Our prediction for this Ligue 1 match:
Nice
Match Time & Date:
03/03/2023
21:00
Prediction: 2-0
Auxerre
Nice and Auxerre face each other at Allianz Riviera in the opening match of Ligue 1 round 26. Les Aiglons aim to build on a 3-0 win over Monaco, and they are likely to adopt yet another attack-minded approach against Auxerre. A man to watch in the home team will be January signing Terem Moffi, who scored a brace at the weekend, while all Nicolas Pepe, Joe Bryan, Youcef Atal, and Marcin Bulka remain on the sidelines through injuries.
Christophe Pelissier’s troops, on the other hand, proved their worth in back-to-back wins over Lyon and Lorient, but they need to keep on improving their game if they are to secure the Ligue 1 survival. Auxerre, though, have already suffered nine defeats on the road this season, which is probably the main reason why home win should be considered. Midfielder Elisha Owusu 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 (Nice):
OGC Nice are a football club that participate in French Ligue 1. Les Aiglons welcome their opponents at Allianz Riviera and the club was founded on 9 July, 1904 by Marquis Massengy d’ Auzac.
OGC Nice won their first Ligue 1 trophy back in 1951 and eight years later they clinched their fourth and last domestic title. Speaking of the French Cup, les Aiglons won their third Coupe de France title in 1997. Allianz Riviera has been the home ground of the club since September, 2013 and it has to be noted that the construction of the venue cost €250 million. OGC Nice play their home games in red and black shirts and black shorts, while the colour of their away kits is white.
The Ligue 1 team booked their place in the Europa League group stages for the 2016/2017 season for the first time in the club’s history and they were drawn alongside Schalke 04, Salzburg and Krasnodar in Group I. However, they were beaten by Schalke in their Europa League opener in front of home fans.
