On Friday Mar 3rd, in week 26, Nice will play host to Auxerre in a clash of the Ligue 1. 7th placed Nice is fresh off their 3-0 shutout win against Monaco. Terem Moffi struck first for Nice in the 8th minute, then Terem Moffi added another in the 26th minute In the end, Monaco couldn’t muster any offence and Nice ran away with the shutout win. With 21 points in their last 10 matches Nice should be reasonably happy with their performance, while auxerre sits at 16th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Lorient. Rayan Raveloson struck first for Auxerre in the 58th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Lorient was frustrated by Auxerre’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Auxerre ended the match with the shutout victory. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Auxerre and Nice battled to a 1-1 draw. Andy Delort struck first for Nice in the 20th minute, then Nuno Da Costa got the equalizer for Auxerre in the 42nd minute on a feed from Mathias Autret earning them at least the one point.
Jubal has been the most prolific scorer on Auxerre in his last 5 matches with two goals. Nice’s top weapon lately has been Bilal Brahimi, who has 3 goals in the last five matches
Nicolas Pépé, Youcef Atal, Joe Bryan and Marcin Bułka are unavailable to play for Nice, while Elisha Owusu is unavailable to play for Auxerre.