Saturday 20/09/2014, 21:00, France Ligue 1, Round 6, Nantes vs Nice
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Nantes allowed two goals for the first time in two months and lost on the road to Lille, which caused them to sink into the 10th place. They are now tied with Nice as both teams have 10 points in 5 games, a weak performance for teams hoping to finish the regular season in the first half. Winning at home was never too difficult for Nantes and they shouldn't struggle too much tonight as they face an injury riddled team.
Nantes vs Nice Odds
Nantes 1.85, Draw 3.25, Nice 4.75
Nantes vs Nice Tips
Nantes has a hard time scoring goals and this has been a problem plaguing them for years, but the key to victory has always been a stellar defensive. There are no absentees tonight from the upper level, but both the backline and midfield will be without two players. Their absence should go unnoticed, as Nantes has played without three of them for the last three rounds.
Offensively, they have just two valid options and coach Zakarian will probably make use of Bammou and Gakpe once again. These are the only two strikers to have played in all five games so far and both of them have scored once, which is not impressive by any means, but in line with the reasonable expectations.
The visitors are doing even worse, because their midfield is devastated by injuries and they recently lost their most prolific striker. Cvitanich has suffered an injury that will keep him away from the field, which leaves manager Puel with a single option for an attacker. Bosetti has scored three goals so far, but if he gets stranded upfront, there will be very little to do against a precise backline.
He was the man of the match last week when he scored the winning goal in the last minute of overtime against Metz and also found his way to the net three weeks ago against Bordeaux. Back then, it was too little too late because the visitors had already scored three times.
Key Facts
- Nantes has dominated the series, winning 8 times at home and losing to Nice just twice.
- Nice is winless and scoreless on the road this season, while Nantes allowed a single goal in front of its fans.
Nantes vs Nice Prediction
This looks like the perfect bet for those who trust Nantes to break from their offensive slump, because Nice is really an easy opponent. They don't have the strength to keep the hosts under pressure and will frantically defend, so odds of 1.85 for the hosts to win are good enough with Pinnacle Sports.
Bet: Nantes @ 1.85 with Pinnacle Sports
