Nantes, Marseille Face Pressure in Fc Nantes Vs Olympique De Marseille Standings

fc nantes vs olympique de marseille standings enter Saturday with both clubs under pressure at Stade de la Beaujoire. Nantes are second from bottom with three matches remaining, while Marseille sit sixth and still have ground to make up in the chase for Champions League places.

Beaujoire Pressure

Nantes return home after a 2-1 loss to Rennes, a match that fit their season-long pattern of narrow defeats. They have lost 11 of their 19 league games by a single goal, and six of those 19 defeats have come at Stade de la Beaujoire.

Vahid Halilhodzic still has not found a win since taking charge for a second spell, and Nantes have three top-flight matches left, two of them at home. They are five points below Auxerre in the battle for the relegation playoffs, so another defeat would deepen the gap with little room left to recover.

Marseille Road Form

Marseille arrive after a 1-1 draw with Nice, with Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg scoring their only goal and taking his league total to three for the campaign. They are two points above Monaco and four points behind Lyon and Lille for the Champions League positions, which keeps the margin tight at the top end of the table.

Habib Beye’s side have lost their last two away league games and could lose three straight on the road in this competition for the first time since February to April of last year. They have also scored a goal or fewer in their previous five away league matches, even though they remain the third-highest scoring side in Ligue 1 heading into the matchday.

Ganago And Hojbjerg

Ignatius Ganago gave Nantes a lifeline at Rennes by scoring their equaliser before they conceded a stoppage-time winner. That result added to a home record that has been stubborn but not enough, with Nantes conceding a goal or fewer in four of their previous five domestic matches in Nantes.

Marseille have another line of comfort at this ground. They are unbeaten in their previous six visits to Stade de la Beaujoire, and they won this exact fixture 2-1 last season.

The team news sharpens the stakes for both benches. Kelvin Amian is recovering from a knock, Francis Coquelin has a thigh strain, Fabien Centonze is out with a cruciate ligament injury, and Tylel Tati is doubtful with a leg issue for Nantes, while Marseille are without Nayef Aguerd, CJ Egan-Riley, Geoffrey Kondogbia, Amine Gouiri, Igor Paixao and Bilal Nadir because of injuries or a knock.