Angers SCO host Nice at Stade Raymond Kopa on Sunday, November 8, in Ligue 1. The sides arrive in contrasting form: Angers are 15th after four league matches without a win, while eighth-placed Nice have won four of their last five. Angers need to halt a difficult run, but their visitors have found momentum after a slow start to the season. The difference in recent results makes this an intriguing test of whether Angers can use home advantage to disrupt Nice’s winning streak.

Angers SCO’s Recent Form and Key Stats

Angers SCO took only one point from their last four league fixtures. A goalless draw with Lorient was followed in that stretch by defeats to Brest, Marseille and Lyon, with the most recent result a 2-0 loss to Lyon on November 1. Those matches represent a sharp downturn after Angers had lost only twice in their opening five league games. They enter this fixture level on points with the first team in the relegation zone.

Across their last five matches, Angers have recorded one win, one draw and three defeats, scoring an average of 1.0 goals and conceding 2.4 per game. Their Ligue 1 season record stands at two wins, two draws and five losses, with averages of 1.0 goal scored and 1.9 conceded. They also failed to score in their two most recent league fixtures. Finding a way back onto the scoresheet is an immediate concern, particularly against visitors who have scored at least twice in four of their last five league matches.

There is another challenge in how Angers begin games. They have not been ahead at half-time in 22 of their last 23 Ligue 1 matches and have trailed at the break in eight of their last 13. Stéphane Gilli has recently used a back three, and the account of this fixture suggests he could retain that approach. Angers will be without Amine El Ouazzani, while the availability of Marius Louër and Bane Diatta remains uncertain.

Nice’s Recent Form and Key Stats

Nice failed to win any of their first four league games, but their results have changed considerably since then. They have taken four wins from their last five matches, beating Lille and Strasbourg 2-1, Brest 2-1 and Rennes 5-2. The Rennes victory on October 30 was their latest outing and their highest-scoring result of that five-game sequence. That run has lifted Nice to eighth, three points behind the top four.

Over their last five matches, Nice have averaged 2.4 goals scored and 1.4 conceded. Their Ligue 1 record for the season is four wins, two draws and three defeats, with averages of 1.4 goals scored and 1.3 conceded per game. The recent attacking return is especially relevant here: Angers have conceded at least twice in three of their previous four matches.

Elye Wahi has scored five goals across Nice’s last three league fixtures, including a hat-trick against Rennes. Mohamed Amoura has also made a decisive contribution in each of the last two matches. Nice do, however, have an away-game statistic to address: they have not led at half-time in their last 15 away matches and have trailed at the interval in nine of their last 15 Ligue 1 away fixtures. Antoine Mendy, Moïse Bombito and Laurent Abergel remain unavailable, while Ali Abdi and Sofiane Diop are uncertain.

Angers SCO vs Nice Match Analysis

The clearest contrast in this Ligue 1 preview is between Angers’ recent difficulty collecting points and Nice’s run of wins. Angers have lost three of their last four, while Nice have won four of five. Nice’s scoring form gives the visitors a clear opportunity, especially after Angers conceded five goals against Brest and another five against Marseille during their recent winless spell.

The head-to-head figures also lean towards Nice, though they do not settle what happens on Sunday. Across the five meetings in the supplied summary, Angers have one win and one draw against three defeats, scoring an average of 0.8 goals and conceding 1.8. Nice won the most recent meeting 2-0 on March 14. For Angers, ending their two-game scoring drought would be an important step towards making this a more competitive contest.

Nice’s away half-time record offers Angers reason to believe they can stay in the game early on. At the same time, Angers’ own record of rarely leading at the break makes a strong opening far from assured. On the balance of the recent league results, Nice’s four victories in five matches and Angers’ single point from four provide the strongest guide to this fixture.

Angers SCO vs Nice prediction from BetMines: Nice win (2) with 41% probability.