Nice is looking to hit the reset button and regain some much-needed Ligue 1 momentum at home to relegation candidate Nantes.
It’s been more than eight years since Nantes last won a Ligue 1 fixture at the Allianz Riviera, and there’s no time like the present to upset Nice as relegation from France’s top flight looms large. La Maison Jaune occupies Ligue 1’s relegation play-off place and sits a point from safety entering Week 27, but Nice will be just as motivated to win knowing a win on Sunday could push the club as high as third in the standings. The international break was poorly timed for the Eaglets considering they ended a six-match winless run just prior to the pause and will hope to pick up where they left off.
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Francesco Farioli’s side saw their form fall off a cliff near the start of February, losing five and drawing once at a point in the campaign where points often prove more precious than ever.
Nantes, on the other hand, has struggled for consistency all campaign and hasn’t won successive fixture since October, with a drop down to Ligue 2 on the cards at the current pace.
Three straight losses prior to the break has put Antoine Kombouare’s side in an awkward position as league action resumes, and a fourth on the trot could drop Nantes down to 17th.
Florent Mollet was the hero when La Maison Jaune hosted this fixture in December, scoring the only goal of the game to hand Nice its first defeat of the season:
That sparked a change in momentum for Les Aiglons, who may well hold some resentment against Sunday’s opposition for derailing what was an unblemished season prior to that.
Terem Moffi is Nice’s top scorer this season and brought his tally for the campaign up to nine after scoring twice in a 3-1 win at Lens two weeks ago, hoping to add to his total back on home soil.
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