Nantes vs. Nice – Score prediction (05.10.2019)

Overview.

Nantes are winless in their last six Ligue 1 games against Nice (D3 L3), with their last victory against les Aiglons in the top-flight coming back in April 2016 (1-0). Nantes have won five of their last six Ligue 1 games (L1), after winning none of their previous five (D3 L2). Only Paris & Lille (11) have won more home games than Nantes (9) in Ligue 1 in 2019. Nice have won only two of their last six Ligue 1 games (D1 L3), after winning their previous three. Nice have won only 24% of their Ligue 1 games against Nantes (18/76), their lowest ratio against a current top-flight opponent.

Match Info.

Competition: FRANCE Ligue 1 – Round 9
Kick off: 05.10.2019, 18:00 UTC.
Venue: Stade de la Beaujoire (Nantes).
Referee: Delerue A. (Fra).

Teams Comparison.

Nantes’ 1-0 home victory in their last Ligue 1 (L1) home outing bore some significance, with the result making it five straight league games played here featuring under 1.5 goals. Indeed, ‘Les Canaris’ often shut out visitors here, with five of their last six L1 home games seeing them keep a clean sheet. Furthermore, a clean sheet here it will make it the first time in over 15 years that a Nantes side has shut out the opposition in five consecutive top-flight home fixtures. Tension may still be a theme though, as just one of Nantes’ last 23 league fixtures has been settled by a two-goal margin or more.

Ahead of kick-off, Nice have recorded just three wins across their last 16 top-flight away trips (W3, D5, L8) and they enter this game on a run of five straight L1 away games without a draw. In a stat that implies there will be entertainment here, they also saw over 2.5 goals in those five away matches. However, Nice can take confidence from their recent efficiency in front of goal. That efficiency is quantified by the fact that 18 of their 40 shots in away matches have landed on target, constituting the highest shots-on-target rate (45%) in the away league table.

Quick Facts.

Pre-match League Table.