Ligue 1 returns to the fold this weekend and will see Angers take a trip to Stade Allianz Riviera on Sunday for a clash with Nice in the 25th round of the French top-flight. Match kickoff is set for 15:00 EAT.
Nice has been following an excellent run of form except for the last two negative results in the league that sees them saw the drop to the third spot, however still inside the Champions League Qualification zone with 42 points. Coming into this game they have three wins and two loses from the last five matches they played and both teams scored in only one of those games.
Les Aiglons will be desperate to bounce back from 2-0 Ligue 1 loss in their last game against Lyon. In that match, Nice managed 40% possession and one shot on target. Lyon got shots with eight of them on target and goals by Moussa Dembélé (8′) and Karl Toko Ekambi (52′).
Angers currently sits 13th in the league table with 29 points from 24 games and are in a three game losing streak. The visiting side has proved tough to beat on their travels with only three losses in their last 12 on the road. Indeed, Angers have only failed to score in just one of their last 13 away matches with 11 of those seeing both teams scoring.
Angers will be looking to improve on their results after 0-1 losing effort to Strasbourg in the last Ligue 1 competition. In that match, Angers managed 64% possession and nine shots with two of them on target. Strasbourg got eight shots with two of them on target and a goal by Kévin Gameiro (11′).
Nice vs Angers head to head
There have been 14 meetings between Nice and Angers. The home team holds the better record with six wins while the visitors have won just three times and there have been five draws.
- Angers 1-2 Nice 31/10/21
- Nice 3-0 Angers 07/02/21
- Angers 0-3 Nice 01/11/20
- Angers 1-1 Nice 11/01/20
- Nice 3-1 Angers 30/11/19
Home
- Lyon 2-0 Nice
- Nice 4-1 Marseille
- Nice 0-1 Clermont Foot
- PSG 5-6 Nice
- Metz 0-2 Nice
Away
- Angers 0-1 Strasbourg Alsace
- Marseille 5-2 Angers
- Angers 0-1 Saint-Etienne
- Angers 2-1 Troyes
- Lorient 0-0 Angers
Nice team news
Jordan Amavi remains out of the squad with a knee injury while Calvin Stengs and Youcef Atal are both doubts for this game.
Angers team news
Zinedine Ould Khaled has been sidelined from Sunday’s clash due to injury while Marin Jakolis is a doubt due to fitness issues.
Prediction and odds
Angers having only won once in their past 10 matches on road across all competitions, we have enough reasons to back the home side who is the better team on paper to record a win.
- Nice Win
- Goals over 2.5
- Both teams to score
