Home side Marseille meet Nantes at Orange Vélodrome on 2026-01-04 (kick-off 14:00 GMT), contesting week 17 of the 2025-2026 Ligue 1.
With the data available to us, R. De Zerbi and A. Kantari have not met as managers before.
Marseille have accumulated 32 points to lie 3rd whereas Nantes have 11 points to sit 17th.
Marseille have 3 players sidelined: N. Aguerd (International duty), A. Gouiri (Shoulder Injury), F. Medina (Ankle Injury) while Nantes face 5 absences: C. Awaziem (International duty), I. Ganago (Calf Injury), B. Guirassy (Injury), L. Leroux (Thigh Injury), Mostafa Mohamed (International duty).
Our model projects Marseille in a 3-defender setup (3-4-1-2), with Nantes anticipated to match that in 4-3-3.
Last time out, L. Balerdi registered the best mark for Marseille - 8.9 - and M. Abline did likewise for Nantes with an 10 score.
Marseille came off a win (6-0 vs Bourg-en-Bresse Péronnas) and Nantes also triumphed (5-3 vs Concarneau).
Form edge goes to Marseille (3-1-1) against a faltering Nantes (1-1-3) from their past 5 matches.
Dominance for Marseille: across 32 clashes, they've won 16 games and only lost 7 games to Nantes, with 9 stalemates.
Our model forecasts 2-1 for Marseille, bolstered by their 6-2-0 home record and an average of 3.00 goals per game.
Marseille is going head to head with Nantes on 4/1/2026 14:00 GMT at Orange Vélodrome for the France Ligue 1. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Marseille v Nantes H2H statistics!