The Matchday 28 clash in Ligue 1 between Nice and Nantes will take place on April 4 at the Allianz Riviera Stadium. Nice vs. Nantes: prediction and betting odds, statistics.
Hakim Ben El Hadj (France)
Matches – 13 (Ligue 1, 2024/25);
Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 53;
Average yellow cards per match – 4.1;
Red cards shown – 1;
Average fouls per match – 27;
Penalties – 23%.
OGC Nice are no longer in the Ligue 1 title race, but they remain well-positioned in the chase for a UEFA Champions League berth. Nantes, by contrast, are fighting to avoid relegation.
Had OGC Nice secured a win against AS Monaco in the previous round, they might have kept their slim title hopes alive. However, the 2:1 result in favour of AS Monaco did not truly reflect the balance of play. The visitors missed multiple clear chances, and a 3:0 lead by half-time would not have been out of place. The outcome also highlights OGC Nice’s recent difficulties on home soil, including a 2:0 home defeat to Olympique Lyonnais and a 1:1 draw with Auxerre. The squad has struggled to generate consistent attacking threat in recent games.
Nantes also stumbled in Round 27, suffering a 3:2 defeat to direct relegation rivals Le Havre AC. That loss left them just three points above the relegation zone, currently occupied by Le Havre AC. The team’s defensive frailty is evident, having conceded in 12 of their last 13 matches. Offensively, there has been little to cheer about either—against Le Havre AC, they scored twice, but it marked only the fourth time in that stretch they’ve managed two or more goals.
Despite both sides being involved in high-scoring games last time out, the overall trend has been quite the opposite. With wasteful finishing and largely solid defensive organisation, under 2.5 goals has been the outcome in six of their last ten league fixtures.
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