Nantes-Marseille is a match in the twenty-first day of Ligue 1 and is played on Wednesday at 19:00: statistics, likely formations, predictions.
There is a lot of regret at Marseille for not being able to take advantage of Psg and Lens’ missteps in the last Ligue 1 round. Igor Tudor’s side, held to a 1-1 draw by Monaco in the derby, could have joined the Giallorossi in second place and nibbled more points off the leaders as they grappled with their first difficult moment of the season.
A draw that leaves a bitter taste in the mouth, especially for that final assault that went unsuccessful after the Monaco side had gone ahead in the first half thanks to an own goal from former Roma player Veretout. The author of the equalising goal was Alexis Sanchez, but the good performance of Malinovskyi, just arrived from Atalanta, must be underlined: the Ukrainian has immediately integrated himself into the Croatian coach’s system of play and gives greater unpredictability to an advanced department now even more assorted. The feeling is that this is precisely the juncture in which Marseille must step on the accelerator, taking advantage of the hesitations of those in front of them, to consolidate their Champions League place and contribute to reviving a title race that has timidly reopened due to the Parisians’ claudic performance. Psg who Marseille will also face shortly in the Coupe de France.
At home to Nantes, in a stadium where the Provençals have won four times in their last five matches, Tudor’s team cannot fail to go for the full stake.
Kombouare
Marseille, by the way, have amply demonstrated that they are particularly comfortable on the road, only losing to Psg away from the Velodrome. Antoine Kombouare’s yellow-greens, on the other hand, are pulling themselves out of the crisis that had affected them in the first part of the season. They are still undefeated since the resumption of play, and the important successes in the direct clashes with Auxerre and Montpellier have allowed them to momentarily get out of the relegation zone. Astonishingly, Nantes have not conceded a single goal in their seven matches since December.
The prediction
It’s going to be a close game in Nantes, in which Marseille are slight favourites. Tudor knows he can do no wrong: it is now that he has some chance of catching up with the two teams ahead of his team in the table. However, the yellow-greens are on a winning streak and, above all, have rediscovered their solidity in the non-possession phase. The total goals are likely to be less than three.
The likely line-up for Nantes v Marseille
- NANTES (4-2-3-1): Lafont; Centonze, Girotto, Castelletto, Hadjam; Sissoko, Chirivella; Blas, Mollet, Simon; Mohamed.
- MARSIGLIA (3-4-2-1): Blanco; Mbemba, Gigot, Kolasinac; Ünder, Rongier, Veretout, Nuno Tavares; Malinovskyi, Guendouzi; Sanchez.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 0-1
