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Nantes and Nice hard to separate

25/09/18
Nantes and Nice hard to separate

On Tuesday night, Nantes host Nice in Ligue One, as both teams look to get back on track in the French top-flight.

Nantes have won just one of their first six games in the French top-flight this season and currently occupy the relegation play-off spot in Ligue One. Last time out the home side suffered a 2-1 defeat at Lille.

Their recent league outings have been relatively low scoring, with under 2.5 goals scored in nine of their last 12 Ligue One games.

Nantes have a poor recent home record in the French top-flight, winning just one of their last eight league games on home soil.

The home side has also scored just five goals in their last eight home outings in Ligue One, which has contributed to their being under 2.5 goals scored in six of their last seven home league games.

Just like their opponents, Nice have made a mixed start to their campaign in the French top-flight, picking up just seven points from their first six top-flight outings.

Last time out the visitors suffered a 1-0 defeat at Montpellier, which ended a mini-winning running of two games. Meanwhile, four of Nice’s last six Ligue One games have produced under 2.5 goals.

The visitors do not have a great recent away record in Ligue One, as they have won just twice in 11 games on their travels. Their recent games on their travels have been low scoring, with under 2.5 goals scored in four of their last five outings in the French top-flight.

Nice have a poor recent record against Nantes, winning just three of the last 17 meetings in Ligue One. The visitors have also suffered defeats in five of their last seven visits to Nantes in the league.

Forebet predicts that this game will finish in a low scoring draw to keep the two teams in the lower regions of the French top-flight.

Ligue 1

Ligue 1 Regular Season
OVERALL TABLE PTS GP W D L +/-
1
PSG 76 34 22 10 2 48
2
Monaco 67 34 20 7 7 26
3
Brest 61 34 17 10 7 19
4
Lille 59 34 16 11 7 18
5
Nice 55 34 15 10 9 11
6
Lyon 53 34 16 5 13 -6
7
Lens 51 34 14 9 11 8
8
Olympique Marseille 50 34 13 11 10 11
9
Reims 47 34 13 8 13 -5
10
Rennes 46 34 12 10 12 7
11
Toulouse 43 34 11 10 13 -4
12
Montpellier 41 34 10 12 12 -5
13
Strasbourg 39 34 10 9 15 -12
14
Nantes 33 34 9 6 19 -25
15
Le Havre 32 34 7 11 16 -11
16
Lorient 29 34 7 8 19 -23
17
Metz 29 34 8 5 21 -23
18
Clermont 25 34 5 10 19 -34

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