After disappointing results in Ligue 1 for both teams, OM and OGC Nice will face each other next weekend in a derby which already promises to be electric. Nice supporters have already launched hostilities by attacking former Marseillais Dimitri Payet in the streets of their city. A match that promises to be hot.
The 18th day of Ligue 1 took place this weekend, and theABOUT like theOGC Nice missed the opportunity to carry out a good operation. L'ABOUTwhich could take a serious lead over its competitors and catch up with PSG in case of victory, came away with a draw against Strasbourg (1-1). For his part, Nicewho had the opportunity to get on the podium, lost 2-1 against Lille.
The derby is on
The two teams will meet this Sunday at theAllianz Riviera of Nice for a colorful derby, which has already started on the Nice side. The supporters of the Côte d'Azur have shamed the former Marseillais Dimitri Payet by sticking a photo of him on trash cans intended for bottles. A way to recall the bottle throwing episode on Reunion Island in 2021. Although Dimitri Payet left theABOUT in the summer of 2023, the former Lille player remains a target of Nice critics.
A Marseille advance?
This derby, which opposes two historic teams from the French championship, historically turns in favor of the Marseillais. Indeed, out of the 42 confrontations between the two clubs in Ligue 1, theABOUT won 24 matches, compared to only 11 victories for the Eaglets and 7 draws.
