Match Day 8
Nice vs Marseille
Monday, October 22nd, 2018
04:00am (GMT+8 Timing)
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Nice:
Last five matches form: W L W L D
Average goals per match: 0.78
Average goals against per match: 1.44
Top Scorer: Allan Saint-Maximin (2)
Marseille:
Last five matches form: W L W L W
Average goals per match: 2.33
Average goals against per match: 1.78
Top Scorer: Florian Thauvin (7)
Each of these sides are struggling for consistency at present, seeming to be incapable of following one good performance with another.
Marseille dominated this fixture last season, winning this game 4-2 and coming out on top 2-1 at the Vélodrome.
Both sides look to be just about fully fit headed into this game. Marseille are hit by suspensions though with both Luis Gustavo and Lucas Ocampos serving a ban.
Nice haven't been too bad at the back in general, although there is certainly room for improvement. It is in front of goal where their real problems lie having scored more than one goal only once in their past ten Ligue 1 games. That lack of threat will always put pressure on their defence to play well and they may be in for a stern examination here.
Only PSG have scored more goals than Marseille in Ligue 1 so far this season, with Florian Thauvin carrying on from where he left off last season with one excellent display after another.
Nice have lost four of their last five at home in Ligue 1.
Marseille aren't great on the road though having lost three of their last four, including a 3-0 humbling at the hands of Lille in their most recent away outing.
Be it home or away, Marseille do nearly always at least get on the scoresheet - have scored at least once in 11 of their last 13 away in Ligue 1 - and we fancy their edge in the attacking third to decide the destination of the points here.
Prediction: Nice 1 - 2 Marseille