Nice vs Marseille: prediction for the Coupe de France match
On February 9, Nice will host Marseille in Coupe de France. What to expect from southern clubs? You'll find the answer in our prediction.

Command Analysis

Nice

On their way to the French Cup quarter-final Nice eliminated Cholet from the tournament (1:0), then they were due to meet either Paris or Lyon, but these teams were disqualified due to crowd trouble. In the round of 16 match The Eaglets managed to withstand against Paris Saint-Germain, giants were unlucky in the penalty shoot-out.
In Ligue 1 The Gym have 13 victories and four draws to their name, delivering 42 points, they are only one point away from their today opponent. After a success in the match against Metz (2:0) The Red-Blacks were unexpectedly beaten at home by Clermont (0:1).

Marseille

Marseillewill perform in the playoffs of UEFA Conference League, team went there after an unsuccessful Europa League campaign. Les Provencals fought their way into the quarter-final of Coupe de France through matches against Rocheville (4:1) and Chauvigny (3:0), after that team managed to beat Montpellier in the penalty shoot-out.
Southerners reached the 2nd spot in Ligue 1 and even have a slim chance to get to the top. The White-Blues have 12 victories and seven draws, delivering 43 points, but leader is 13 points ahead of them. In the latest round Jorge Sampaoli's men recorded a victory over Angers (5:2).
Gueye, de la Fuente and Dieng won't feature in the match.
Trends
СтавкаCorrect score 1:1
Opponents played a draw in their respective previous round matches

СтавкаGoals in both halves - yes
In 3 out of 4 most recent head-to-head matches goals were scored in both halves

СтавкаCorners: total under 9,5
This bet played in 3 out of 5 most recent matches of Nice

Tip and bets
Local rivals and leaders of Ligue 1 will fight for the semi-final spot, so opponents will surely be motivated. We are expecting a contested match, but most of the fight will probably take place in the middle of the pitch. Moreover, teams have no margin for error, because any mistake can be very costly. We believe that the outcome of the match will be decided by one or two goals, we also can't rule out a possibilily of a goalless draw.
Our prediction - total under 2,5 goals
We don't think that the winner will be determined in regular time. Moreover, none of Nice's six most recent home matches ended in a draw. We believe that this game will go into extra time.
Our second bet is on a draw