Angers vs Nice
ANGERS (Interstat) — Angers will host Nice in a Ligue 1 football match on Sunday, with both teams looking to build on recent results as the season moves deeper into November.
Nice enters the match 4-3-2 across all competitions, while Angers is 2-5-2. Nice’s most recent result was a 5-2 home victory against Rennes on Oct. 30. Nice also has wins over Brest, Strasbourg and Lille this season. Its losses came against Lyon, Auxerre and Paris FC, with draws against Le Mans and Lorient. Nice beat Brest 2-1 on Oct. 23, fell at Lyon 2-1 on Oct. 18, beat Strasbourg 2-1 on Oct. 11, beat Lille 2-1 on Sept. 20, lost at Auxerre 1-0 on Sept. 11, drew with Le Mans 1-1 on Sept. 4, lost at Paris FC 3-0 on Aug. 29 and drew with Lorient 0-0 on Aug. 21.
Angers most recently fell 2-0 at Lyon on Nov. 1. Ousmane Camara, Yassine Belkhdim and Joseph Kalulu each played 90 minutes in that match. Angers’ other results include a 0-0 draw with Lorient on Oct. 25, a 5-2 loss to Marseille on Oct. 18, a 5-1 loss at Brest on Oct. 9, a 2-0 win over Troyes on Sept. 18, a 0-0 draw at Le Havre on Sept. 11, a 2-1 loss to Stade Rennais FC 1901 U19 on Sept. 5, a 3-1 win at Auxerre on Aug. 28 and a 2-0 loss to Lille on Aug. 22.
Anthony Lopes is a player to watch for Angers. Lopes played 90 minutes in the loss at Lyon on Nov. 1.
Angers is the home team for the match. Nice’s 5-2 win over Rennes followed a 2-1 road win at Brest. Nice scored five goals against Rennes and two against Brest in its two most recent matches. Angers has two wins across all competitions this season.
Nice’s schedule after the visit to Angers includes a home match against PSG on Nov. 20, a home match against Troyes on Nov. 27, a visit to Marseille on Dec. 4 and a home match against Racing Club de Lens on Dec. 11. Angers is scheduled to travel to Paris FC on Nov. 20, host Racing Club de Lens on Nov. 27, visit Monaco on Dec. 4 and host Strasbourg on Dec. 11. Both teams also have additional league matches scheduled later in November, December and January.
Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Angers 1, Nice 1. Interstat’s ELO system gives Nice a 52.9 percent probability to win.