Marseille vs. Nantes

At the start of the 15th round of Ligue 1 we will see a large French derby between first in the temporary standings Olympique Marseille and ranked fourth in the table - Nantes. Nantes are only 7 points after Marseille at this stage of the championship and this difference is quite surmountable. The last four games between the two teams from the past two seasons and finished with one win for Nantes and one draw. The game is this Friday (28 November 2014).

Marseille were defeated in their last meeting in Nantes right here on their "Velodrome" and this will be an additional motive for them to take revenge on the best way. If they do not win in this match, Marseille risk to loosing their position of leadership as tightly behind them are champions Paris Saint Germain with only one point less. Marseille are in a series of six consecutive victories at home, which more or less makes them favorites against Nantes. Coach Marcelo Bielsa could lose the derby against Paris Saint-Germain, but in the last round against another of its illustrious rival in the face of Bordeaux, Marseille were adamant (3-1). The only problem of the camp is defender Jeremy Morel and in the game now will be back the Cameroon defender Nicolas N'Koulou and midfielder Benoit Sheyru.

The ambitions of Nantes were related only to the survival of the team in the elite of France, but after the past 14 rounds and very good results, the appetites of the club increased significantly. Team is now in fourth place and damages from their all matches away from home are only two - from Monaco and Lille. Besides Ligue 1, the team continues its participation in the tournament for the League Cup.

Armenian football specialist Michel Der Zakarian doesn’t have any problems in their composition, but will need a little more defensive style of play against the leader in the league. Injured players Kian Hansen and Remi Gomis are fully recovered and returned for this game.

Marseille will keep their leadership position and will be even harder to defeat by the visiting team of Nantes. An odd for the victory of the home side is 1.50, while for guests coefficient reaches 7.50.

Soccer prediction by 11LiveGoal: Marseille – Nantes: 1

Security: 8/10

Odds: 1.50 at bet365 (1.60 at Betfair)