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Angers

vs

Nice

KickoffSunday 8 November 2026, 4:15pm

VenueStade Raymond Kopa

CompetitionFrench Ligue 1

There is something genuinely compelling about this one when you strip it back to basics. Angers are a side fighting for their Ligue 1 survival, sitting just a point above the automatic relegation zone and running out of time to string results together. Nice, on the other hand, are a club that looked dead and buried not so long ago and are now quietly building something under Olivier Pantaloni. Two very different journeys, same destination, same afternoon. That is proper football.

The stakes feel real from both angles. Angers desperately need a home win to breathe a bit easier down the bottom. Nice are chasing a third consecutive league victory, which would be a genuine statement of their resurgence. When a game matters this much to both sides but for completely different reasons, you tend to get something worth watching.

Angers vs Nice Match Details

This Ligue 1 fixture takes place at Stade Raymond Kopa, the home of Angers in the Maine et Loire region of western France. It is a midtable versus relegation scrap that carries real weight on the Ligue 1 table at this point in the season, with both clubs needing a positive result for very different reasons.

Team News

Neither side is at full strength, though Nice are carrying the heavier injury burden of the two going into this one.

• Angers: Oumar Pona is a doubt with a calf strain, though Anthony Lopes was likely to start in goal regardless. Amine El Ouazzini is also expected to miss out.
• Nice: Laurent Abergel and Antoine Mendy are both sidelined with cruciate ligament tears. Moise Bombito is doubtful after a lower leg fracture. Ali Abdi is carrying a leg issue. Axel Witsel is questionable due to a muscle strain.

Predicted Lineups

Stephane Gilli looks set to go with Haris Belkebla and Prosper Peter up front as the attacking pair following El Ouazzini’s absence. The midfield three of Belkhdim, Van den Boomen and Allevinah will need to be disciplined if Angers are to keep Nice from pulling the strings in central areas.

Pantaloni should stick close to the XI that dismantled Rennes. Elye Wahi leads the line after his hat trick performance and Jonathan Clauss continues at right back. Despite the injury list, Nice still have quality throughout and their expected shape gives them real width and pressing intensity from the front.

• Angers: Lopes; Raolisoa, Arcus, Camara, Lefort, Kalulu; Belkhdim, Van den Boomen, Allevinah; Peter, Belkebla
• Nice: Diouf; Mandza, Ndayishimiye, Abdelmonem; Clauss, Coulibaly, Boudaoui, Nkounkou; Diop, Hein; Wahi

Recent Form

Angers are in a rough patch that the international break did nothing to help. They have picked up just one point from four Ligue 1 games since the season resumed in October, and their most recent outing was a 2-0 loss away at Lyon. They have not won a league game since September, which tells its own story about how difficult this period has been for Gilli and his squad. Home form has been particularly soft, with just one win from five at Stade Raymond Kopa and three matches at home where they have not earned a single point. They have already conceded nine goals at home this season, more than they gave up across their final eight home games last term.

Nice could not look more different right now. Four wins from their last five league games and a 5-2 hammering of Rennes last time out, with Wahi bagging a hat trick, Clauss getting on the scoresheet and Mohamed Amoura chipping in too. That is a side hitting top gear at exactly the right time. The fact that they are already on the same points tally as they had after nine matchdays last season, despite last year being a campaign where they nearly went down, shows how far they have come. Pantaloni has clearly got them believing again.

The one caveat with Nice away from home is an odd quirk in their results. Their only away win this season came after they conceded first, while they lost the one game they were leading on the road before the break. It is a small sample, but it is worth noting because it suggests their away game is not quite as nailed on as their home results.

Head-to-Head Record

The historical record at Stade Raymond Kopa this decade strongly favours the visitors. Nice are unbeaten in six trips to Angers since 2020, winning four of those meetings. That is a significant pattern and one that will be playing on the minds of the Angers players and supporters going into this one.

When two sides meet regularly and one consistently gets the better of the other at a specific ground, it is not coincidence. Nice tend to match up well against Angers stylistically, with their ability to control the ball and press in waves being something that this Angers side, particularly at home this season, has shown it struggles to cope with.

Key Stats

• Angers have conceded five set piece goals in Ligue 1 this season, joint second most in the division. Nice, with their quality from dead ball situations, could exploit this directly.
• Angers have yet to take a single point against a top half Ligue 1 side this season across nine matchdays.
• Nice have won four of their last five league games and are unbeaten in six visits to Stade Raymond Kopa this decade.

Angers vs Nice Betting Tips

This fixture shapes up pretty well from a punting perspective. Angers at home are struggling badly, their set piece defending is a liability, and they are facing a Nice side that is full of confidence and has dominated this fixture in recent years. There are angles to work with here across several markets.

Over and Under Goals Prediction

Nice have been free scoring lately and Angers have been shipping goals at home at an alarming rate. With nine conceded at Stade Raymond Kopa already this season and Nice arriving on the back of a 5-2 win, over 2.5 goals looks like a solid call here. These two have history of producing goals when they meet and the conditions are set up for another one.

Both Teams To Score (BTTS) Prediction

Angers do not create a lot but they are not completely toothless, and Nice have shown a vulnerability at the back when their defensive structure is tested. With Nice also carrying injury doubts at the back, there is a reasonable chance Angers nick one. BTTS yes feels worth a look, though it is not nailed on given how passive Angers can be going forward.

Corners Prediction

Nice love their wide play, Clauss pushes forward constantly and their wingers attack the touchlines aggressively. Angers will likely spend long spells defending deep, which invites pressure and corners from multiple directions. Over 9.5 corners for the match looks well supported given the expected shape of this game, with Nice doing the bulk of the pressing and attacking.

First Goalscorer Prediction

Elye Wahi is the obvious name and backing him to open the scoring is very hard to argue against. He just scored three in one match against Rennes and Nice are setting him up with quality service from wide. Angers have conceded set piece goals for fun this season, and Wahi is a threat from open play and around the box. He is the standout first scorer candidate for this fixture by some distance.

Bet Builder Tip

Nice winning, goals flowing and Wahi getting on the scoresheet first all point in the same direction given the form, the head to head record and the state of Angers’ home defensive record this season.

Final Match Prediction

Angers need this badly but need and ability are two very different things. Their home form is poor, their set piece defending is a known weakness going into a game against a side that just put five past Rennes, and Nice have not lost at this ground in six years. The momentum, the form, the history and the squad quality all point the same way here.

Nice to win 2-0 or 2-1 feels right. Wahi causes problems all afternoon, Nice control large portions of the game through midfield and Angers just do not have the firepower or the defensive solidity to change the story. A comfortable Nice away win, with Wahi central to it.

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