 table. They’ll move up to first with a win and Monaco draw or loss vs Metz. While you can’t fault the Nice defense for their performances this season, Farioli would like to see his players score more goals. Nice have averaged just 1.1 goals per game this season, but it’s still translated to an unbeaten start.
Marseille up and Running Under Gattuso
The Gennaro Gattuso era at Marseille got up and running with a 3-0 win vs. Le Havre a couple of weekends ago. Iliman Ndiaye played in a cross that Le Havre defender Arouna Sangante sent into his own net to open up the scoring. Amine Harit found Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang a few minutes later, and Auba chipped the Le Havre keeper to double the lead. Le Havre went down to ten men before halftime, and Marseille added another goal in the second half.
Aubameyang backheeled the ball for the trailing Ismaila Sarr, who slotted home to make it 3-0. It was Marseille’s first Ligue 1 win by a three-goal margin since last December. Aubameyang also registered his first Ligue 1 goal for 10 years, and he figures to be a key player for Gattuso this Ligue 1 season.
Now, Marseille head on the road to Nice, and the Nice vs Marseille odds price the visitors as +190 underdogs for this one. Notably, Marseille have scored at least twice in each of their three games under Gattuso, in all competitions.
Match Analysis & Odds
This is the match of the weekend in Ligue 1, featuring two Ligue 1 teams with high ambitions this season. Nice’s unbeaten run to start the campaign is no fluke, they’ve already beaten the likes of PSG and Monaco. A win over Marseille would continue to build confidence for Francesco Farioli’s side.
Nice are, however, 1-3-0 at home and have played in incredibly low-scoring matches at the Allianz Riviera. They’ve scored just three goals at home this season and conceded once. So, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that the Nice vs Marseille odds price under 2.5 goals at -125 odds here.
Meanwhile, Nice enter the match as +140 moneyline favorites. Meanwhile, Marseille sit at +190, and a draw displays +230 odds. Marseille have a lot of attacking potential, and they’ll fancy their chances to at least get on the scoresheet in this one. Bettors can find Nice pk, -0.5 at even odds, while Marseille pk, +0.5 is priced at -130.
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