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

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

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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.