Nice vs Nantes Prediction: Crushing the Canaries

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Dante's late red card in the defeat against Monaco means the veteran Nice center-back will be suspended for this match. He will join Melvin Bard on the list of absentees, as the left-back is already serving a lengthy ban for receiving a second red card in four matches.

Nice only have one worrying injury, that of key midfielder Tanguy Ndombele, who is currently sidelined with a groin problem.

Nevertheless, the home team found some consolation in the return of Morgan Sanson and Terem Moffi to the squad last weekend, with Moffi coming on for the final 10 minutes after a lengthy recovery from an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear.

On Nantes' side, they will also be without a key defender due to suspension. Jean-Charles Castelletto will miss his second consecutive match after receiving a red card in the game against Lille before the international break.

Goalkeeper Alban Lafont and defender Fabien Centonze continue to be absent from the squad, while Adel Mahamoud, despite playing two matches for Comoros during the break, has yet to play a single minute for the club this season and was also absent last weekend.

Muscle injuries have sidelined Marcus Coco and Tino Kadewere, Nathan Zeze is also out with an ankle problem, and Pedro Chirivella was forced to leave the field before halftime in last week's defeat against Le Havre.

Latest predicted lineups for Nice vs Nantes

Nice:
Bulka; Bombito, Ndayishimiye, Abdelmonem; Clauss, Rosario, Santamaria, Abdi; Guessand, Laborde, Boga

Nantes:
Lopes; Amian, Sow, Pallois, Cozza; Lepenant, Douglas Augusto; Thomas, Abline, Simon; Mohamed

Latest football match prediction: Nice vs Nantes

Despite taking the lead before halftime in their crucial match against top-four rivals Monaco on Saturday night, Nice missed the chance to move into second place, losing 1-2 away from home.

This result means Nice have only earned one point in their last three matches, and coach Franck Haise was clearly furious, publicly criticizing owner Jim Ratcliffe for not having attended a single game this season.

Ratcliffe has previously stated that he has no interest in watching Nice play, and if Haise's players don't improve their performance in the remaining seven rounds, they risk losing their current top-four position.

Nice's final three away games will be against Strasbourg, Paris Saint-Germain, and Rennes – three of the highest-performing teams in France at the moment. Therefore, their home results in the Riviera must be near-perfect.

With upcoming matches against Nantes, Angers, Reims, and Brest – all opponents who have been in poor form recently – Nice have a significant advantage, especially since they play the earliest match of the round, giving them a second chance to temporarily climb to second place.

With only two months left in the season, the race for the remaining three Champions League spots is incredibly tight, with six teams competing, including Monaco in second place and Lyon in seventh, separated by just five points.

Improving on the 1-1 draw from the first leg will be a key objective for Haise's side, but Nice have failed to win in their last six encounters with Nantes, after a run of four consecutive victories from 2020 to 2022.

However, Nantes has also been struggling with morale in recent weeks, with Antoine Kombouare's team once again embroiled in relegation battle after a 2-3 defeat to Le Havre – currently ranked 16th – last weekend.

Timothee Pembele's 88th-minute winning goal sealed the match, after Nantes had twice equalized, but it ultimately marked their fifth defeat in their last seven games.

Two recent victories against Lens and Lille had led many to believe Nantes would escape the relegation zone, but wins against Le Havre and Reims last weekend dragged them back into the relegation battle.

Assuming Saint-Etienne were awarded 3 points in their cancelled match against Montpellier, the five teams from 13th to 17th place would be separated by only four points, and only three teams would be guaranteed survival.

Latest Nice vs Nantes score prediction

Based on the above football analysis, we and leading football websites worldwide have provided our predictions for the match.Nice vs Nantesas follows:

• Sportsmole:Nice 2-0 Nantes

• WhoScore:Nice 2-1 Nantes
• Our newspaper predicts:Nice 2-1 Nantes

When and where can I watch Nice vs Nantes live?

To watch the Nice vs Nantes match live in League 1 at 1:45 AM on April 5th, viewers can tune in to the following channels:K+ Sport,K+PMor online sports channels. We hope you enjoy watching football.

Luong Dam