Nice vs Nantes prediction: FRANCE: Ligue 1 betting tips on match 2025-09-12 15:00.
[p]Nice and Nantes boast identical Ligue 1 records after three games of the new campaign, but they went into the international break on the back of contrasting results. [/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]It’s been a disappointing start to the season for Nice who, after crashing out in the UEFA Champions League (UCL) qualification rounds, have been underwhelming in the infancy of this Ligue 1 season (W1, L2). Including defeats in both legs of their UCL qualification tie, Nice have lost four of their five competitive games this term (W1), although that sole win came in their last home league game. Even a slow start didn’t prevent the club from extending boss Franck Haise’s contract over the international break, and four wins from their last five Ligue 1 home games (L1) suggest he could celebrate his new deal in style here.[/p]
[p]While Nantes’ record is identical to their opponents here, they went into the break on the back of a 1-0 win against Auxerre, meaning that all three of their league games this term have been settled by the same scoreline! That narrow win in the last round now gives Nantes the chance to win back-to-back league games for the first time since August 2024, but five defeats from their last seven away league games (W1, D1) makes that a long shot. Another negative omen conspiring against the visitors is their dismal away record on Saturdays in Ligue 1, with Nantes winning just two of their last 22 Saturday-held top-flight away games (D7, L13).  [/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]Nantes have avoided defeat in the last seven H2Hs (W4, D3) and have won 2-1 on their last two visits to the Allianz Riviera, where both teams have scored in each of the last nine H2Hs. [/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Nice have scored before half-time in six of their last seven Ligue 1 home games. [/p]
[p]Nice scored exactly once in five of the last seven Ligue 1 H2Hs they hosted. [/p]
[p]Only one of Nantes’ last seven Ligue 1 games saw both teams score.[/p]
[p]Nantes have conceded at least one goal in each of their last 17 away games in Ligue 1, the longest run in their top-flight history.[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Nice’s Tom Louchet assisted two of their three goals in their last home game – he’s played a joint-career high three games against Nantes without ever winning (D1, L2). Mostafa Mohamed’s first-half winner against Auxerre before the international break ended a run of seven club goals to arrive after half-time. [/p]
[p]A lengthy Nice injury list is headlined by promising young forward Mohamed-Ali Cho. Nantes are still waiting for injured summer recruit Mayckel Lahdo to make his first appearance for the club.[/p]
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[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]Given their impressive H2H record, backing Nantes in the double chance market seems a price too good to turn down. [/p]
[p][i]Author: Chris Wilson[/i][/p]