Marseille v Nice: European push meets survival bid | OneFootball

Marseille host Nice in Ligue 1 at the Vélodrome on Sunday, 26 April 2026, with the hosts hunting European places and the visitors seeking breathing space above the drop.

Marseille sit sixth on 52 points, while Nice are 15th with 29. The reverse fixture finished 5-1 to Marseille in November, underlining the swing possible in this fixture.

Les Olympiens have mixed recent league form, beating Metz but losing at Monaco and Lorient. Les Aiglons are winless in four Ligue 1 games, though they earned draws against Le Havre and at LOSC, and won at Strasbourg in the cup.

Les Olympiens are without Geoffrey Kondogbia, Nayef Aguerd, Amine Gouiri, Igor Paixão, Conrad Egan Riley and Bilal Nadir. Les Aiglons miss Dante, Charles Vanhoutte, Youssouf Ndayishimiye, Mohamed Abdelmonem, Moïse Bombito and Everton Pereira da Silva.

With 58 league goals at 1.9 per game and 57% possession backed by 88.40% passing accuracy, Les Olympiens should control the ball and feed Mason Greenwood, third in the scoring chart with 15, and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. Les Aiglons have conceded 56 and scored 34. Sofiane Diop leads their league tally with seven, Jonathan Clauss has six assists, and Elye Wahi offers a direct outlet.

A home win would move Les Phocéens to 55 points and could close the gap on the top five. Victory for Les Aiglons would lift them to 32 points and pull them further clear of the relegation places.