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Lorient take on Nice at the Stade du Moustoir in a Ligue 1 game this Sunday. Lorient are currently struggling for traction and sit in 16th place in the table, only out of the bottom two on goal difference.
Nice, meanwhile, are currently in ninth place in the table, and will be hoping to claim some points to take them up into European contention with a win here.
So, who will come out on top in this one on Sunday?
Lorient vs Nice Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- Nice are unbeaten in their last five games against Lorient, last falling to defeat against them in September 2021. The last time these teams met, Nice ran out comfortable 3-0 winners.
- Lorient come into this game on a lengthy winless run, going back to September and taking in seven matches. However, they have at least not been losing all of their matches, as they've drawn three of their last four.
- Nice are coming into this game on a truly painful run of five losses across all competitions. They've been beaten by Paris Saint-Germain, Metz and Marseille in Ligue 1 action, and have fallen to Freiburg and Porto in the Europa League.
- Nice's poor defensive record this season must be a concern here. They have conceded 14 goals in those most recent five losses, and have only kept two clean sheets in 20 games this season.
- Lorient's own defensive record should also be a concern, though. Only fellow strugglers Metz have conceded more goals than their current total of 27, and they have kept one solitary clean sheet this season, against Rennes in August.
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Lorient vs Nice Prediction
Given the poor form of both of these sides, this feels like a difficult game to predict right now.
On paper, Nice are probably a better team than Lorient, but they've also been on a really horrible slide, and losing is a habit that's hard to break.
However, Lorient haven't won in a very long time either and haven't exactly looked like a deadly side in front of goal recently, which should give Nice's defence some respite.
Overall, then, with it being tricky to trust either of these sides to win right now, the prediction is a score draw.
Prediction: Lorient 2-2 Nice
Lorient vs Nice Betting Tips
Tip 1: Result - Draw.
Tip 2: Both teams to score - Yes (Lorient and Nice have kept three clean sheets between them this season).
Tip 3: Game to feature at least 2.5 goals - Yes (There have been more than 2.5 goals scored in Nice's last four matches).
