Nantes vs Nice Predictions, Betting Tips and Match Previews

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Nantes

Nice

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Nice to Win

Reason for tip

Nice look the stronger option away at Nantes given the hosts’ ongoing struggles at both ends of the pitch. Nantes have won just once in their last nine Ligue 1 matches and remain particularly vulnerable at home, where they are conceding almost two goals per game. Nice are not flying themselves, but they are slightly more reliable defensively and face a Nantes side short on confidence and cutting edge, making the visitors the safer bet.

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Nice 1-0

Reason for tip

A low-scoring contest looks likely. Nantes have managed just nine home goals in nine league matches and often struggle to create chances, while Nice are not a side that tend to run up big scorelines on the road. Three of the last five Ligue 1 meetings between these teams have produced under 2.5 goals, including Nice’s 1-0 win in the most recent head-to-head. With Nantes conceding regularly but rarely collapsing, another narrow 1-0 victory for Nice makes sense.

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Nice can capitalise on Nantes’ defensive issues

Nice are the best bet to win at Nantes on Sunday. The hosts have struggled defensively this season, and Claude Puel’s side can take advantage.

Both Nantes and Nice are struggling at the wrong end of Ligue 1. Nantes are 16th with three wins and ten losses, while Nice are one place above them with five wins and the same number of defeats.

Nantes could not break their losing habit last time, going down 2-1 to Paris in a tightly contested game. Nantes were priced as 2/1 outsiders to win the game and scored with their only shot on target.

The hosts’ attack has lacked cutting edge, with Nantes scoring just nine goals at home this season in Ligue 1 – an average of one goal per game from nine matches.

Nantes have looked vulnerable in defence. It’s been seven Ligue 1 home games since Nantes last kept out their opponents and they have conceded 17 goals at home this season – an average of 1.89 goals per game from nine home games.

Nantes are enduring a slump, having won just one of their last nine Ligue 1 matches. They have lost four times in the last five.

A 1-0 win for Nice looks a decent correct-score bet. There has been fewer than three goals in three of the last five Ligue 1 clashes between these sides and Nice were 1-0 winners against Nantes last time they met.