Ligue 1

PREVIEW | Marseille vs Nice: team news, lineups, predictions (Ligue 1 26/04)

PREVIEW | Marseille vs Nice: team news, lineups, predictions (Ligue 1 26/04)

Marseille and Nice go head-to-head at Stade Vélodrome this Sunday in the Ligue 1.

Marseille currently have 52 points and lie in 6th position. In their last game, Habib Beye's team lost 2-0 against FC Lorient (Ligue 1 2025/26).

Nice have won 29 points to date and are placed in 15th position. In their last match, Claude Puel's team prevailed 0-2 against Strasbourg (French Cup 2025/26).

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Marseille winning 5-1.

Predicted lineups

Marseille: Gerónimo Rulli, Benjamin Pavard, Leonardo Balerdi, Emerson Palmieri, Timothy Weah, Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, Himad Abdelli, Hamed Traorè, Mason Greenwood, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Ethan Nwaneri

Nice: Maxime Dupé, Antoine Mendy, Juma Bah, Kojo Peprah Oppong, Jonathan Clauss, Salis Samed, Hichem Boudaoui, Melvin Bard, Tom Louchet, Elye Wahi, Morgan Sanson

Unavailable

Marseille

Nice

  • Dante – Calf Injury

  • Youssouf Ndayishimiye – Muscle Injury

  • Everton Pereira – Ankle Injury

Last starting XIs

Marseille ( vs FC Lorient 2026-04-18): Gerónimo Rulli, Benjamin Pavard, Leonardo Balerdi, Emerson Palmieri, Hamed Traorè, Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, Himad Abdelli, Igor Paixão, Mason Greenwood, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Amine Gouiri

Nice ( vs Strasbourg 2026-04-22): Maxime Dupé, Antoine Mendy, Juma Bah, Kojo Peprah Oppeng, Jonathan Clauss, Hichem Boudaoui, Salis Samed, Melvin Bard, Tom Louchet, Elye Wahi, Morgan Sanson

Did you know…by playmaker stats

MANAGERS

  • Claude Puel has faced Marseille on 37 occasions, recording 13 wins, nine draws and 15 defeats

  • Habib Beye has faced Nice on two occasions, recording one win and one defeat.

TEAMS

  • Away from home, Nice currently have one defeat in their last five matches.

  • Away from home, Nice currently have four wins in their last 23 matches.

  • Away from home, Nice are on a run of two consecutive matches unbeaten.

  • Nice currently have two wins in their last 12 matches.

  • Nice are on a run of three consecutive matches unbeaten.

  • At home, Marseille currently have one defeat in their last eight matches.

  • At home, Marseille are on a run of eight consecutive matches scoring goals.

  • Marseille are on a run of four consecutive matches conceding goals.

HEAD TO HEAD

  • Marseille and Nice have already met 123 times, with Marseille holding the advantage: 63 wins, compared with Nice's 34 wins.

  • At the Stade Vélodrome, Marseille have the advantage in their clashes with Nice: 42 wins in 60 matches. Nice have eight wins.

  • In Ligue 1, the two teams have played 114 matches, with Marseille winning 60, 24 draws and Nice winning 30.

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