Sunday lunchtime features the clash between Angers and Nice in the French top flight at the Stade Raymond-Kopa with the hosts seeking a return to winning ways in Ligue 1.
Angers have slipped down to 6th place in the Ligue 1 standings following a 2-2 draw away from home at Saint-Etienne last weekend and indeed, Angers have managed to record just one win from their last seven matches overall which came in the form of a 3-2 home win over Metz.
📸 Les Aiglons are now focused on #SCOOGCN 💪Three days ahead of the trip to Angers (Sunday, 1pm CET), Christophe Galtier's squad were back out on the pitch this morning 🔴⚫️ pic.twitter.com/zQHP9T7Z8P— OGC Nice 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@ogcnice_eng) October 28, 2021
📸 Les Aiglons are now focused on #SCOOGCN 💪Three days ahead of the trip to Angers (Sunday, 1pm CET), Christophe Galtier's squad were back out on the pitch this morning 🔴⚫️ pic.twitter.com/zQHP9T7Z8P
Four draws and two defeats have resulted in Angers to slip out of the top five of Ligue 1 as the hosts have picked up points in draws with Brest, Marseille, Troyes and Saint-Etienne but defeats against Nantes and PSG have outweighed the minimum gains made by Angers.
With just four wins out of their last 13 matches at their Stade Raymond-Kopa, the prospects of a straight home win here do seem slim and as four of the previous eight meetings against Nice have resulted in draws, a stalemate may be on the cards this Sunday as well.
Angers will continue to be without defenders, Bamba and Ould Khaled with knee and thigh injuries respectively, for this clash.
Nice also earned a point last time out in Ligue 1 as they shared the spoils in a 1-1 draw at home with Marseille in midweek, making it just two defeats out of their last 12 matches overall in the domestic top flight.
These losses were incurred against Lorient and Troyes but the visitors have also picked up a total of seven wins as well during this period which includes victories collected at Lyon, Lille, Nantes, Saint-Etienne, so Nice stand a decent chance of taking something out of this encounter.
Nice have lost just four out of their last 11 matches on their travels while also picking up six wins on the road during this sequence so the visitors seemingly look to hold a greater prospect of picking up points on their travels here.
The visitors will be missing defender Robson Bambu along with forwards, Kluivert and Stengs for this upcoming trip to Angers through injuries.
Nice have lost just one of the previous eight meetings against Angers so the visitors look in good shape here but they may have to settle for a point.