- Marseille have won three games in a row, beating Monaco 1-0 at home and Bourg-Peronnas 6-0 in the Coupe de France
- Nantes have struggled on the road with one win, three draws and four losses away from home in Ligue 1 2025-2026.
- Mason Greenwood is red-hot in front of goal for OM, netting four of Les Olympiens last 12 goals in their last five games.
Marseille are making music under De Zerbi
Olympique Marseille and FC Nantes have contrasting approaches to soccer and that should make for a fascinating matchup at the Vélodrome on Sunday. Roberto De Zerbi’s side are a possession side who are happy to rotate their players in a fluid, free-flowing system where the pressing is relentless.
Les Olympiens are one of the most exciting and relentless attacking sides in Ligue 1, if a little raw at the back, and are currently sitting third in the table with 32 points from 16 games. This Olympique Marseille vs FC Nantes prediction highlights that Nantes, who are in 17th with only 11 points from the same number of games, will attempt to stifle them with a compact defensive block and counter-attack.
It won’t be easy for the Canaries, who have one of the least effective goal scorers in the division in Youssef El Arabi. The Algerian marksman has three goals in 14 Ligue 1 appearances and Nantes have lacked a proven goal scorer to spearhead their counter-attacks when Ahmed Kantari took over as boss in December 2025.
Nantes have been poor on the road
He has seen his team pick up just one win, a draw and three defeats in his five games in charge - although they did bounce back from a 4-1 defeat to Angers by seeing off US Concarneau 5-3 in the Cup. Nantes have only won one of their last three away trips, losing the other two, and have managed just six goals in eight away games - an average of 0.75 per game in Ligue 1 2025/2026.
This Olympique Marseille vs FC Nantes preview further indicates Marseille average an incredible 3.00 goals per game at home, having already racked up 24 goals in their eight home games in Ligue 1 2025-2026. With the Velodrome a fortress (six wins, two draws and no defeats), they are well placed to take all the points here.
Marseille are a good bet to win
The bookmakers have Marseille down as 1.24 favorites, which is probably fair enough, with the draw at 6.0 and Nantes a distant outsider. But given the visitors’ woeful away record, and the fact they have not won in their past two trips to the Vélodrome, our Olympique Marseille vs FC Nantes betting tips strongly point to a home win and we would be very surprised if they took anything home.
Over 2.5 goals at 1.48 looks very tempting considering Marseille are in the middle of a winning streak and have all the firepower to win this themselves. A De Zerbi side with Greenwood in their ranks is worth a small stake at any time and this Olympique Marseille vs FC Nantes prediction looks a good opportunity to back the Over option.
