Nantes are once again fighting relegation in Ligue 1. The Canaries are 16th in the 18-team league and losers of three straight games.
Will our score prediction algorithm predict a Nantes win over Nice in round 27?
Nice will welcome Nantes on Sunday to the Allianz Riviera Stadium. While Nantes are on a bad run of form, Nice are coming off a 3-1 win over Lens.
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The Eagles are fifth in the standings and three points off the top three.
The top three teams in Ligue 1 qualify for the Champions League. Qualifying for next season’s tournament could see a major boost of money enter the club.
Nantes could see a lack of money enter the club if they are relegated at the end of the current campaign. The Canaries are just two points above the automatic relegation places.
Although Nice are coming off a victory, they went into the international break in poor form.
The Eagles picked up just four points from the last six matches. Nice were outscored 9-7 across those six games.
Nantes took six points from their last six games. The Canaries struggled to score goals in their last six matches, tallying a mere four goals.
The team’s defence conceded 10 times in the same six fixtures.
Nantes have played well against Nice in their last six head-to-head meetings. The Canaries posted a record of 2W-2D-2L.
The reverse fixture saw Nantes win 1-0. Indeed, Nantes are unbeaten in their last four games versus Nice.
Egyptian forward Mostafa Mohamed leads Nantes in goal scoring, with seven goals. The Canaries are not prolific goal scorers.
They are the third-lowest scoring team in Ligue 1, with only 24 goals.
Nice’s Terem Moffi leads the team in goals with nine. Although Nice are fifth in the standings, they do not score many goals.
Only 27 goals were scored by Nice in the opening 26 matches. It is the fifth-lowest number of goals in the league.
Other than Moffi, no Nice player has scored more than four goals. Nice have relied on their defence to keep games close and tally points this campaign.
The Eagles have conceded the joint-fewest goals in the league (20).
Nantes’ Bastien Meupiyou could be back for the match following a knee injury. Meanwhile, Nice will be without Pablo Rosario, Khephren Thuram, and Teddy Boulhendi. They are suspended for the match.
Nantes’ three-game losing streak should turn into four against Nice. Our algorithm predicts a score of 1-0 in favour of Nice. The Eagles’ defence should once again keep a clean sheet.