Our prediction for this Ligue 1 match:
Nice
Match Time & Date:
31/03/2024
06:00 AM
Prediction: 2-1
Nantes
Nice will be aiming to build on a 3-1 win over Lens when they take on Nantes in the Ligue 1 round 27. Les Aiglons quickly bounced back from the Coupe de France loss to PSG, with the team regaining a much-needed confidence, but they need to keep on winning in the remainder of the season if they are to make it to the Champions League. All Pablo Rosario, Khephren Thuram, and Teddy Boulhendi are banned for the match, while the likes of Melvin Bard, Valentin Rosier, and Sofiane Diop are out of contention with injuries.
Les Canaris, on the other hand, suffered a dip in form, with the team extending their losing run to three games against Strasbourg. Given Nantes’ shaky defence, we predict that Nice are going to pick up vital three points from Sunday’s encounter. Midfielder Bastien Meupiyou should be the only absentee in the away team.
Highlighted Player (Dante):
Dante is a left-footed defender who was born in Salvador, Brazil on 18 October, 1983. The 189-cm-tall centre back, who is capable of playing as a left back as well, started his senior career at Juventude. After making 53 appearances for the club between 2002 and 2004 he moved to Ligue 1 outfit Lille.
He played for Belgian sides Charleroi and Standard from 2006 to 2009 and on 27 December, 2008 he signed a contract with Borussia M’gladbach for an undisclosed fee. After impressing with the Fohlen in the 2011/2012 Bundesliga campaign he moved to Bayern Munich at the end of the season and it has to be noted that he scored three goals in 83 league appearances for FCB.
In 2015 he signed a contract with fellow Bundesliga team Wolfsburg and he played 24 league games for the Wolves in the 2015/2016 season. In 2013 he won the Champions League trophy with Bayern Munich and he lifted the FIFA Confederations Cup with Brazil the same year.
Highlighted Team (Nantes):
Founded on April 21, 1943 Nantes is a professional football club that compete in French Ligue 1. Les Canaris are considered one of the most famous French clubs and they had a lot of success during the sixties and the seventies. Nantes won their first Ligue 1 title in the 1964/1965 season and 36 years later (2000/2001) they clinched their eighth (last) domestic trophy.
Speaking of the club’s European success, les Canaris did well to make it to the Champions League semis in 1996, but Italian giants Juventus proved to be a big catch for the French outfit. Nantes welcome their rivals at La Beaujoire-Louis Fonteneau and the capacity of the stadium is 38.004.
The likes of Vahid Halilhodzic, Adel Selimi, Michel Der Zakarian, Viorel Moldovan, Mario Yepes, Marcel Desailly, Didier Deschamps, Claude Makelele, Christian Karembeu and Dimitri Payet are the notable footballers who played for the club in the past. Nantes are well known for their yellow jerseys and that is the reason why they are nicknamed the Canaries (les Canaris).
Southampton
Liverpool
Ipswich
Manchester United
Napoli
AS Roma
Leganes
Real Madrid
Lazio 
Bologna 
Strasbourg 
