Nice vs Nantes prediction: FRANCE: Ligue 1 betting tips on match 2025-04-03 18:45.
[p]After winning seven of their first nine league games of 2025 (D1, L1), Nice were in third position and enjoying a five-point cushion to fifth-placed Lille at the end of round 24. A UEFA Champions League campaign for next season looked to be on the cards, but a run of three matches without a victory (D1, L2) has put this in jeopardy, with a red card in each of their last two games certainly not helping their cause.[/p]
[p]Due to this sudden sticky patch of form, missing out on Europe completely is a possibility as Nice begin this gameweek in fourth place, only two points above Lyon in seventh. Hosting Nantes won’t necessarily stimulate a response either, as Nice have failed to win any of the last six H2Hs across all competitions (D3, L3), including three at home (D1, L2).[/p]
[p]Despite their strong H2H record, the Canaries make the long trip to the south coast in disappointing form of their own after losing five of their last seven (W2) and winning just three times since the turn of the year. Only one of those 2025 wins has come on the road (D2, L4) and they have been particularly poor in recent away games, losing three in a row and conceding 12 goals in the process![/p]
[p]You’d have to go back to the opening round to find the last time Antoine Kombouaré’s side kept a clean sheet in an away league game, and the threat of second-tier football for the first time since 2012/13 remains a real one for Nantes, who start this round just three points above Le Havre in the relegation play-off place.[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Evann Guessand scored in October’s reverse fixture and has contributed to six goals (G3, A3) across his last six home league appearances. Matthis Abline has been involved in goals in all three of his previous H2Hs against Nice (G2, A2) and nine of his 11 goal contributions across all competitions this season have come in away fixtures. [/p]
[p]Hot stat: Nice have conceded a first-half goal in just one of their last eight home games across all competitions.[/p]
[p][i]Written by Tom Penn[/i][/p]