Nice vs Lorient prediction and betting tips on April 19, 2024
The 30th round of the French Championship starts on Friday at the Allianz Riviera, where local Nice will take on Lorient. We offer a prediction for the match from a team of Dailysports experts.
Nice
"Eagles" for a very long time led the fight for the first line, but at the end of winter the results of Nice seriously deteriorated and this led to the fact that the team fell to fifth place. At the moment in the asset of Nice 44 points, and the gap from the third-place Monaco is eight points. In the last round Nice had an away match against Reims in which it took only one point, playing a 0-0 draw. In total, Nice has lost three times in the last five rounds, registering only one win in this stretch.
Lorient
"Les Merlus" in early March seemed to get out of the basement of the standings, but a series of unsuccessful matches again returned Lorient to the departure zone. At the moment, the team of Régis Le Brie occupies the 16th line in the standings, having 26 points. From Le Havre in the saving 15th place the team is separated by only two points, while Nantes is already five points ahead. In the last round Lorient held an away match against Montpellier, in which they lost with a score of 0:2. As a result, this defeat was the third in the last four rounds for Lorient with only one draw with Monaco in this stretch.
Interesting facts about the match and history of head-to-head meetings
- In the first round, the teams played a 1-1 draw on the field of Lorient
- In the last 4 matches between these teams the bet on "Both Score" was played
- In the last six home matches between Nice and Lorient, the "eagles" have not lost once, having won four times.
Nice vs Lorient Prediction
Nice is a deserved favorite with bookmakers, who give quotes at 1.57 on the victory of Nice. Of course, Nice should take three points here, but the risk of a misfire is very high, given the recent results of the "Eagles". Perhaps it is better to take "Total less than 2.5" with odds of 1.93.