French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[Hirose UK]

Lens proved that they are still the same as before and in their last 3 matches they have recorded 2 wins and 1 draw. I think a draw against Monaco is normal, especially since both teams are at almost the same level. Furthermore, Lens must continue this positive trend and their next opponent will be Lyon.

We know that Lyon is still implementing the same concept as last season, but they have only recently won their first match after losing the previous two matches. This will be a challenge for Lyon whether they can maintain this victory or lose again to the host Lens. I think if we refer to H2H, it is clear that Lens will win, but even that will not guarantee comfort considering Lyon is a little motivated. This week we will see many teams shifting each other considering the very small points difference.

Last season Lens finished in Ligue 1 in 7th place and only 2 points behind Lyon who were in 6th place and had the opportunity to participate in the Europa League, for this season maybe Lens will try to do better and they can be part of one of the European competitions.
At the beginning of the season Lens managed to get two wins and one draw, clearly this is still much better than Lyon who only managed to get one win and two losses, in the next meeting I sure Lens will be able to get good results by beating Lyon.

Lyon game will only be able to show good quality when they play against much weaker team or play at home with an opponent who is not so strong, in the next match Lyon will play away and I doubt they can create competitive game.
For H2H actually this will never refer to being able to predict the results, but we can see the quality of both team which still shows that Lens is much more consistent so there will be pressure that makes it difficult for Lyon to be able to play like before when they got their first win.

[mammusu]

Week 4 will be a match between Paris Saint Germain vs Brest. This should be a match that Paris Saint Germain can win, Brest has lost 2 of the 3 matches they have played, that means their strength is not the same as last season where Brest could compete at the top of the standings and could win 1 ticket to go to the Champions League. I don't remember the last time Brest was able to beat Paris Saint Germain, because based on the data I saw from 2010 the best achievement when facing Paris Saint Germain was only being able to draw. They often struggle and even when they were in their best form last season, they couldn't beat Paris Saint Germain. Paris Saint Germain is highly favored to win.
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Yes ,I agree with you. PSG football team played well in last matches and they won most of the matches and few are draw and very few they lose the match . But I am a big fan of that team because in this team ,there are legendary player who has capability to  win the match against any top team of the World. Players always did well for their physique and stamina and they are at top in tournament and the will be the winner of that tournament.  PSG team is favorite in next match am players of that team are super stars and millions of people like team and people love their work.  They will win this tournament easily and the future of that team is great because they faced many tough challenges and prepared well for the worst situation.

Brest last season surprised us with their ability to end the season in the champions league zone, but this season they started the season quite badly with two consecutive defeats and one win from three matches, facing PSG who are currently at the top of the standings is of course not easy for for Brest, but I think if they are able to get at least 1 point in that the match then that will be enough to revive the motivation of the Brest players, match againt PSG will be the crucial match for brest and so far PSG is superior from them if we saw head to head, however I hope Brest can give us a surprise after their big win against Saint Etienne last week, the victory over Etienne should be a motivation for Brest to show their best performance in the match against PSG later, as well as prepare them mentally to be really strong before facing tough competition in the Champions League this season.

[tusandii]

Looking at PSG's performance this season, it seems that no club has been able to break PSG's dominance in League 1, even after Mbappe left, PSG is still the strongest in League 1. I don't see any club in League 1 being able to make it difficult, even though it's Marseille that many people are talking about, which might give a surprise this season, but my feeling says that Marseille will not be able to last long in the competition to beat PSG even though they have recruited many players, but the squad that PSG has is much better, I think Marseille has the opportunity to try hard to be under PSG and get a ticket to play in the Champions League next season.

PSG's squad currently lacks any big-name star players. Many of us thought that we would see a decline in PSG's performance after Mbappe left PSG. But PSG's young players are able to perform well.

Barcola, Dembele, Kolo Muani and Lee Kang-in are able to perform well in every match. Bradley Barcola managed to score 4 goals in 3 matches. As the understanding between the players is very good. This is why PSG's performance is expected to remain stable this season.

A big name is just a name, in fact PSG still can't do much even though they have several players with big names, their main problem is the selfishness of their players when PSG has star players in it they really privilege the players and make other players not play optimally because other players feel less confident and they rely on star players to appear stunning in every match, but now PSG no longer has star players who are always privileged now they have players who are no less good than star players and they are treated fairly, so they can work together solidly, if PSG continues like this maybe they can compete well in the UCL and can go further.

[ancafe]

A big name is just a name, in fact PSG still can't do much even though they have several players with big names, their main problem is the selfishness of their players when PSG has star players in it they really privilege the players and make other players not play optimally because other players feel less confident and they rely on star players to appear stunning in every match, but now PSG no longer has star players who are always privileged now they have players who are no less good than star players and they are treated fairly, so they can work together solidly, if PSG continues like this maybe they can compete well in the UCL and can go further.

To build a stronger team is not easy because the coach must have a special strategy and maybe what happened at PSG was because they were given too much trust in star players. After Luis Enrique came everything was different and he did not privilege one of the players in the team so what happened was that the PSG squad became better than before. Nothing is instant because it takes a lot of things to drive a club's success, as Pep Guardiola did at Manchester City.

For the competition in Ligue 1, PSG is still a strong competitor whose dominance is difficult to break by other teams. If management gives time and lets Luis Enrique find the players he needs, it is not impossible that in the next few seasons they will become one of the candidates for the Champions League title.

[len01]

Brest last season surprised us with their ability to end the season in the champions league zone, but this season they started the season quite badly with two consecutive defeats and one win from three matches, facing PSG who are currently at the top of the standings is of course not easy for for Brest, but I think if they are able to get at least 1 point in that the match then that will be enough to revive the motivation of the Brest players, match againt PSG will be the crucial match for brest and so far PSG is superior from them if we saw head to head, however I hope Brest can give us a surprise after their big win against Saint Etienne last week, the victory over Etienne should be a motivation for Brest to show their best performance in the match against PSG later, as well as prepare them mentally to be really strong before facing tough competition in the Champions League this season.

It is no wonder that Brest started the season very badly because that is how mediocre teams are. Teams like Brest sometimes surprise us in a season by giving impressive performances. But unfortunately, such performances will not be obtained again in the next season and that has happened for a long time. I am not sure if Brest will be able to get 1 point in the upcoming match. While PSG is currently in a very stable condition and Enrique as PSG coach wants to take advantage of the opportunity to continue to get 3 points when playing against weak teams. Betting on PSG victory has a greater chance of making a profit.

[Frankolala]

A big name is just a name, in fact PSG still can't do much even though they have several players with big names, their main problem is the selfishness of their players when PSG has star players in it they really privilege the players and make other players not play optimally because other players feel less confident and they rely on star players to appear stunning in every match, but now PSG no longer has star players who are always privileged now they have players who are no less good than star players and they are treated fairly, so they can work together solidly, if PSG continues like this maybe they can compete well in the UCL and can go further.

To build a stronger team is not easy because the coach must have a special strategy and maybe what happened at PSG was because they were given too much trust in star players. After Luis Enrique came everything was different and he did not privilege one of the players in the team so what happened was that the PSG squad became better than before. Nothing is instant because it takes a lot of things to drive a club's success, as Pep Guardiola did at Manchester City.

For the competition in Ligue 1, PSG is still a strong competitor whose dominance is difficult to break by other teams. If management gives time and lets Luis Enrique find the players he needs, it is not impossible that in the next few seasons they will become one of the candidates for the Champions League title.

Champions League is the only trophy that PSG needs go win for them to prove that they are strong because you will not be a local champion and be claiming to be strong when ojt ghere in European competition, your performance doesn't show that you are strong.

Enrique is a good coach and I know that if he ia given enough time in PSG, he might someday UCL with his team but how soon will that be. I think the club should be more focused kn winning UCL that Ligue 1.

[Swordsoffreedom]

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A big name is just a name, in fact PSG still can't do much even though they have several players with big names, their main problem is the selfishness of their players when PSG has star players in it they really privilege the players and make other players not play optimally because other players feel less confident and they rely on star players to appear stunning in every match, but now PSG no longer has star players who are always privileged now they have players who are no less good than star players and they are treated fairly, so they can work together solidly, if PSG continues like this maybe they can compete well in the UCL and can go further.

I agree with you that big name is just a name. If the bonding between the players in the squad is not good, there is no experienced coach, then even if all the players in the squad are star players, it is not possible to get good performance from this squad. And PSG club can be seen as an example of this. PSG had the best players in the world. But even then this team failed to play well in the Champions League. But this season's scenario is completely different.

This season we see that there is no big star player in PSG's squad. Even PSG lost a player as talented as Mbappe. However, we have not seen any deterioration in PSG's performance. Rather, we see a better performance from PSG this season.

However, PSG's performance has stabilized with the help of Luis Enrique. The bonding between the players is very strong now. PSG's match strategy is also excellent. So PSG has a chance to perform well in Champions League this season.

[cryptoWODL]

Week 4 will be a match between Paris Saint Germain vs Brest. This should be a match that Paris Saint Germain can win, Brest has lost 2 of the 3 matches they have played, that means their strength is not the same as last season where Brest could compete at the top of the standings and could win 1 ticket to go to the Champions League. I don't remember the last time Brest was able to beat Paris Saint Germain, because based on the data I saw from 2010 the best achievement when facing Paris Saint Germain was only being able to draw. They often struggle and even when they were in their best form last season, they couldn't beat Paris Saint Germain. Paris Saint Germain is highly favored to win.
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Yes, Paris Saint-Germain and Brestois will face each other in the French Soccer League on September 15th. After a long time these two teams will again face each other on the field. We saw these two teams face each other on 8th February 2024. However, in that match, Paris' best club PSG defeated Stade Brestois football team with great football skills. So far PSG is ahead of these two teams as they are still unbeaten against the Stade Brestois in 25 matches in League 1. According to the Ligue 1 points table Paris Saint-Germain are on top of the table with three wins from three matches against the club's opponents.

On the other hand, the Stade Brestois football team has faced the same number of opponents as PSG in three matches so far, but they have lost the first two matches. Maybe their match against PSG is going to be the same result but a win in the last match might bring back some confidence among the players in their team.

[Farma]

I agree with you that big name is just a name. If the bonding between the players in the squad is not good, there is no experienced coach, then even if all the players in the squad are star players, it is not possible to get good performance from this squad. And PSG club can be seen as an example of this. PSG had the best players in the world. But even then this team failed to play well in the Champions League. But this season's scenario is completely different.

This season we see that there is no big star player in PSG's squad. Even PSG lost a player as talented as Mbappe. However, we have not seen any deterioration in PSG's performance. Rather, we see a better performance from PSG this season.

However, PSG's performance has stabilized with the help of Luis Enrique. The bonding between the players is very strong now. PSG's match strategy is also excellent. So PSG has a chance to perform well in Champions League this season.

The big name of a player actually has an effect but it also depends on the quality and time, as happened to the PSG team a few seasons ago when they brought in several star players whose quality had declined, so in my opinion it is the same as not being able to improve a team's performance.

So far we have not seen the impact without Mbappe in the PSg team because they have not encountered any obstacles now, maybe in my opinion PSG's true quality can only be seen when they compete in the Champion League competition because in Ligue 1 there is no team comparable to PSG.

Luis Enrique is a pretty good coach, so I think the progress that Luis Enrique is making is going in a positive direction so we just have to wait for the time for PSG to be much more developed and stronger.

[Velvet78]

What do you think on the Marseille - Nice game to be played in three days?    It is going to be one of the opening games of the fourth week of the season.

Marseille are quite favoured to win the game before anything else.  



Marseille have started the season better. They look more productive when it comes to scoring. They have conceded the same amount of goals about defending. However Marseille can't beat Nice home for two games. Do you think they will break this bad streak?

I think they will, honestly. Maybe both teams to score might also be a nice option @1.72.

[rahmad2nd]

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Conclusion is very simple, PSG will not be defeated by Brest. While Brest is currently in very poor form and Enrique opportunity to provide the right strategy to be able to get a large score.
Maybe Brest could hold a draw, but the chances are very small and in terms of prediction it seems like Brest will not be able to break through PSG defense, unless luck comes.

Odds PSG @1.3, draw @6.20 and Brest @9.40. From these odds it is clear who will win and for me the odds for PSG are too small or you can choose another option.

theoretically it should be like that, it's just that in our previous discussion it covered the Champions League match that PSG will play after playing against Brest. where other members speculated that Enrique would not play full strength when they host Brest later. which means, Enrique is more focused on the first match in the Champions League against Girona. but I personally am not so sure, because PSG has just played three matches in Lique 1 so they still want to improve the performance of their core players to remain consistent. well, in the match against Brest, no one disagrees that Paris Saint-Germain is much more prepared and more superior. playing at the Parc des Princes, getting full points is a must. plus, some of us predict that PSG will make their opponent a goal barn in the match later. so, we just have to wait for the match between the two teams to be presented.

[Palakka]

What do you think on the Marseille - Nice game to be played in three days?    It is going to be one of the opening games of the fourth week of the season.

Marseille are quite favoured to win the game before anything else.  



Marseille have started the season better. They look more productive when it comes to scoring. They have conceded the same amount of goals about defending. However Marseille can't beat Nice home for two games. Do you think they will break this bad streak?

I think they will, honestly. Maybe both teams to score might also be a nice option @1.72.

Marseille has a bigger chance of winning this match considering the changes they have made this season which are quite significant, Roberto de Zerbi, who this season is his first year at Marseille, has made a lot of improvements in Marseille game so I think they really deserve to be favorites over Nice in the match, so far Nice has not found their best performance in the league even in the last 3 matches they are still very inconsistent and had to suffer defeats from teams like Auxerre who have just been promoted this season, the betting opportunities given by the bookies look very realistic with the performance of both teams Currently, so I think betting on Marseille winning (odds 1.79) is still better and allows us to make money than having to choose Nice which has odds of 4.50 and has a big chance for us to lose money in the match.

[aylabadia05]

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To build a stronger team is not easy because the coach must have a special strategy and maybe what happened at PSG was because they were given too much trust in star players. After Luis Enrique came everything was different and he did not privilege one of the players in the team so what happened was that the PSG squad became better than before. Nothing is instant because it takes a lot of things to drive a club's success, as Pep Guardiola did at Manchester City.

For the competition in Ligue 1, PSG is still a strong competitor whose dominance is difficult to break by other teams. If management gives time and lets Luis Enrique find the players he needs, it is not impossible that in the next few seasons they will become one of the candidates for the Champions League title.

Now there are no longer any special players in the PSG squad and it is clearly easier for Luis Enrique to get the best approach in implementing game strategy. Previously, PSG had Kylian Mbappe, who was actually the golden boy of this club, so it was only natural that PSG management asked each coach to prioritize the player by giving him a lot of trust and freedom.

Any team that has a golden boy in its squad tends to rely on that one player. The coach builds the game around the player and he is the target man when it comes to scoring goals. In Manchester City's case, Haaland is the target man who has been the most prolific bomber so far, but I don't think PSG has that right now. In my impression, PSG is better off without gold because this can give their coach the freedom to rotate when needed.

[ndutndut]

Now there are no longer any special players in the PSG squad and it is clearly easier for Luis Enrique to get the best approach in implementing game strategy. Previously, PSG had Kylian Mbappe, who was actually the golden boy of this club, so it was only natural that PSG management asked each coach to prioritize the player by giving him a lot of trust and freedom.

Any team that has a golden boy in its squad tends to rely on that one player. The coach builds the game around the player and he is the target man when it comes to scoring goals. In Manchester City's case, Haaland is the target man who has been the most prolific bomber so far, but I don't think PSG has that right now. In my impression, PSG is better off without gold because this can give their coach the freedom to rotate when needed.

Several seasons ago PSG had many big problems because they were greedy by buying many star players. However, their game was still not good because each coach only focused on star players so that their goal productivity was low because all players only focused on star players. However, after several star players left PSG, Enrique was freer to implement a new strategy so that we can see it with the many goals scored, even they can always achieve big wins without star players.

This week they will face Brest, although Brest cannot be underestimated because last season they managed to enter the UCL league zone, but I am pessimistic if they can maintain that position until the end of the season because usually teams like Brest are only good seasonally. Even so, I think PSG will pursue victory in this match. Because in my opinion PSG's mission this season is not to focus on league 1, but they will try their best to be consistent in order to get lots of points so that they are further away from other teams, they can focus on the UCL league because it must be admitted that PSG's current focus is the UCL league trophy.

[Lidger]

So far PSG have won all three of their games and in an impressive fashion as well so it will be difficult for Brest to get something out of this. Of their last three games, it's only one win they have to boast of and sitting in 12th place doesn't help their case either. I see this game going a bit one way and that is in the favor of PSG because Luis Enrique's men will be looking to continue in their sterling ways, adapting well to life without Mbappe and I do not see Brestois being a problem, or maybe they can if they play their cards right since in football anything can happen.

Anything can definitely happen in football and in the case of Brest they can also show some level of talent in their game and stand a worthy opponent against PSG. They have not done too well in this season after just winning one match and playing with a team that has 100% record so far in the league, it is very likely that they will not win this game because PSG has the best squad and the best experience in this game, so they don’t need to feel threatened by playing against them in the league. Brest can try not to lose too many games so that they don’t go in relegation but in the case of playing with PSG, they can’t be so sure of even finishing the match with a draw.

PSG is still a strong team in their local league and unlike the team PSG still have, I can't see any team that has built a better team than PSG to compete with PSG. Maybe the names of some teams are coming up at the moment but we know about these teams' performance and these teams do a few good matches in the beginning or middle of the season but they cannot sustain that good performance. To finish a whole league and stay ahead of the fight for the title of that league tournament, every team must have a consistent performance. France is always far behind PSG along with the other teams in the league. PSG has single-handedly dominated the French league for the past few seasons so if a new team can compete with PSG and defeat PSG then it can be said that history will be made after the last few years.

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Conclusion is very simple, PSG will not be defeated by Brest. While Brest is currently in very poor form and Enrique opportunity to provide the right strategy to be able to get a large score.
Maybe Brest could hold a draw, but the chances are very small and in terms of prediction it seems like Brest will not be able to break through PSG defense, unless luck comes.

Odds PSG @1.3, draw @6.20 and Brest @9.40. From these odds it is clear who will win and for me the odds for PSG are too small or you can choose another option.

theoretically it should be like that, it's just that in our previous discussion it covered the Champions League match that PSG will play after playing against Brest. where other members speculated that Enrique would not play full strength when they host Brest later. which means, Enrique is more focused on the first match in the Champions League against Girona. but I personally am not so sure, because PSG has just played three matches in Lique 1 so they still want to improve the performance of their core players to remain consistent. well, in the match against Brest, no one disagrees that Paris Saint-Germain is much more prepared and more superior. playing at the Parc des Princes, getting full points is a must. plus, some of us predict that PSG will make their opponent a goal barn in the match later. so, we just have to wait for the match between the two teams to be presented.

It seems like there is nothing to worry about PSG's schedule in September although indeed, PSG has a schedule to play in the Champions League but still, PSG can still be sure to win. Playing against Brest in Ligue 1 and then playing against Girona in the Champions League is no problem because obviously, PSG still has a better chance because PSG also still  has good quality compared to Brest and Girona. Not only that, because in the match against Brest and then against Girona,  the fact is that PSG is also playing  at home.

Thus, there is no need to worry about PSG about the schedule it has in this September, because the opposing teams that PSG faces are not so difficult. It is different about the schedule that PSG has in October,because in October PSG will play against Arsenal and several other teams as well which certainly cannot be underestimated. But about the match against Brest and Girona, it is not at all a difficult match for PSG, because PSG is certainly still certain  to win.

[Leviathan.007]

Lens proved that they are still the same as before and in their last 3 matches they have recorded 2 wins and 1 draw. I think a draw against Monaco is normal, especially since both teams are at almost the same level. Furthermore, Lens must continue this positive trend and their next opponent will be Lyon.

We know that Lyon is still implementing the same concept as last season, but they have only recently won their first match after losing the previous two matches. This will be a challenge for Lyon whether they can maintain this victory or lose again to the host Lens. I think if we refer to H2H, it is clear that Lens will win, but even that will not guarantee comfort considering Lyon is a little motivated. This week we will see many teams shifting each other considering the very small points difference.

Last season Lens finished in Ligue 1 in 7th place and only 2 points behind Lyon who were in 6th place and had the opportunity to participate in the Europa League, for this season maybe Lens will try to do better and they can be part of one of the European competitions.
At the beginning of the season Lens managed to get two wins and one draw, clearly this is still much better than Lyon who only managed to get one win and two losses, in the next meeting I sure Lens will be able to get good results by beating Lyon.

Lyon game will only be able to show good quality when they play against much weaker team or play at home with an opponent who is not so strong, in the next match Lyon will play away and I doubt they can create competitive game.
For H2H actually this will never refer to being able to predict the results, but we can see the quality of both team which still shows that Lens is much more consistent so there will be pressure that makes it difficult for Lyon to be able to play like before when they got their first win.

Too soon to talk about the performance of Lyon in this season yet. So far they had three games and they got three points in these games they had. Strasbourg was the only team they could beat while even Strasbourg is not a strong team to say Lyon had hard work against them.
However, we can't forget in the last season Lyon was even about to get relegated but in the last new year they had improved and had much better performance. There is a chance to see the same thing from them in this season again.  

[dezoel]

big name is just a name. If the bonding between the players in the squad is not good, there is no experienced coach, then even if all the players in the squad are star players, it is not possible to get good performance from this squad. And PSG club can be seen as an example of this. PSG had the best players in the world. But even then this team failed to play well in the Champions League. But this season's scenario is completely different.

This season we see that there is no big star player in PSG's squad. Even PSG lost a player as talented as Mbappe. However, we have not seen any deterioration in PSG's performance. Rather, we see a better performance from PSG this season.

However, PSG's performance has stabilized with the help of Luis Enrique. The bonding between the players is very strong now. PSG's match strategy is also excellent. So PSG has a chance to perform well in Champions League this season.

This is such an important part that everyone should be aware of and get more information about. I mean if we are talking about just people who are doing what they are suppose to do, then you still get better results than some team with stars but not managed properly. Which we saw at PSG  a few times with some managers.

I think getting good results all thanks to your star players is not really an achievement when your team spends so much more money. I think we can say that there could have been some seasons where PSG outspent the entire league, would that be possible? I mean maybe that hasn't happened yet, but it's certainly feels like that at times and getting the league title for a team like that is not the achievement.

What else you can do is the thing that matters the most to these teams. I believe that it's not going to be simple for any of the managers to manage such a huge team, but if you can just manage them to do what they suppose to do and put them in their correct roles, it should be great.

[Weawant]

What do you think on the Marseille - Nice game to be played in three days?    It is going to be one of the opening games of the fourth week of the season.

Marseille are quite favoured to win the game before anything else.  



Marseille have started the season better. They look more productive when it comes to scoring. They have conceded the same amount of goals about defending. However Marseille can't beat Nice home for two games. Do you think they will break this bad streak?

I think they will, honestly. Maybe both teams to score might also be a nice option @1.72.

Marseille is obviously in their best moments and are doing so well this season such that I can say they are really looking so promising and would likely do even better than they have done last season at some point I begin to feel they will be able to even contend the trophy this season. My fear still is if this will continue far into the Season for them to give us the kind of expectations we be thinking of them. As it regards Nice fixture against them, I don't know exactly what to expect but if I'm to say any in particular, going by their performance so far, they should be able to scale through with a victory just as they have been doing since this season.

[TelolettOm]

So, I'm sure enough that PSG will also beat Brest...

Yeah PSG will indeed beat Brest and maybe badly. What len01 said is interesting. The odds are slim so betting for PSG to win is kinda obvious and not profitable. Betting on the number of goals might be a risky and more profitable move.

Yes, and it would be a huge embarrassment for PSG if they fail to beat Brest in that match. 
Yes, and it would be a shame for PSG if they fail to beat Brest in that match. Don't worry, Enrique will make Marquinhos, Dembele, and his friends, the entire squad, perform optimally in all matches. And if they can go unbeaten in the French Ligue 1, that would be even more proud.

What do you think on the Marseille - Nice game to be played in three days?    It is going to be one of the opening games of the fourth week of the season.

Honestly this is probably the most interesting match for this week. Marseille this season is on fire building the club. on the other hand, last season Nice was in the top 5. only this season, it seems like their journey is not that smooth because they have only won 1x. While Marseille won 2x and drew 1x. So it makes sense if more people favor Marseille.

This is their last 5 matches, it seems that Marseille is getting much better this season than Nice.

Source: Marseille  and Nice