Our prediction for this Ligue 1 match:
Nice
Match Time & Date:
25/02/2024
09:00 AM
Prediction: 2-0
Clermont
Nice will be aiming to make amends for back-to-back defeats to Monaco and Olympique Lyon when they take on Clermont in the Ligue 1 round 23. Les Aiglons suffered a dip in form, but a win over Clermont could see them overtake Brest in second place in the standings. Experienced defender Dante is back from suspension, but both Sofiane Diop and Hichem Boudaoui are out of contention with injuries.
Les Lanciers, on the other hand, are stuck at the bottom of the table with only 16 points in their pockets. The rock-bottom side experienced all sorts of problems at the back in a 3-1 loss to Rennes, which is probably the main reason why we are going to bet on Nice this time out. To make things even worse for the visiting team, both Elba Rashani and Maximiliano Caufriez are sidelined through suspension.
Highlighted Player (Youcef Atal):
The Boghni born Algerian started playing football at the age of ten when he joined CR Belouizdinad's youth academy in 2006. His decade long youth career saw him feature for other more Algerian teams before signing a professional contract with the last one, namely Paradou AC, in 2015.
Atal, who predominantly plays as a right-back, made his first professional appearance on the 9th of January 2016, playing in Paradou's 3-0 over CR Beni Thour in the Coupe d'Algerie. His performances during his 17/18 loan spell at Belgian Club Kortrijk earned him a move to France with OGC Nice in 2018.
At Nice, the 23-year-old has become a valuable first-team player and is on a five-year contract expiring in 2023. On the International stage, Atal has capped 14 times for Algeria, making his debut on the 6th of June, 2017, in a friendly against Guinea.
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.
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