There is no shame in losing to PSG at Parc des Princes, but it is the long-term form of Nantes which will have fans worrying of an unexpected relegation battle this season.
Nice have a short turnaround after their midweek trip to Moldova, but despite this they should have enough to earn three points against Les Canaris on Sunday afternoon.
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Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Nice win with a probability of 40.89%. A win for Nantes had a probability of 32.67% and a draw had a probability of 26.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Nice win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.48%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.64%) and 0-2 (7.2%). The likeliest Nantes win was 1-0 (9.15%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.57%). The actual scoreline of 2-2 was predicted with a 5.2% likelihood.