This Sunday, OGC Nice heads to Angers for the 3rd day of the Ligue 1 2024/25. After two mixed results, the Aiglons are aiming for their first victory this year. All the pre-match information can be found here.
OGC Nice is on a second trip to a newly-promoted team. Two weeks after playing on Auxerre’s field, the Gym will face Angers SCO. Franck Haise’s men are looking for their first win in this championship. The team from Nice has drawn both of their matches so far. The last one was at Allianz Riviera against Toulouse last weekend (1-1).
On the other side, Angers is experiencing a tough start to the season and is already flirting with the relegation zone. Alexandre Dujeux’s men have not secured any points since the beginning of the season. The Angers team lost to Lens (0-1) and then to Lille (0-2).
Moukoko and Abdelmonem are candidates for a debut in the Nice squad
Gaetan Laborde (foot), Terem Moffi (knee), Morgan Sanson (ankle), Sofiane Diop, and Tom Louchet (rehabilitation) remain unavailable for this match. On his side, Jérémie Boga has returned to group training. However, no risks will be taken with the Ivorian winger. “The international break will allow us to continue working with Jeremie. In any case, there is no rush, because the sequence of matches will come after the break. We should focus on building and weighing the risks,” explained Franck Haise in a press conference. Nice’s latest summer signings, Mohamed Abdelmonem and Youssoufa Moukoko, could play their first minutes in the red and black colors.
On the Angers side, Jim Allevinah and Justin-Noël Kalumba are in the infirmary and will not participate in this match. The rest of the Angers squad is available for this encounter.
Probable line-ups:
Angers: Fofana – Bamba, Houtondji, Lefort – Arcus, Capelle, Ould Khaled, Belkhdim, Ekomie – Abdelli, Chérif
Nice: Bulka – Mendy, Bombito, Dante – Clauss, Boudaoui, Ndombele, Bard – Cho, Guessand, Moukoko
