Nice vs Angers prediction: FRANCE: Ligue 1 betting tips on match 2025-04-19 15:15.
[p]Nice’s bid for European qualification has stalled in recent weeks, as they are currently winless in five Ligue 1 games (D2, L3) following last Saturday’s 2-2 draw at Strasbourg. Despite their underwhelming form, they ended the last matchday in seventh, only five points behind second-placed Monaco, so there is plenty to play for in the top-six race.[/p]
[p]A late equaliser against Strasbourg should have improved boss Franck Haise’s mood after he accused certain players of not working hard enough to rectify the club’s poor run of results. With three home league games of the campaign remaining, the Eaglets also need to end a three-match winless sequence at the Allianz Riviera (D1, L2) – their longest such streak since one that ended last March (D1, L3).[/p]
[p]They have the opportunity to do so against Angers, who finally ended a run of five straight league defeats by beating bottom-of-the-table Montpellier 2-0 last weekend. That timely victory saw them end matchday 29 three points clear of the bottom three, and after scoring in Ligue 1 for the first time since drawing 3-3 with Saint-Étienne in February, those valuable three points will give Alexandre Dujeux’s men renewed belief that they can survive.[/p]
[p]Although Angers will take the positives from their 1-0 win at Nice last term, that result was an outlier, as it was their first away H2H success since May 2017 (D2, L3). One victory in their last five league fixtures on the road (D1, L3) suggests that this could be another difficult afternoon for an Angers side who have attempted the fewest shots in Ligue 1 this season (273). [/p]
[p]Players to watch: Youssouf Ndayishimiye has only scored two goals for Nice in Ligue 1 this season – both were headers and either opened or closed the scoring. EstĂ©ban Lepaul netted both goals for Angers against Montpellier last weekend and has been a lucky charm recently, given that his club have emerged victorious from his last four league scoring appearances – each time by a two-goal margin.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Nice are unbeaten after scoring first in Ligue 1 home games this term (W6, D3).[/p]
[p][i]Written by John Pennington[/i][/p]