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The day 27 of the Ligue 1 of France, opens with the game between one of the protagonists of the tournament as is Nice, who at the Allianz Riviera receives the visit of a always complicated Montpellier.
Nice
Those led by the Swiss Lucien Favre are making a formidable season despite the little budget that counts, and just being a team with few spare parts the fatigue begins to make meya and so a few weeks ago has lost important points, But to their happiness, PSG’s last weekend draw and their 0-1 victory at their visit to Lorient, have allowed them to match the Parisians in second place and are now three points behind leaders Monaco.
Along with the PSG, Nice is the only team of Ligue 1 that remains undefeated at home; Thus of 39 disputed points, have obtained 33 and having the second better record in the league.
But so, despite having missed points in recent weeks, it must be said that he has only fallen one chance in his last six games and just went to Monaco.
For this game, Favre’s only absence for this game is that of Italian striker Mario Balotelli who was sent off for the second time this season last week.
Meanwhile, those led by Jean Louis Gasset are relaxed and very quiet in the middle of the table, being away from the downhill area but also very far from the UEFA posts, this has led them to feel calm in the field Game and has allowed him to add victories, such as the three achieved in his last four games, where the 0-3 stands out in his visit to Nancy being the first to visit throughout the season.
Montpellier
As for direct clashes, two of the last three games played here have ended in draws, the last time the teams met here was in 2015 where Nice won 1-0; And the last 8 games, whether at home or away Montpellier has two wins and has not beaten Nice since 2010.
Nice have built a fortress playing at home and more against Montpellier with those who do not know defeats in their last four games, know that they have a great opportunity to make history in Ligue 1 keeping the title and before Montpellier, a team that has poor Numbers playing away from home, because they should not have problems, yes, due to the improvement in their game, which has originated the relaxation of not having any kind of worries, is that we are encouraged by the alternative of no tie in favor of Nice, since with this option, in case of equality in the final scorer, we are returned the bet.
Possible alignments:
Nice: Pouplin; Bodmer, Baysse, Le Marchand, Gomis; Ben Arfa, Mendy, Seri; Koziello, Germain, Pléa.
Montpellier: Jourdren; Congré, Deplagne, Bensebaini, Marveaux; Boudebouz, Lasne, Dabo, Martin, Camara; Mounier.