Ligue 1 - Nice vs Lorient Football betting preview

Two teams who are enjoying a great season are meeting together in the Côte d’Azur. Nice has been great so far and this is totally deserved as the team is much solid both in defense and in midfield and very effective upfront with class players such as Kone and Ederson. Nice is close to European spots and even if coach Antonetti said that this is not important to qualify I feel in him that he truly wants to play it. Players are really hungry after last season disaster and are a difficult team to handle with many experienced players to surround sensations Lloris and Ederson. Nice is a typical home team, although they had some draws, who receive a lot of support from their hot tempered fans in the stade du Ray.

Lorient is a decent team to watch but they are generally poor travellers. They are in the mid table and the thing is that they gave more importance to their game in cup against Metz than to Nice. Lorient lost this cup game as they were simply poor. Coach Gourcuff said that they did not play with any intensity and this is worrying as now they have to focus on a long trip to a tough place. Important players Abriel and Saifi are doubtful, and if they don’t play it will be a big blow for them because they increase the technical level of the team.

After having seen Lorient played I think it will be difficult for them to escape from Nice with a point as this loss might have hit them in physical and psychological point of view. Nice is one class above when playing at home especially with its physical and hardworking midfield, they are fully prepared and focused on this game; motivation will be bigger for them too. Odds are quite attractive for me, Home win -0.25 is the call



Pick : Nice -0.25
Odds : 1.85
Stake : 6 / 10
Bookmaker : Bet365
Match Result : 1-3
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