OGC Nice and Nantes will face each other for the second time this season in the 27th round of the league campaign. The game will be played at OGC Nice's stadium Allianz Riviera.
OGC Nice's last 5 league results were: LDLLW, while Nantes last 5 league results were: LWLLL.
According to the current standings, OGC Nice are ranked 5th with 43 points in 26 matches, while Nantes are ranked 16th with 25 points in 26 matches.
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OGC Nice have fallen off a cliff and they are on the verge of losing their Champions League place unless they can find consistent form until the end of the season. They lead RC Lens in 6th position with one point, so they have very little margin for error in the coming game.
OGC Nice clashed with RC Lens last weekend in what was regarded as a classic game with a huge influence on the placement of both teams on the table. OGC Nice came off with a 3-1 win, which was much of a surprise to the fans. However will they be able to build on that win?
OGC Nice took the early lead against RC Lens with Terem Moffi scoring in just 11 minutes. Khephrem Thuram doubled their lead in the 53rd minute and Terem Moffi scored his brace from the penalty spot in the 67th minute. RC Lens were only able to get one goal back in the 76th minute but OGC Nice won comfortably at the end.
OGC Nice had not put up that sort of display in a long time. The question now is, will they be able to keep it up?
Nantes
Nantes have lost 3 games in a row, so they are officially in crisis mode. Nantes' fate will be decided by the teams below them because they sit only 2 points ahead of Metz in 17th place. Nantes prepare to take on OGC Nice and in this one they have the odds stacked against them.
Nantes lost 3-1 to Strasbourg in their last match. Nantes were able draw level through Eray Comert in the 35th minute, after they went behind in just 3 minutes. But they conceded 2 more goals in the second half to end the game 3-1. According to stats, Nantes had 64% possession, 2 shots on target and 4 corner kicks. They also created just 1 big chance all game.
Nantes will be lucky to get a draw in the coming game but maybe their current position on the table might be able to motivate them in the upcoming game.
Head to Head
The h2h shows in the last 20 meetings, Nice won 7 matches, Nantes won 6 matches and 7 matches ended in a draw.
Analysis and Predictions
OGC Nice are the favorites to win and the fans expect this to be a convincing win. Nantes are coming into this game as sheep for the slaughter, they would need to be at their very best to fight for a draw and that is almost unlikely going to happen.
The h2h shows Nantes are unbeaten in the last 4 meetings and OGC Nice are without a clean sheet in the last 5. Also, there were more than 10.5 corners in 6 of the last 8 matches.
- OGC Nice to Win at 1.8 Odds
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- OGC Nice to Win at 1.75 Odds