OGC Nice begins a new turning point in its season. The Azur club no longer has much to hope for at this end of the championship. Tonight, facing Nantes, OGC Nice will face a team on the decline, credited with the same number of points.
Few factors encourage watching a match between two teams stuck in the middle of the standings. Two teams with a seesaw trajectory. For Nice, away games are a real nightmare. The so-called “decisive” matches have also been poorly negotiated. It is therefore not surprising to find the Nice club far from the European places and eliminated from the two national cups.
For the Nantais, the season had started quite well. Euphoric, efficient, and confident, Der Zakarian’s men long believed they could compete for the European spots, after their excellent start to the season. Unfortunately for them, the second half of the championship is more complicated. Unrecognizable in play and physically challenged, the Nantais are feeling the impact. With six defeats, a draw, and three victories in the last ten matches, nothing is going right for the Canaries. They even lost the benefit of the points earned on the field against Bastia for fielding a suspended player.
Now, the residents of the Beaujoire are looking over their shoulders. Valenciennes, the first to be relegated, is only 9 points behind the promoted team. OGC Nice is thus forewarned, it will be facing a team in search of points and confidence. This season, the two teams have already faced each other three times. So far, the record is favorable to Nantes with two victories to one.
It’s up to Nice to restore the balance this evening.
