Nantes vs Nice prediction 25.01.2026 | Ligue 1
Nantes
Kick off:
Date:
OGC Nice
1
3.04
X
3.48
2
2.51
Contents
- Competition: Ligue 1
- Date: 25th January 2026
- Kick-off: 14:00 UK / 15:00 CET
- Venue: La Beaujoire Stadium
Sunday afternoon brings a proper relegation six pointer at Louis Fonteneau. Nantes host Nice with only four points between them, and both clubs stuck uncomfortably close to trouble. The Canaries sit just two points above the drop, while the Eagles hover in 15th. You can see why the odds feel cautious. Neither side has shown much consistency, and both feel one bad run away from real danger.
Nantes vs OGC Nice Head to Head (H2H) stats
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Nantes
3 : 5
OGC Nice
Coupe de France
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OGC Nice
1 : 0
Nantes
Ligue 1
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OGC Nice
1 : 2
Nantes
Ligue 1
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Nantes
1 : 1
OGC Nice
Ligue 1
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OGC Nice
1 : 2
Nantes
Ligue 1
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Nantes
1 : 0
OGC Nice
Ligue 1
These two have met ten times since 2022, and Nantes have quietly had the upper hand. Les Canaris won four of those games and kept just two clean sheets. Nice picked up only two wins. Four draws fill in the rest. Goals have come at a steady rate too, just over two per match on average.
Nantes team overview
Nantes’ long stay in Ligue 1 suddenly feels fragile. Finishes of 16th and 13th in recent seasons were warning signs, and right now those lessons seem ignored. Sitting two points off the relegation zone is not where this club expected to be.
That said, there has been a slight lift lately. Ahmed Kantari’s side have avoided defeat in three of their last four games. Home form is still the concern though. Seven league matches at La Beaujoire without a win, five of them losses, is hard to brush aside.
Tylel Tati is suspended after picking up his fifth yellow card. Deiver Machado is also sidelined after an early injury last time out.
Last matches of Nantes
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Nantes
1 : 2
Paris FC
Ligue 1
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Nantes
3 : 5
OGC Nice
Coupe de France
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Marseille
0 : 2
Nantes
Ligue 1
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Concarneau
3 : 5
Nantes
Coupe de France
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Angers
4 : 1
Nantes
Ligue 1
Nantes lineup
Goalkeeper
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11
Anthony Lopes
Defenders
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98
Kelvin Amian
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26
Uroš Radaković
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80
Junior Mwanga
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3
Nicolas Cozza
Midfielders
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28
Ibrahima Sissoko
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20
Rémy Cabella
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13
Francis Coquelin
Forwards
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10
Matthis Abline
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19
Youssef El-Arabi
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11
Herba Guirassy
Nice team overview
Nice arrive off the back of a much needed European win. The 3–1 victory over Go Ahead Eagles ended a three game winless run and kept faint Europa League hopes alive, even if control is no longer in their hands.
Domestic form is another story. The Eagles have lost seven of their last eight Ligue 1 games and have been shipping around two goals per away match during that run. Claude Puel still has problems in key areas.
Top scorer Sofiane Diop remains out with an ankle injury. Youssouf Ndayishimiye, Moïse Bombito and Mohamed Abdelmonem are also unavailable, while Terem Moffi is battling illness.
Last matches of OGC Nice
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OGC Nice
3 : 1
Go Ahead Eagles
Europa League
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Toulouse
5 : 1
OGC Nice
Ligue 1
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Nantes
3 : 5
OGC Nice
Coupe de France
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OGC Nice
1 : 1
Strasbourg
Ligue 1
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OGC Nice
2 : 1
Saint Etienne
Coupe de France
OGC Nice lineup
Goalkeeper
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31
Maxime Dupé
Defenders
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37
Kojo Peprah Oppong
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28
Juma Bah
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36
Brad-Hamilton Mantsounga
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2
Ali Abdi
Midfielders
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24
Charles Vanhoutte
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20
Tom Louchet
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99
Salis Abdul Samed
Forwards
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25
Mohamed-Ali Cho
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90
Kevin Carlos
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47
Tiago Gouveia
Prediction
This feels like a stalemate waiting to happen. Nantes have avoided defeat in three of their last four matches, yet remain winless in seven league games at La Beaujoire. Nice arrive in poor domestic form, losing seven of their last eight Ligue 1 fixtures, but they keep scoring. A scrappy 1–1 draw fits the picture.
Four reasons we expect both teams to score in this game
- Six of the last eight meeting between Nantes and Nice produced goals at both ends.
- Nice have failed to keep a clean sheet in each of their last 14 matches.
- Nantes finished just one of their last 13 games without conceding.
- All but one of the last six games of Nantes produced goals at both ends.
Main prediction Nantes - OGC Nice
Both Teams to Score
Best Odds:
Melbet
1.62
Nantes vs OGC Nice standings in Ligue 1
| Regular Season | P | W | D | L |
G - A
|
GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris Saint Germain | 19 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 41 - 15 | +26 | 45 |
| 2 | Lens | 18 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 32 - 13 | +19 | 43 |
| 3 | Olympique Marseille | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 41 - 19 | +22 | 35 |
| 4 | Olympique Lyonnais | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 27 - 18 | +9 | 33 |
| 5 | LOSC Lille | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 33 - 25 | +8 | 32 |
| 6 | Rennes | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 30 - 25 | +5 | 31 |
| 7 | Strasbourg | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 28 - 22 | +6 | 27 |
| 8 | Toulouse | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 29 - 23 | +6 | 26 |
| 9 | Monaco | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 28 - 33 | -5 | 23 |
| 10 | Brest | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 24 - 29 | -5 | 22 |
| 11 | Angers SCO | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 20 - 25 | -5 | 22 |
| 12 | Lorient | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 23 - 30 | -7 | 22 |
| 13 | Paris | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 24 - 32 | -8 | 19 |
| 14 | Le Havre | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 16 - 24 | -8 | 19 |
| 15 | Nice | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 21 - 35 | -14 | 18 |
| 16 | Nantes | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 - 30 | -13 | 14 |
| 17 | Auxerre | 19 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 14 - 29 | -15 | 12 |
| 18 | Metz | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 19 - 40 | -21 | 12 |