Nice vs Clermont Foot Prediction: Nice won’t recover quickly

Nice and Clermont Foot go head-to-head in this thrilling match in the French Ligue 1. With just 6 games left to play in the Ligue 1, these two teams are fighting to achieve their ambitions. Nice aim to qualify for a European competition next season, but it seems far-fetched as they are 10 points away from the Europa Conference League position and Clermont Foot will be hoping for a top 10 finish at the end of the season. Every win is crucial for each team at this point. Nice will be hoping to pick themselves up after getting knocked off the Europa League by Basel a few days ago, while Clermont Foot are in a great mood at the moment, with 3 wins in a row.

Nice are struggling at the moment and that led to their elimination in the Europa League against Basel. In the Ligue 1, they have not won in six matches played and their last match ended in a 1-0 defeat to Stade Brest. Nice are currently 9th on the table, with 45 points from 31 matches played. They have 11 wins, 12 draws and 8 defeats and their goal ratio is 38:29. Nice lost 2-1 to Basel in the second leg of the Europa League Quarter Final at home. They got off to a bright start as Gaetan Laborde opened the scoring in the 9th minute of the match. Unfortunately, they failed to hold on in the final 10 minutes as Basel found the equalizer in the 86th minute and went on to score the winning goal in the first period of extra time. At the end of 90 minutes, Nice had 57% possession, 3 shots on target and 7 corner kicks.

Team streak: no wins (6), without a clean sheet (8), less than 2.5 goals (5/6), both teams scoring (6/8), less than 4.5 cards (7/8).

Clermont Foot have found some form in a very crucial time of the season, and they are currently unbeaten in 3 matches. They won all 3 games against Ajaccio, Troyes and Angers. Clermont Foot are currently 11th on the table, with 43 points from 31 games. They won 12, drew 7 and lost 12 and their goal ratio is 33:42. Their 2-1 win against Angers was dramatic as they were forced to play with just 9 men. Clermont Foot had the lead in the first half, after Grejohn Kyei and Muhammed Cham-Saracevic both scored from the penalty spot in the 33rd and 39th minute after Adrien Hunou had put Angers ahead in the 28th minute. Neto Borges got a red card in the 47th minute and Alidu Seidu got the second red card in the 96th minute. According to statistics, Clermont Foot had 53% possession, 5 shots on target and 6 corner kicks.

Team streak: wins (3), more than 2.5 goals (4/5), more than 4.5 cards (5/7), less than 10.5 corners (8/10).

Both teams have met just 3 times before now and Clermont Foot have 2 wins, while Nice have just 1 win.

Clermont Foot seems to have found some aggressive form recently and I don't see them slowing down anytime soon. Nice are in poor form and their loss to Basel can affect their psychology. So I back Clermont to prove too strong for the hosts in this match.

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