OGC Nice and Clermont Foot 63 Prediction: Nice are holding all the aces.

OGC Nice are still very much in the top 3 conversation at the moment. They lost the 2nd spot to Stade Brest a few weeks ago after the defeat to AS Monaco and now they sit in 3rd spot with just 1 point behind Stade Brest. And LOSC Lille and AS Monaco are also one point behind them. OGC Nice lost once again against Olympique Lyon last weekend and there's pressure building around the club to turn the fortunes around as soon as possible.

Clermont Foot 63 are no strangers to poor results because they are having them consistently at the moment. After losing 3-1 to Stade Rennes last weekend, they are now without a win in their last 5 matches in all competitions. Clermont Foot will need to put in extra efforts to find a win when they travel to the Allianz Riviera to face OGC Nice.

OGC Nice

There will be lots of pressure on OGC Nice coach Francesco Farioli at the moment. After a good start to the campaign, things have been awful lately for the club and they are dropping vital points. OGC Nice lost 3:2 to AS Monaco 2 weeks ago and then last weekend they lost 1-0 to Olympique Lyon. 

OGC Nice were the better team in the game against Lyon and they had all the right numbers according to the statistics. They had 51% possession, 6 shots on target and 9 corner kicks but at the end they failed to find the back of the net. Orel Mangala scored the goal that separated both sides in the 22nd minute. 

OGC Nice will most likely retain the 4:3:3 formation against Clermont Foot 63 this weekend. Dante is still suspended for a picking up a red card against AS Monaco, so Jean-Clair Todibo and Youssouf Ndayishimiye should be the defensive pair for the game. Jérémie Boga is also another name that deserves a role in the starting line up. He had 2 shots on target despite playing for just 31 minutes in the game. 

Clermont Foot

Clermont Foot will be lucky to survive this game against OGC Nice because at the moment, there's no reason to suggest they are picking up any positive result in the game. Clermont Foot are without a win in their last 5 matches in all competitions. After the 3-1 defeated to Strasbourg in the Coup de France last month, they have played 4 league games and they had 2 draws and 2 defeats in those games.

Last weekend, they lost 3-1 against Stade Rennes. Stade Rennes had a bright start to the game as Warmed Omari put them ahead in the 31st minute and 8 minutes later Ludovic Blas saw his spot kick saved. And in the 58th minute Martin Terrier doubled Rennes’ lead before Chrislain Matsima pulled one goal back for Clermont Foot. Martin Terrier struck again for goal number 3 and Stade Rennes won comfortably in the end. Clermont Foot will be without Maximilliano Caufriez for the visit to the Allianz Riviera because he picked up a red card in the game against Stade Rennes.

Mory Diaw was probably the best player on the pitch for Clermont Foot against Stade Rennes. He made 5 saves in the game including the penalty kick. And ahead of the game against OGC Nice, there will be a change at the heart of the defence and Florient Ogier might pair with Chrislain Matsima at the CB positions.

Head to Head

According to the h2h there's been only 5 matches played between OGC Nice and Clermont Foot 63. OGC Nice won 2 matches, while Clermont Foot won 3 matches.

Analysis and Predictions

There's absolutely no reason why OGC Nice shouldn't bounce back against Clermont Foot. They have all the advantages and they are the sort of team to turn up at home. So the result will most definitely go the way of OGC Nice. 

According to the h2h, Clermont Foot scored first in 4 of their last 5 matches. Both clubs saw less than 4.5 cards in 4 of the last 5 matches and less than 10.5 corners in the last 5 meetings.

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