{"id":4361,"date":"2026-04-10T10:31:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T10:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportings.com.ng\/?p=4361"},"modified":"2026-04-10T10:31:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T10:31:02","slug":"preview-nice-vs-le-havre-prediction-team-news-lineups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportings.com.ng\/?p=4361","title":{"rendered":"Preview: Nice vs Le Havre – prediction, team news, lineups"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Both Nice and Le Havre can give themselves some breathing room in the battle to avoid relegation when they square off in Ligue 1 action on Sunday at Allianz Riviera.<\/p>\n

Last weekend, Nice remained 15th thanks to a 3-1 defeat at Strasbourg, keeping them a point below Le Havre, who drew 1-1 with Auxerre to maintain their 14th place standing.<\/p>\n

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Match preview<\/h2>\n

Throughout 2026, Nice have been hovering near the relegation zone with points hard to come by.<\/p>\n

Claude Puel has not achieved much in his second stint as their manager, with his side currently just four points above Auxerre in the relegation playoffs.<\/p>\n

Outside of a few league matches, this group have struggled defensively in 2026, conceding three or more goals in five of their 12 domestic outings this year.<\/p>\n

At home this year, they have yet to win a Ligue 1 game, losing those previous two such matches by a combined margin of 8-0.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, they have given up the second-most goals in the top-flight this season (55), already allowing 14 more than they managed in the entire 2024-25 campaign.<\/p>\n

Le Gym are unbeaten in their previous five home meetings with Le Havre, having won their last two Ligue 1 games against them at Allianz Riviera.<\/p>\n

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As we have become accustomed to seeing over the past few seasons, Le Havre find themselves narrowly clinging to a place in the top-flight once again.<\/p>\n

With six matches remaining, Didier Digard\u2019s men are five points above Auxerre in the relegation playoffs, needing four wins to equal their total from last season.<\/p>\n

Entering this weekend, this team are winless in six successive league games, failing to score on four of those occasions.<\/p>\n

If they can claim seven points from their final six Ligue 1 affairs, Le Havre will exceed their points total from 2024-25 (34).<\/p>\n

They are currently riding a four-match domestic losing run away from home, and another defeat this weekend would mark their longest streak without a point in Ligue 1 since returning to the top-flight in 2023-24.<\/p>\n

Le Club Doyen could win both top-flight meetings versus Nice on Sunday for the first time since the 2002-03 season after beating the Southern French side 3-1 in late August.<\/p>\n

Nice Ligue 1 form:<\/p>\n

Nice form (all competitions):<\/p>\n

Le Havre Ligue 1 form:<\/p>\n

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Team News<\/h2>\n
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A knock may keep Kojo Peprah Oppong out of the Nice fold on Sunday, Moise Bombito has a lower leg issue, Everton Pereira is dealing with a sore ankle, while Youssouf Ndayishimiye, Hicham Boudaoui and Morgan Sanson are all suspended.<\/p>\n

Antoine Mendy scored a late consolation effort for them last Saturday, his first on the current Ligue 1 campaign.<\/p>\n

There is only one injury to report for Le Havre heading into this encounter with Abdoulaye Toure, a question mark as he recovers from a knee problem.<\/p>\n

Simon Ebonog scored less than 10 minutes after Auxerre had taken the lead last week, to ultimately earn his team a point with his first strike of the domestic campaign.<\/p>\n

Nice possible starting lineup:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Diouf; Mendy, Bah, Bard; Clauss, Louchet, Ndombele, Jansson; Diop, Cho; Revelation<\/p>\n

Le Havre possible starting lineup:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Damn; Nego, Sangante, Seko, Zouaoui; Lloris; Ebonog, Boufal, Gourna-Douath; Ndiaye, Soumare<\/p>\n

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We say: Nice 0-0 Le Havre<\/h2>\n

Both teams know they likely cannot afford to come away pointless many more times, and we expect each will be a little uneasy about taking too many chances.<\/p>\n

For data analysis of the most likely results, scorelines and more for this match please click here.<\/p>\n

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