Nice vs Le Mans FCPrediction, probable lineups, recent form & season stats

Nice are 17th on 1 point after 2 rounds, still without a goal scored and with 3 conceded. Their home game ended goalless, while the away trip brought a 0-3 defeat at Paris FC. Looking further back, five straight games have brought no goals: 0-3 at Paris FC, 0-0 with Lorient, 0-0 at Hull City, 0-0 at Cagliari and 0-2 at Juventus. Le Mans are 13th, also on 1 point from 2 games, with 4 goals scored and 5 conceded: a 2-2 at home and a 2-3 away. Their recent run includes a 2-3 at Rennes, the 2-2 with Stade Brestois 29 and a 0-1 home defeat to Le Havre. Ligue 1 averages 3.00 goals per game. The only meeting on record dates back to October 2019: 3-2 to Le Mans, though played at the opposite venue to this one. The prediction may change in the hours before kick-off. Confirmed line-ups, late injuries, suspensions, rotation ahead of other fixtures and the state of the pitch and the weather can all alter the picture described above. In those cases the selection may be reviewed and updated within 12 to 24 hours of the match: this happens rarely, but when it does, the version published on this page is always the current one. The data and assessments here are provided for information and statistical purposes.