Ace Football previews the Ligue 1 game between Nice and Nantes who meet up this coming Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Nice hope to live up to their early billing as the Ligue 1 title favourites this coming Saturday when they welcome Nantes over to the Allianz Riviera for a round 4 match.
While Nice find themselves in 12th place in the table with a miserable three points after three rounds, Nantes only have three points as well to their account, leaving them 13th in the Ligue 1 standings.
Form: Nice vs Nantes
Nice Form
Nice are currently performing inconsistently, as they lost against Toulouse by a 0-1 score, before winning 3-1 against Auxerre. They lost again in their most recent match, this time 3-1 against Le Havre. It has been a bit hit-and-miss for Nice but at least mostly hit, as they put four wins on the board in their previous six Ligue 1 matches. They didn’t draw any matches, but lost twice, scoring 13 goals while conceding five.
Nantes Form
In their last three matches, Nantes lost against Paris Saint-Germain and Strasbourg by 0-1 and 1-0, respectively, and beat Auxerre by 1-0. Nantes managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Ligue 1. On top of winning once they also drew one as well as losing four, while scoring ten time and letting in six.
Betting facts for Nice and Nantes
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Nice and Nantes played across all tournaments.
- In 9 of the last 11 Nice home matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Nice have lost 3 of the last 4 matches while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- Nice have lost 3 of the last 4 home matches while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- Nice have lost 3 of the last 4 matches and the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Nice have lost 3 of the last 4 home matches and the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 12 of the last 13 Nantes matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Nantes matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 12 Nantes away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 7 Nantes matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Nantes away matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was under 3.5
In-form players: Nice vs Nantes
Terem Moffi found the target two times in his previous six matches, whereas Francis Coquelin just scored once in a similar number of matches.
Popular markets: Nice vs Nantes
Full-time result
Nice claimed six wins, drew one and lost three of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Nantes won two, drew two and lost six of their last 10 games away. Nantes have not lost to Nice in 7 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Nice scored first in six of their last ten home games. Nantes got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Nantes managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Both teams scored in the last 3 consecutive meetings between Nice and Nantes.
Total goals
Nice saw over 2.5 goals in six of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.5 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Nantes’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.2 goals in these matches. Nantes’s last 3 matches had less than three goals.
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