Olympique Marseille
Football France - Ligue 1 Stade Vélodrome Sun 4 Jan 09:00
FC Nantes
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  2. Odds
  3. Stats
  4. Team News
  5. Lineups
  6. Injuries
  7. Squads
  8. Table

Ligue 1 Betting Preview: Marseille vs Nantes

Marseille clash with Nantes at Stade Vélodrome, with kick-off set for 09:00 on Sunday 4 January.

OM to Breeze Past Nantes

A big victory could be on the cards for Marseille against Nantes. We’re taking the hosts at -1.75 at Asian Handicap odds of -125, with the stake split between -1.5 and -2.0. A three-goal winning margin is needed for a full return.

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8 Wins for Marseille in Previous 10 H2H Clashes

Marseille won their last Ligue 1 game, beating Monaco at home. It was a 1-0 victory at Stade Vélodrome. OM had the majority of the ball boasting 58% possession and eight shots on target, with Mason Greenwood scoring a late winner.

In their most recent encounter, Marseille won 6-0 when visiting Bourg en Bresse Peronnas in the Coupe de France.

Nantes have now lost three consecutive matches. Away from home in their previous game, Angers won 4-1 at Stade Raymond Kopa. Ahmed Kantari's men had 45% possession and managed three shots on goal, with Fabien Centonze on the scoresheet.

The last outing involving Nantes saw them triumph 5-3 in the Coupe de France away to Concarneau.

Head-to-Head Statistics

It’s been three straight wins for Marseille when playing Nantes. In their last encounter, Marseille came out with a 2-0 home victory at Stade Vélodrome. The past 10 H2H matches have included eight Marseille wins along with two draws.

Ligue 1 G W D L GF GA GD GD P
4 Marseille logo Marseille 22 12 4 6 48 29 19 48:29 40
17 Nantes logo Nantes 22 3 5 14 20 40 -20 20:40 14
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Marseille – Last 10 League Games

Marseille have 6 wins, 2 losses and 2 draws, averaging 2.4 goals from 6.4 shots on goal and 14.5 attempts. The Provence team have averaged 62.1% possession, 609.0 passes and 4.7 corners per game, with their opponents scoring 1.0 goals from 4.0 shots on goal, 8.3 attempts and 3.7 corners.

Mason Greenwood is the top scorer with 9 goals, while Igor Paixao and Robinio Vaz each have 3. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is top assists maker with 5, while goalkeeper Geronimo Rulli has kept 4 clean sheets.

Nantes – Last 10 League Games

Nantes have won 1, lost 6 and drawn 3, with an average of 0.9 goals from 2.6 shots on goal and 9.1 attempts. Les Canaris have averaged 41.7% possession, 338.3 passes, 2.7 corners taken and 7.1 corners against, while conceding 2.1 goals from 5.6 shots on goal and 16.9 attempts.

We’ve seen Youssef El Arabi, Matthis Abline and Bahereba Guirassy score 2 goals each. Mayckel Lahdo, Kelvin Amian and Matthis Abline have all made 1 assists in the last 10 games, while Anthony Lopes has one clean sheet.

Confirmed Lineups

Marseille confirmed lineup (3-4-3): Geronimo Rulli (GK), Benjamin Pavard, CJ Egan-Riley, Facundo Medina, Timothy Weah, Pierre-Emile Hoejbjerg, Arthur Vermeeren, Emerson, Mason Greenwood, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Igor Paixao.

Nantes confirmed lineup (4-4-2): Anthony Lopes (GK), Fabien Centonze, Kelvin Amian, Tylel Tati, Nicolas Cozza, Deiver Machado, Francis Coquelin, Junior Mwanga, Dehmaine Tabibou, Matthis Abline, Youssef El Arabi.

Marseille vs Nantes Prediction & Betting Tips

Join us as we dissect the top Marseille vs Nantes betting picks — from the main match prediction and scoreline forecast to a sharp corners bet, standout player props and a value-focused bet builder.

Match Prediction

Marseille should finish well clear of their opponents and we’re playing the -1.75 on the Asian Handicap. It means that tempting betting odds of -125 are available for this Ligue 1 clash.

We take note of any injuries or suspensions affecting each side before going ahead with our football predictions. The Ligue 1 form guide and stats also help the team at Sportsgambler.com crunch the numbers ahead of the action.

Key Marseille vs Nantes league stats:

  • The -1.75 line has been covered by OM in 6 of their last 10 games at home.
  • The -1.75 line has been covered by OM in 10 of their last 19 games at home.
  • The +1.75 line hasn’t been covered by Nantes in 2 consecutive games on the road.
Marseille -1.75 Probability

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Correct Score Prediction

Marseille Marseille logo 4 - 0 Nantes logo Nantes

Let’s go for Marseille to win 4-0, a bet which is available at +800. Correct score betting provides plenty of excitement and a potentially bigger return if you win.

Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Matthis Abline Over 2.5 Shots +145 BetMGM logo

Matthis Abline (Nantes) has totalled over 2.5 shots in seven of his past ten Ligue 1 matches. We think this could be a telling statistic and we’ll back him to cover the Player Shots line which is available at odds of +145.

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Mason Greenwood to Score -125 BetMGM logo

Mason Greenwood (OM) has racked up six goals in his past five Ligue 1 home games. We’re happy to take the -125 for this Anytime Goalscorer bet as there’s value in the odds that he finds the net at least once.

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Corners Prediction

Under 9.5 Corners -110 BetMGM logo

The past five home games involving Marseille have had an average of 7.40 corners. We’re going to wager on the teams to fall short for Total Corners and this selection is available at -110.

League Games
League Games
Last 10 Total For Against
Last 10 at Home Total For Against
Last 10 Away Total For Against
Marseille Logo Marseille
Total
8.40 4.70 3.70
Home
7.90 5.00 2.90
Away
10.00 6.00 4.00
Nantes Logo Nantes
Total
9.80 2.70 7.10
Home
9.40 3.60 5.80
Away
10.30 3.00 7.30
Latest Corner Odds

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Bet Builder Tips

Asian Handicap Marseille -1.75 -125
Both Team To Score No -141
Player Shots Matthis Abline Over 2.5 +145

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Marseille vs Nantes Odds

The odds and lines below are updated regularly and may differ from the prices shown in our picks, which are captured at the time of publication.

Bookies Running Scared of Marseille Win

The Full-Time Result odds suggest that Marseille have a 81% prospect of triumphing which results in the fact that they’re strong -435 favourites to win this Ligue 1 encounter. Nantes are regarded as a long shot to win and you can back them at +1000.

Marseille can be backed at -164 on the Half-Time Result and you’ll need them to have their noses in front by the break. Nantes can be chanced at +650 and the draw is +190.

The Total Goals odds suggest that Over 2.5 is a strong probability in this contest. Both Teams to Score betting is highly popular and the No pick on the BTTS market is chalked up at -127.

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Mason Greenwood Heads First Goalscorer Market

There is -137 available that Mason Greenwood finds the net anytime. If you’re interested in the favourite to score the first goal, then you are able to secure +265.

Player Goals
Mason Greenwood (OM)
First
-137
Anytime
+265
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Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (OM)
First
+110
Anytime
+350
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Robinio Vaz (OM)
First
+140
Anytime
+400
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Igor Paixão (OM)
First
+145
Anytime
+450
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Player Shots
Mason Greenwood (OM)
Over 4.5
-143
Under 4.5
-
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Igor Paixão (OM)
Over 3.5
+133
Under 3.5
-
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Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (OM)
Over 3.5
-118
Under 3.5
-
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Matthis Abline (Nantes)
Over 2.5
+128
Under 2.5
-
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Marseille Victorious in Past Five H2H Stade Vélodrome Clashes

Marseille have gone unbeaten at Stade Vélodrome in the last four games. OM have recorded seven victories, two draws and one defeat in the previous 10 home matches, netting an average of 2.50 goals per game and conceding 0.80.

Nantes haven’t triumphed in three straight games on the road. Ahmed Kantari's men have finished with five defeats, four draws and one win in the last 10 away matches, netting an average of 0.80 goals per game and conceding 1.60.

Marseille were 2-0 victors against Nantes last time out at Stade Vélodrome. The past 7 H2H games at Stade Vélodrome have featured five Marseille wins and two Nantes victories.

Last 10 League Games W-D-L G GF GA O2.5 U2.5 B-Y B-No
Marseille logo Marseille Home Stats 7-2-1 3.30 2.50 0.80 7 3 4 6
Nantes logo Nantes Away Stats 1-4-5 2.40 0.80 1.60 5 5 6 4
  • W-D-L = Wins-Draws-Losses
  • G = Avg. Goals
  • GF = Avg. Goals For
  • GA = Avg. Goals Against
  • O2.5 = Matches Over 2.5 Goals
  • U2.5 = Matches Under 2.5 Goals
  • B-Y = Matches BTTS Yes
  • B-No = Matches BTTS No
Team Stats
Marseille logo Marseille League Stats
Nantes logo Nantes League Stats
Full-Time Result
  • 6 wins, 2 defeats and 2 draws in the previous 10 matches
  • 8 wins and 2 draws in the previous 10 home matches
Full-Time Result
  • 1 win, 6 defeats and 3 draws in the previous 10 matches
  • 1 win, 5 defeats and 4 draws in the previous 10 away matches
Goals
Goals
Corners
Corners
Possession
Possession
Top Scorers & Assists
Top Scorers & Assists

Marseille vs Nantes Lineups & Team News

Get the latest team news for Marseille vs Nantes before you bet. We’ll share both predicted and confirmed lineups for Ligue 1 along with the latest injury news.

Marseille Confirmed Lineup 3-4-3

Nantes Confirmed Lineup 4-4-2

Marseille Confirmed Lineup 3-4-3

1 Geronimo Rulli
28 Benjamin Pavard 4 CJ Egan-Riley 32 Facundo Medina
22 Timothy Weah 23 P. Hoejbjerg 18 Arthur Vermeeren 33 Emerson
10 Mason Greenwood 97 P. Aubameyang 14 Igor Paixao
1 Anthony Lopes
18 Fabien Centonze 98 Kelvin Amian 78 Tylel Tati 3 Nicolas Cozza
27 Deiver Machado 13 Francis Coquelin 80 Junior Mwanga 17 Dehmaine Tabibou
10 Matthis Abline 19 Youssef El Arabi

Nantes Confirmed Lineup 4-4-2

Marseille Substitutes

  • 9Amine Gouiri
  • 12Jeffrey De Lange
  • 17Matthew O'Riley
  • 19Geoffrey Kondogbia
  • 20Hamed Traore
  • 26Bilal Nadir
  • 34Robinio Vaz
  • 50Darryl Bakola
  • 62Amir Murillo

Nantes Substitutes

  • 8Johann Lepenant
  • 11Bahereba Guirassy
  • 20Remy Cabella
  • 26Uros Radakovic
  • 30Patrik Carlgren
  • 52Bahmed Deuff
  • 66Louis Leroux
  • 72Sekou Doucoure
  • 99Junior Kone

Previous Marseille Lineups

21 Dec Coupe de France
Bourg en Bresse Peronnas 0-6 Marseille
14 Dec Ligue 1
Marseille 1-0 Monaco
09 Dec Champions League
Union S-G 2-3 Marseille
05 Dec Ligue 1
Lille 1-0 Marseille
29 Nov Ligue 1
Marseille 2-2 Toulouse
25 Nov Champions League
Marseille 2-1 Newcastle

Previous Nantes Lineups

21 Dec Coupe de France
Concarneau 3-5 Nantes
12 Dec Ligue 1
Angers 4-1 Nantes
06 Dec Ligue 1
Nantes 1-2 Lens
30 Nov Ligue 1
Lyon 3-0 Nantes
23 Nov Ligue 1
Nantes 1-1 Lorient
08 Nov Ligue 1
Le Havre 1-1 Nantes

Injuries & Suspensions

Marseille Injury Table
Type Name Info
Leonardo Balerdi Head
Derek Cornelius Muscle
Nantes Injury Table
Type Name Info
Matthis Abline Yellow cards
Lamine Diack Red card (direc
Team Squads

Marseille Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Roberto De Zerbi

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Mason Greenwood 10 F 15 1222 14 2 11 3 1 0
Geronimo Rulli 1 G 13 1170 13 3 0 0 1 0
Pierre-Emile Hoejbjerg 23 M 14 1122 12 2 2 1 2 0
Emerson 33 D 13 1026 11 2 0 1 1 0
Nayef Aguerd 21 D 11 963 11 1 1 0 2 0

Nantes Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Ahmed Kantari

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Kelvin Amian 98 D 16 1440 16 0 0 1 2 0
Chidozie Awaziem 12 D 16 1425 16 0 1 0 5 0
Anthony Lopes 1 G 15 1348 15 0 0 0 2 0
Tylel Tati 78 D 15 1323 15 0 0 0 4 0
Matthis Abline 39 F 16 1248 13 3 2 2 3 0
France FlagLigue 1 Table
2025/2026 Season
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Lens 22 17 1 4 42:17 52
2 PSG 22 16 3 3 49:19 51
3 Lyon 22 14 3 5 36:20 45
4 Marseille 22 12 4 6 48:29 40
5 Lille 22 10 4 8 35:31 34
6 Rennes 22 9 7 6 34:35 34
7 Strasbourg 22 9 4 9 36:29 31
8 Monaco 22 9 4 9 35:34 31
9 Lorient 22 8 7 7 29:33 31
10 Toulouse 22 8 6 8 32:26 30
11 Angers 22 8 5 9 22:27 29
12 Brest 22 7 6 9 29:34 27
13 Le Havre 22 6 8 8 20:27 26
14 Nice 22 6 5 11 27:40 23
15 Paris FC 22 5 7 10 26:39 22
16 Auxerre 22 4 5 13 17:30 17
17 Nantes 22 3 5 14 20:40 14
18 Metz 22 3 4 15 22:49 13
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Lens 11 10 0 1 21:5 30
2 PSG 10 9 1 0 27:4 28
3 Lyon 11 9 0 2 19:7 27
4 Marseille 11 7 3 1 29:13 24
5 Monaco 12 7 1 4 25:19 22
6 Lorient 11 6 4 1 22:16 22
7 Rennes 11 6 3 2 22:12 21
8 Lille 11 6 2 3 18:13 20
9 Angers 11 6 2 3 16:12 20
10 Le Havre 12 5 5 2 15:11 20
11 Strasbourg 10 6 1 3 17:7 19
12 Brest 11 5 3 3 16:13 18
13 Toulouse 11 4 4 3 19:15 16
14 Nice 11 4 4 3 14:14 16
15 Auxerre 11 3 2 6 10:12 11
16 Paris FC 11 2 4 5 14:22 10
17 Metz 11 2 3 6 10:18 9
18 Nantes 11 1 2 8 10:22 5