Match Preview

The teams featured in today’s Nantes vs Nice preview sit in a 5^th and 13^th position in the current Ligue 1 table in a reverse of the respective clubs’ pre-season expectations. Under Italian manager Claudio Ranieri, Nantes have been one of the season’s surprise packages so far racking up twenty-seven points from their opening sixteen matches.

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They have only won two of their most recent seven games however and there are fears that a drop down the table is on the way. Finding a route to goal has proved a problem for Ranieri’s players in the weeks prior to this week’s Nantes vs Nice betting tips. They have averaged just one goal per game in their last seven fixtures and just under one goal per game this season overall. Their top scorer is Argentinean striker Emiliano Sala who has netted five times in fifteen league appearances.

The distraction of European competition has caused Nice’s players to take their eye off the ball domestically in 2017/18 so far. Les Aiglons lost 100% of their matches in October while juggling Ligue 1 and Europa League duties, though November was a much more positive month. Lucien Favre’s men lost just twice in seven fixtures during that period, once in the UEL to Lazio and once in the league against Lyon in a 0-5 drubbing. Mario Balotelli has scored eight times in the league already this season and the controversial striker will be one to watch again this weekend.

Nantes vs Nice Prediction and Betting Advice

Although the away team scrutinized in our free Nantes vs Nice bets have started to improve in recent weeks, it’s the record of the home team on their own patch that stands out the most. Ranieri’s men have won five of their seven matches at the La Beaujoire-Louis Fonteneau, which is the 3^rd best home record in Ligue 1 in 217/18.

Les Aiglons have only won twice on their travels in the league since August and they will be rattled further by Les Canaris victory over current champions Monaco just a couple of weeks ago. Further denting their confidence will be their head-to-head record against their weekend opponents.

Nice have only beaten Nantes once in their last eight meetings with them. The stats from fixtures between the two at La Beaujoire-Louis Fonteneau mirror the overall numbers perfectly. In the last eight encounters between the sides there, Favre’s club have only won once. Buoyed by that positive record, we expect another home win this time around. You can back that outcome using the fantastic Ligue 1 soccer odds available at Ladbrokes.

We are tipping both teams to find the net in the next part of our Nantes vs Nice predictions and we are doing so for several reasons. In three of the last four battles between these sides, both teams scored. In the 2016/17 season, the teams’ drew 1-1 in this corresponding fixture while the reverse encounter finished 4-1 to Les Aiglons.

In four of the home team’s last five outings, in matches against Toulouse, PSG, Rennes and St Etienne, both teams found a way to get on the scoresheet. Similarly, in four of the away team’s last five fixtures, both sides scored at least once.

Further evidence to support our prediction can be found in the goals against a column of Lucien Favre’s team – only Metz have conceded more Ligue 1 goals this season than them. The attacking parts of their game are good however and in Mario Balotelli, Allan Saint-Maximin and Jean Michael Serri, Favre has plenty of players capable of manufacturing goals. William Hill’s brilliantly priced odds are the perfect accompaniment to the final entry in our French football tips. They are streets ahead of the other bookies on this occasion.