Nice vs Lorient Prediction & Betting Tips (19 April)

Considered one of the strongest teams in the elite before the winter break, OGC Nice is no longer at the level displayed during the first part of the season. Much more crumbly since January, the Gym quite logically lost its place on the podium and even fell to 5th position in the ranking, 5 lengths from the top 4. Completely on the street in recent weeks, the Aiglons have not won only one of their last 9 league matches. It was in Lens 1-3, mid-March. Since then, they have been defeated at home by FC Nantes 1-2 before sharing the points with Reims 0-0 15 days ago. Last week, their scheduled match against OM was postponed.

For its part, FC Lorient is far from being able to fight for a European place. Conversely, we will have to restore the warm-up blue on the Merlus side for this end of the season in order not to fall to the lower level. Despite a fairly good reaction at the start of the return phase, the Bretons quickly became disillusioned and they only took one point during the last 4 days played against Lyon 0-2, Monaco 2-2, Brest 0-1 and Montpellier 2-0 despite performances not always so bad. In the standings, Régis Le Bris' men, who also did not play last week, fell to 16th position in the standings with 2 points behind the first non-relegation team.

Midfielder Beka Beka will still not be in the group. Still suffering from physical problems at the moment, the talented Sofiane Diop is also missing along with replacement full-back Rosier, but the solid Ndayishimiye is on the path to a return. Otherwise, Francesco Farioli will be able to align all his offensive executives like the former Lorient player Moffi who is by far the most prolific player in this formation with 10 goals to his credit. The winter recruit Cho, the precious Laborde (4 goals, 2 assists) and the Ivorian Boga (4 goals, 2 assists) are competing to take place on the wings. The midfielder Boisgard, and the potentially starting defenders Igor Silva and Talbi should not make the trip to the Allianz Riviera.

Striker Tosin will be allowed to play again after missing his team's last two matches. Arriving at the winter transfer window, striker Bamba (6 goals) has been slowing down slightly for several weeks. The young Kroupi (17 years old, 5 goals) will also be available although it is possible that he will have to be satisfied with a finisher role for this match.