Nantes vs Marseille Preview: Team News & Prediction
by Alex Lawes ·
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Nantes are destined for Ligue 2 as they take on an Olympique de Marseille side that are in very poor form at Stade de la Beaujoire on Saturday afternoon.
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Nantes preview: Relegation-bound
Nantes come into this one on the back of a 3-0 hammering at the hands of Paris Saint-Germain and then a 2-1 loss away at top four contenders Stade Rennais at Roazhon Park last weekend.
The Canaries begin this weekend's round of fixtures sitting five points behind the relegation playoff place and ten points adrift of outright safety, having been circling the Ligue 1 drain for quite a while now.
Marseille preview: Collapsing Marseille
Habib Beye is just a few months into the job at Stade Velodrome but he is under pressure as Marseille drift away from the top four and UEFA Champions League qualification in France's top-flight.
L'OM most recently shared a disappointing 1-1 draw with south coast rivals Nice last weekend, meaning that they have now managed just one victory in their last five matches in Ligue 1.
Nantes team news: Tabibou suspended
Nantes midfielder Dehmaine Tabibou is missing through suspension for this one, while former Arsenal defensive midfielder Francis Coquelin is dealing with a thigh injury.
Predicted XI (4-4-2): Lopes; Guilbert, Yousef, Cozza, Deiver Machado; Kaba, Lepenant, Sissoko, Leroux; Abline, Ganago
Unavailable: Centonze (Injured), Tati (Injured), Tabibou (Suspended), Amian (Injured)
Questionable: Coquelin (Injured)
Marseille team news: Couple of suspensions
Marseille head to Brittany with a couple of suspension issues for this one as versatile defender Benjamin Pavard is now sidelined alongside United States international Timothy Weah.
Predicted XI (3-5-2): Rulli; Hamzaoui Slimani, Balerdi, Medina; Nwaneri, Hojbjerg, Timber, Vermeeren, Emerson; Greenwood, Aubameyang
Unavailable: Aguerd (Injured), Egan-Riley (Injured), Pavard (Suspended), Weah (Suspended), Kondogbia (Injured), Igor Paixao (Injured)
Questionable: Nadir (Injured), Traore (Injured), Gouiri (Injured)
Nantes vs Marseille prediction
Nantes' aforementioned defeats last week means that they are now winless in their last eight matches and, still in the hunt of Auxerre, are heading down. Marseille, though, are weirdly the ideal opposition for them to produce one last stand and backing the hosts to at least avoid defeat may well be a decent value bet for this one this weekend.
Nantes vs Marseille tip: Double chance - Nantes to win or draw
