Marseille vs Nantes Preview: Team News & Prediction

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Olympique de Marseille are seeking to be involved in a genuine title race in 2026 as they welcome Nantes down to the south coast of France at Stade Velodrome.

Kick-off date/time: 4 January 2026 at 2:00 pm

How to watch on TV: UK – Not televised / US – beIN Sports

How to watch online: UK – Amazon Prime PPV & Ligue 1+ / US – beIN Sports Connect

Marseille vs Nantes prediction

Roberto De Zerbi’s Marseille went into the Ligue 1 winter break sitting third in the table and four behind Paris Saint-Germain, five behind league leaders Lens. L’OM annihilated FBBP 01 by six goals to nil in the coup in their most recent outing after they had edged past Monaco by a goal to nil in the league.

Nantes started the season with reasonable performances before falling off a cliff and now the Canaries have swapped out manager Luis Castro to replace him with Ahmed Kantari. They begin the Ligue 1 restart sitting in the bottom two and the automatic relegation places.

Nantes are a poor side and a change in management is unlikely to help them out with a comfortable Marseille victory to be expected on Sunday afternoon.

Marseille vs Nantes tip: Marseille to win -1 handicap