Our prediction for this Ligue 1 match:
Nice
Match Time & Date:
19/04/2024
03:00 PM
Prediction: 1-1
Lorient
Nice will be aiming to retain their spot in top five when they take on Lorient in the opening match of the Ligue 1 round 30. Les Aiglons failed to win the previous four home matches in the national championship, but they are still seen as favourites to beat les Merlus at their Allianz Riviera. All Valentin Rosier, Sofiane Diop, and Youssouf Ndayishimiye are out of contention with injuries for the home side.
Lorient, on the other hand, suffered a dip in form, with the team collecting only one point in total from the last four league matches. Les Merlus are desperate to escape the relegation zone and seeing that they will go for a win in Friday’s encounter as well, we are tempted to place our bets on both teams to score. All Montassar Talbi, Bonke Innocent, Igor Silva, and Quentin Boisgard are sidelined with injuries for 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 (Lorient):
Founded back in 1926, Lorient is a French football club that competes in Ligue 1. Les Merlus have yet to win the Ligue 1 trophy, but they did well to go all the way in the Coupe de France in the 2001/02 season. In the title game, Lorient defeated Bastia thanks to Jean-Claude Darcheville’s goal.
The same season les Merlus made it to the Coupe de la Ligue final, but Bordeaux proved to be a big catch (0-3) for them in the title game. Lorient welcome their rivals at Stade du Moustoir, the stadium which can hold up to 16,392 spectators. The colour of the team’s home shirt is orange with a little black on it, while white is the dominant colour of their away jersey. In the 2002/03 season Lorient represented France in European competitions.
Les Merlus, though, failed to impress on their debut in the UEFA Cup as they were beaten by Denizlispor in the round 1 double-header.
Southampton
Liverpool
Ipswich
Manchester United
Napoli
AS Roma
Leganes
Real Madrid
Lazio 
Bologna 
Strasbourg 
