Ligue 1: There can only be one winner in battle of top two

Nice v Lyon (17th v 3rd)
Sun, 14:00 GMT
Live on BT Sport Extra 1 and Betfair Live Video

This is a game between two of Ligue 1's most naturally entertaining sides so it should be fantastic viewing for neutrals.

Nice are languishing near the foot of the table but there've been signs of improvement in recent weeks. They ran out 1-0 winners over Dijon in their last home game, played well in patches at Caen only to concede an injury-time equaliser (1-1) last weekend and triumphed 3-1 at home to Zulte Waregem in the Europa League on Thursday night.

Lyon go into the game in tremendous form. They've won seven and drawn one of their last eight games in all competitions. They've scored 24 goals in total during that eight-game period and their latest outing ended in a 4-0 win over Apollon Limassol in the Europa League on Thursday night.

Wesley Sneijder, Mario Balotelli, Nabil Fekir and Mariano Diaz will be among the attacking stars on show. As two sides that are much better offensively than defensively go head-to-head, Over 3.5 Goals is the smart selection.

Recommended Bet
Over 3.5 Goals @ 2.50

Marseille v Guingamp (4th v 15th)
Sun, 16:00 GMT
Live on BT Sport Extra 2 and Betfair Live Video

Marseille are slowly becoming a reliably high-performing Ligue 1 side and their consistency over recent weeks is the reason they're an interesting selection this weekend.

Last week's injury-time equaliser at Bordeaux (1-1) saw Marseille extend their unbeaten Ligue 1 run to eight games (W5-D3-L0), a far from insignificant streak in a division stacked with teams whose results patterns have been erratic this season.

You sense there's still better to come as some of Marseille's established names - Dimitri Payet and Valere Germain among them - can do better than they have so far. That's all the more reason why Rudi Garcia's side are worth backing at relatively big odds against mediocre opposition.

Guingamp are a club without a purpose, unable to progress after finishing 10th last season as they're simply not strong enough to challenge for a European place. Such torpor leads to forgettable performances such as last weekend's 1-1 home draw against Angers, an occasion where skill and invention were in short supply.

Guingamp's last away fixture against top-four opponents ended in a 6-0 defeat at Monaco (Nov 4). A similar scoreline would be a surprise this time around, but Guingamp's chances of avoiding defeat are certainly slim. Back Marseille-Marseille in the Half Time/Full Time market at 2.30 or Marseille on the Asian Handicap.

Recommended Bet
Marseille -1.0 Asian Handicap @ 1.90

Monaco v PSG (2nd v 1st)
Sun, 20:00 GMT
Live on BT Sport 1 and Betfair Live Video

It says so much about PSG's superiority over the rest of the division that they're as short as 1.60 away to Ligue 1 champions and second-best side Monaco this weekend, and yet if anything those odds look too big.

The capital club's 7-1 destruction of Celtic in the Champions League on Wednesday night was the latest demonstration of the fact that they're now indisputably one of the top two or three teams in Europe (when they can field their strongest side).

Twenty-four hours earlier Monaco's place at the bottom of Champions League Group G was sealed when they lost 4-1 at home to Red Bull Leipzig in their latest disappointing European performance. The difference in class and quality between PSG's display and Monaco's tepid production underlines why anything other than a comfortable PSG victory on Sunday night would be a major surprise.

Having lost so heavily in midweek Monaco will be apprehensive about this fixture, while PSG arrive in high spirits and formidable form. As Celtic found out, there's a ruthless streak to this PSG side - not content to merely collect three points, instead they're merciless, adding further goals until their victims can take no more.

Expect an express start from visitors that will want to control the game from the outset. At odds-against PSG are a good selection on the Half Time/Full Time market.

Recommended Bet
PSG-PSG Half Time/Full Time @ 2.30