Our prediction for this Ligue 1 match:
Strasbourg
Match Time & Date:
27/02/2022
13:00
Prediction: 2-2
Nice
Following a 2-2 draw with St Etienne, Strasbourg will look to climb to the Champions League berth when they take on Nice at their Stade de la Meinau. Le Racing are eyeing their third consecutive home win, but beating les Aiglons is easier said than done. Dimitri Lienard is banned for the hosts, while all Kawashima, Doukoure, and Le Marchand miss out with injuries.
Nice, on the other hand, did well to beat Angers thanks to Justin Kluivert’s goal. Since les Aiglons are eager to stay in the Champions League berth as well, we are tempted to put our money on both teams to score. Jean-Clair Todibo is banned for the match, with fellow defenders Youcef Atal and Jordan Amavi missing out with injuries. In the first half of the season Strasbourg outplayed Nice 3-0, and yet another high-scoring affair is on the cards.
Highlighted Player (Frédéric Guilbert):
Despite his modest height for a centre-back, Frederic Guilbert is a remarkably strong in aerial duels. Former France U21 international is a player of great positional awareness and tactical discipline who makes immense defensive contribution for his team.
A versatile defender who can play in various positions across the backline, Guilbert can also be deployed as a right midfielder where his speed and agility come to play. Born in Valognes, Frederic Guilbert spent all of his career playing in France although he has thus far failed to spend more than two seasons at a single club. Spells at Caen, AS Cherbourg, Bordeaux were insufficient for Guilbert to secure regular playing time and prove his worth, which he hopes would change at Caen.
Guilbert joined the Stade Michel d’Ornano based club on a permanent deal in 2017, after a season-long loan spell away from Bordeaux. He went on to play 42 matches across all competitions in his second season with Caen and has done well to announce himself as an important player for the French side.
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.
