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

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·24 April 2026

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).

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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

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Marseille

CJ Egan-Riley - Dead Leg
Geoffrey Kondogbia - Dead Leg
Igor Paixão - Calf Injury

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

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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.