OGC Nice vs Olympique de Marseille, Ligue 1 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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OGC Nice vs Olympique de Marseille — Ligue 1 at Stade de Nice.
- OGC Nice 9 games · 14 pts (2026/27)
- Olympique de Marseille 9 games · 15 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Francois Letexier
- Referee Cyril Mugnier
- Referee Mehdi Rahmouni
- Referee Thomas Leonard
- Referee Alexandre Perreau Niel
18 games this season
🟨 4.1/game
⚽ 9.7 goals/game
🟥 4 total
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain FC | 9 | 20 |
| 2 | Lille OSC | 9 | 18 |
| 3 | Olympique Lyonnais | 9 | 17 |
| 4 | Paris FC | 9 | 17 |
| 5 | Stade Rennais FC 1901 | 9 | 16 |
| 6 | Olympique de Marseille | 9 | 15 |
| 7 | AS Monaco FC | 9 | 15 |
| 8 | OGC Nice | 9 | 14 |
| 9 | Racing Club de Lens | 9 | 13 |
| 10 | Toulouse FC | 10 | 13 |
| 11 | Stade Brestois 29 | 9 | 12 |
| 12 | FC Lorient | 9 | 12 |
| 13 | RC Strasbourg Alsace | 10 | 10 |
| 14 | AJ Auxerre | 9 | 10 |
| 15 | Angers SCO | 9 | 8 |
| 16 | ES Troyes AC | 9 | 8 |
| 17 | Le Mans FC | 9 | 7 |
| 18 | Le Havre AC | 9 | 2 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Mar | Olympique de Marseille | H | 3–0 | W |
| 14 Mar | FC Lorient | A | 1–1 | D |
| 03 Mar | Nimes Olympique | H | 2–1 | W |
| 26 Feb | Stade Rennais FC 1901 | A | 2–1 | W |
| 21 Feb | FC Metz | H | 1–2 | L |
| 17 Feb | Olympique de Marseille | A | 2–3 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Mar | OGC Nice | A | 0–3 | L |
| 13 Mar | Stade Brestois 29 | H | 3–1 | W |
| 10 Mar | Stade Rennais FC 1901 | H | 1–0 | W |
| 03 Mar | Lille OSC | A | 0–2 | L |
| 28 Feb | Olympique Lyonnais | H | 1–1 | D |
| 20 Feb | FC Nantes | A | 1–1 | D |
Season Stats
| OGC Nice | Olympique de Marseille | |
|---|---|---|
| #8 | Position | #6 |
| 14 | Points | 15 |
| 9 | Played | 9 |
| 4 / 2 / 3 | W / D / L | 5 / 0 / 4 |
| 13 | Scored | 20 |
| 12 | Conceded | 13 |
| +1 | GD | +7 |
| 1.56 | PPG | 1.67 |
| 44% | Win % | 56% |
Key Stats
65%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (23 games)
H2H (23 games)
61%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
11%
Clean Sheets
OGC Nice this season
OGC Nice this season
25%
Clean Sheets
Olympique de Marseille this season
Olympique de Marseille this season
OGC Nice are 8th (14 pts). Olympique de Marseille are 6th (15 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
OGC Nice
0-15
1/3
16-30
1/1
31-45
3/3
46-60
1/2
61-75
3/1
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Olympique de Marseille
0-15
3/3
16-30
1/1
31-45
3/–
46-60
6/2
61-75
2/3
76+
5/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
OGC Nice
| Sepe Elye Wahi | 6 G | 2 A |
| Jonathan Clauss | 2 G | 1 A |
| Mohammed Amoura | 2 G | 1 A |
Olympique de Marseille
| Amine Gouiri | 6 G | 3 A |
| Amine Harit | 3 G | 1 A |
| Himad Abdelli | 3 G | |
| Igor Paixao | 2 G | 1 A |
| Pierre Emile Hojbjerg | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — OGC Nice and Olympique de Marseille get this one started.
- 5' OGC Nice is showing some good football. However, OGC Nice are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 10' Olympique de Marseille are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
- 15' The Olympique de Marseille manager makes a substitution. Yuto Nagatomo departs to be replaced by Hiroki Sakai.
- 20' Supporters expect more eagerness from Alvaro Gonzalez, as he is very good at scoring at Stade de Nice with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 25' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
- 30' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 30 minutes.
- 34' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Khephren Thuram-Ulie makes it 1-0.
- 39' With 3 assists to his name this season, Amine Gouiri is clearly more than just a goal scorer for OGC Nice.
- 44' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 46' Jules Ntcham makes way for Luis Henrique at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Olympique de Marseille.
- 51' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
- 52' Poor challenge from Duje Caleta-Car. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
- 57' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 62' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 67' A tactical swap from OGC Nice — Youcef Attal on, Myziane Maolida off on 67 minutes.
- 69' The Olympique de Marseille manager makes a substitution. Alvaro Gonzalez departs to be replaced by Saif-Eddine Khaoui.
- 73' Olympique de Marseille ring the changes. Dimitri Payet has done his job and it is now time for Dario Benedetto to step up.
- 74' Magnificent from Amine Gouiri! That is 83 goals in 439 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
- 78' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Duje Caleta-Car on 78 minutes.
- 83' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 88' OGC Nice currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
- 90' Walter Benitez has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 90.
- It finishes all square. OGC Nice and Olympique de Marseille share the spoils 3-0.
Lineups
OGC Nice Lineups
Starting XI
- 6
- 9
- 25
- 11
- 40
-
7
Myziane Maolida ↓ Youcef Attal 67'
- 13
- 10
- 23
- 19
- 5
Bench
- 22
- 2
- 30
- 8
-
20
Youcef Attal ↑ 67'
- 3
- 24
- 27
- 14
Olympique de Marseille Lineups
Starting XI
- 30
- 26
-
10
Dimitri Payet ↓ Dario Benedetto 73'
- 15
- 22
- 3
- 19
- 29
-
25
Yuto Nagatomo ↓ Hiroki Sakai 15'
-
8
Jules Ntcham ↓ Luis Henrique 46'
- 5
Bench
-
24
Saif-Eddine Khaoui ↑ 69'
-
2
Hiroki Sakai ↑ 15'
- 28
-
9
Dario Benedetto ↑ 73'
-
11
Luis Henrique ↑ 46'
- 32
- 1
- 35
- 37
Coach
Jorge Sampaoli
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Amine Gouiri | 3 |
| Dimitri Payet | 2 |
| Alexis Sanchez | 2 |
| Saif-Eddine Khaoui | 2 |
| Evann Guessand | 2 |
| Arkadiusz Milik | 1 |
| Jonathan Clauss | 1 |
| Mario Balotelli | 1 |
Head to Head
OGC Nice Form
Olympique de Marseille Form
2021-03-20
OGC Nice
3–0
Olympique de Marseille
L
2021-03-13
Olympique de Marseille
3–1
Stade Brestois 29
W
2021-03-10
Olympique de Marseille
1–0
Stade Rennais FC 1901
W
2021-03-03
Lille OSC
2–0
Olympique de Marseille
L
2021-02-28
Olympique de Marseille
1–1
Olympique Lyonnais
D
2021-02-20
FC Nantes
1–1
Olympique de Marseille
D
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.74
OGC Nice xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.38
Olympique de Marseille xG
I would bet for:
Both teams to score 62% + Over 2.5 goals 59%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: OGC Nice win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 3.12
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 94% |
|
6% |
| ± 1.5 | 82% |
|
18% |
| ± 2.5 | 59% |
|
41% |
| ± 3.5 | 38% |
|
62% |
| ± 4.5 | 21% |
|
79% |
Double Chance
OGC Nice or Draw
71%
Draw or Olympique de Marseille
55%
OGC Nice or Olympique de Marseille
74%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: OGC Nice win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.5%
2 – 1
8.9%
1 – 2
7%
1 – 0
6.9%
2 – 0
6.6%
2 – 2
6.1%
0 – 0
6.1%
0 – 1
5.3%
3 – 1
5.1%
0 – 2
4.2%
3 – 0
Actual
3 – 2
3.6%
Asian Handicap — OGC Nice
| Handicap | OGC Nice covers | Push | Olympique de Marseille covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 11% | — | 89% |
| -2 | 11% | 14% | 76% |
| -1.5 | 24% | — | 76% |
| -1 | 24% | 20% | 55% |
| -0.5 | 45% | — | 55% |
| +0.5 | 71% | — | 29% |
| +1 | 71% | 16% | 14% |
| +1.5 | 86% | — | 14% |
| +2 | 86% | 9% | 5% |
| +2.5 | 95% | — | 5% |
Clean Sheet
OGC Nice keeps clean sheet
26%
✗
Olympique de Marseille keeps clean sheet
18%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.