Feb 1st features a match where Nantes hosts Olympique Marseille at Stade De La Beaujoire – Louis Fonteneau in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Ligue 1 teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 5 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, Nantes recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Thaon. Neither Thaon nor Nantes could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 4 and 9 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. Nantes should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches, while olympique Marseille is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Monaco. Jordan Veretout scored the first goal for Olympique Marseille on an own goal in the 17th minute, then Alexis Sánchez added another in the 47th minute earning them at least the one point. With 20 points in their last 10 matches Olympique Marseille should be reasonably happy with their performance.
Nantes and Olympique Marseille last played eachother at the Orange Vélodrome on the 20th of August. Olympique Marseille was victorious by a score of 2 to 1. Chancel Mbemba struck first for Olympique Marseille in the 70th minute, then Ludovic Blas tied it up for Nantes in the 78th minute.
Olympique Marseille is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Alexis Sánchez and Jordan Veretout each having 3 goals in their last 5. Nantes’s most prolific scorer has been Mostafa Mohamed. He has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches
Antoine Kombouare’s squad will be without Nicolas Pallois, Fábio and Merlin, while Igor Tudor’s squad will be without Amine Harit and Pau López.