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Raphaël: 75

Luke: 71

Bastien: 89

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Alex Barker: 7

Julien Laurens: 7

Game of the week: OGC Nice v Olympique de Marseille, Friday 20:45 (UK)

For Nice, the international break has been an opportunity to regather. Their form prior to the international break had fallen off a cliff, culminating in a defeat to FC Metz. The atmosphere around the place seemed off. Between the Jonathan Clauss saga and Franck Haise’s growing frustration with his players, there was a growing sense of crisis that a fortnight without football has perhaps warded off. 

Le Gym prefer high-quality opposition, as they have repeatedly shown this season. And so, whilst form would suggest that Marseille are strong favourites for this encounter, given their league standing, this should be a tightly-contested affair.

Raphael’s Ligue 1 predictions

• Nice 1-3 Marseille
• Lens 2-2 Strasbourg
• Rennes 1-2 Monaco
• PSG 5-0 Le Havre
• Auxerre 1-3 Lyon 
• Toulouse 1-2 Angers
• Brest 1-1 Metz
• Nantes 2-2 Lorient
• Lille 3-1 Paris FC

Luke’s predictions

• Nice 2-1 Marseille
• Lens 2-2 Strasbourg
• Rennes 1-3 Monaco
• PSG 2-0 Le Havre
• Auxerre 0-1 Lyon
• Toulouse 2-1 Angers
• Brest 0-0 Metz
• Nantes 1-0 Lorient
• Lille 3-1 Paris FC

Bastien’s predictions

• Nice 2-1 Marseille
• Lens 2-2 Strasbourg
• Rennes 1-0 Monaco
• PSG 3-0 Le Havre
• Auxerre 1-2 Lyon
• Brest 0-0 Metz
• Nantes 0-1 Lorient
• Toulouse 0-0 Angers
• Lille 1-0 Paris FC