Marseille-Nantes is a match in the 25th day of Ligue 1 and is played Sunday at 8:45 p.m.: TV, likely lineups, predictions
Surely Thursday night’s Europa League game against Villarreal of the physical aftermath could bring them to Marseille, which, however, must win against Nantes in the match scheduled for Sunday night at the Velodrome to try to get back into the Europe zone. It won’t be easy, of course, but neither will it be impossible anyway for Gasset’s men, who are generally going through a very good moment of form and who want to get back to fairer places in the standings than the roster the hosts have at their disposal.
Nantes on their side need crucial points to try to reach salvation. The visiting yellow-greens are currently out of the red zone but are by no means quiet. In short, they too would need a win for diametrically opposite reasons and Nantes hopes that the dross from the European match will help. Will it be so? Hardly, objectively, will it be so. It is too important for Marseille to succeed in the minimum seasonal goal of reclaiming a European spot again next year. The club’s future investments depend on it.
The Gasset cure, which took over from Gattuso, has certainly paid off so far. The hosts seem reborn and have placed an important series of useful results in the league. This is no time to give up, absolutely, and the Velodrome will surely push as well. Let’s say there is one team definitely favored, and you will also have figured out which one.
The prediction
The match at least one goal per team, however, should give it away. That Marseille and Nantes both found the way to the net has happened three times in the last five crossings. Always when Marseille played at home. So let’s say the prediction is for a home win, in a match then of at least three goals overall and with at least both of them scoring.
Marseille-Nantes
likely lineups.
MARSEILLE (4-3-3): Lopez; Clauss, Mbemba, Balerdi, Merlin; Ounahi, Gueye, Harit; Sarr, Ndiaye, Aubameyang.
NANTES (5-3-2): Lafont; Coco, Castelletto, Zeze, Pallois, Cozza; Mollet, Chirivella, Augusto; Mostafa, Simon.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 2-1
