Nice's XI now has an even more youthful look about it with Dante absent, but every member of Galtier's backline has played their part in conceding a league-low 21 goals this term - only seven of which have come on the road.
However, a well-rested Payet will have a glint in his eyes against the Aiglons prospects, but with Sampaoli's side battling European fatigue and a long journey home, we have faith in Nice to finally find the back of the net away from home and take a point back to base as the two sides remain neck-and-neck in the standings.
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Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Marseille win with a probability of 61.11%. A draw had a probability of 23.1% and a win for Nice had a probability of 15.81%.
The most likely scoreline for a Marseille win was 1-0 with a probability of 14.24%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (12.47%) and 2-1 (9.45%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.79%), while for a Nice win it was 0-1 (6.16%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Marseille would win this match.
