Ligue 1 Predictions | Round 31: OM host Nice in Mediterranean derby, Rennes could deepen Nantes’ relegation fears | OneFootball

Ligue 1 Predictions, Round 31

GFFN editor-in-chief Luke Entwistle, and sub-editors Raphaël Jucobin and Bastien Cheval face off in our Ligue 1 predictions competition. This season, GFFN will also be hosting guests. Earlier this season, The Athletic’s Alex Barker participated and became the first name on our guest leaderboard, and he has since been joined by Julien Laurens. It’s three points for a correct score, two points for a correct score difference, and one point for a correct result. Who will come out on top at the end of the season?

SCORES

Raphaël: 186

Luke: 172

Bastien: 214

Guest leaderboard:

Alex Barker: 7

Julien Laurens: 7

Game of the week: Olympique de Marseille v OGC Nice, Sunday 19:45 (UK)

These Mediterranean rivals are used to competing together for the European places. As has often been the case in recent seasons, there is a lot riding on this game between Olympique de Marseille and OGC Nice. However, the latter are not competing for European football – at least not through their Ligue 1 finish – but for their own survival in the league. With four games remaining, Nice have a four-point buffer to AJ Auxerre in the relegation play-off. Claude Puel’s side will also look to atone for the 5-1 humbling at the Allianz Riviera back in the Autumn.

OM have their own objectives, too, and their loss to FC Lorient last weekend makes the situation all the more urgent. Now sixth, time is of the essence to make it back to the top four, ideally the top three. But with reports of riffs and disinterest within the Marseille dressing room, the conditions are not ripe for them to reach their objective, even if there is more than enough quality within the squad to do so.

Raphael’s Ligue 1 predictions

Luke’s predictions

Bastien’s predictions

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