Nice will be desperate to secure all three points at home to Reims on Friday night as the race for the Champions League places reaches boiling point in Ligue 1.
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Nice vs Reims prediction: Will we be treated to another episode of the Evann Guessand show?
Key Stats
- Nice claimed a 4-2 victory away against Reims in January.
- Both teams have scored in 67% of Nice's home games in Ligue 1 this season.
- Over 2.5 goals have been produced in 53% of Reims' away games in the league this season.
Correct score prediction: Nice 2-1 Reims
With Nice scoring an average of 2.07 and conceding an average of 1.00 goals per home game in Ligue so far this season, we're backing a 2-1 win for the hosts on Friday night. Nice have scored at least two goals in each of their last three league games but haven't managed to keep a single clean sheet in any of their last six attempts.
Pre-game odds and win probability: Odds stacked against Reims
- HOME: 5/11 (1.45) – 68.8%
- DRAW: 4/1 (5.00) – 20%
- AWAY: 13/2 (7.50) – 13.3%
*odds from Ladbrokes, subject to change
Nice are the expected winner of this game with a probability of 68.8% and we can't argue with the bookmakers on this one.
You can find all our predictions for today's games on our football betting tips page.
Most recent H2Hs: Nice lead
Friday's hosts have won two and drawn three of their last five head-to-heads with Reims, running out 4-2 winners in January's reverse league meeting.
France Ligue 1 11/01/25
Reims
Nice
France Ligue 1 07/04/24
Reims
Nice
France Ligue 1 10/12/23
Nice
Reims
France Ligue 1 18/02/23
Nice
Reims
France Ligue 1 15/01/23
Reims
Nice
Nice preview: A huge win against PSG
Nice made the daunting trip to the Parc des Princes last Friday and managed to come away with an excellent victory.
Former Aston Villa midfielder Morgan Sanson scored twice, once in each half, and Youssouf Burundi added a third as Nice claimed a 3-1 victory against the league champions.
Tanguy Ndombele, Ali Abdi, Mohamed Abdelmonem and Dante could all miss the Reims game this Friday due to injury.
Marcin Bulka made his highest total of saves in Ligue 1 tonight (12), setting a record for a Nice goalkeeper in the top flight since Opta began collecting data (2006 /07).
Predicted lineup: Bułka (GK), Clauss, Abdi, Bard, Abdelmonem, Sanson, Rosario, Ndayishimiye, Boudaoui, Bouanani & Guessand
France Ligue 1 10/05/25
L
Rennes
2
Nice
0
France Ligue 1 02/05/25
W
Reims
0
Nice
1
France Ligue 1 25/04/25
W
PSG
1
Nice
3
France Ligue 1 20/04/25
W
Angers
1
Nice
2
France Ligue 1 12/04/25
D
Strasbourg
2
Nice
2
Reims preview: A disappointing draw
Reims would have been very hopeful about their chances of coming away with a victory when they made the trip to bottom-of-the-table Montpellier last weekend.
However, the visitors simply couldn't find a way past Benjamin Lecomte in the Montpellier goal as the game ended goalless.
Reims lost Junya Ito to injury during that stalemate and he looks set to join Amine Salama, Yaya Fofana, Mohamed Daramy and Reda Khadra on the sidelines this week.
Predicted lineup: Diouf (GK), Buta, Akieme, Kipre, Okumu, Gbane, Atangana Edoa, Kone, Siebatcheu, Diakhon & Nakamura
France Ligue 1 10/05/25
L
St Etienne
2
Reims
0
France Ligue 1 02/05/25
L
Nice
1
Reims
0
France Ligue 1 27/04/25
D
Montpellier
0
Reims
0
France Ligue 1 20/04/25
W
Toulouse
0
Reims
1
France Ligue 1 11/04/25
W
Lens
0
Reims
2
Player to watch: Evann Guessand
Evann Guessand is having the best season of his professional career and we've selected the Ivory Coast international as our player to watch on Friday night.
Guessand, only managed to score six times in 34 Ligue 1 appearances last season (only 14 starts) but for the first time in his Nice career, the striker was made the first choice for the 2024/25 campaign in which he has delivered 11 goals and seven assists in 31 games (28 starts).
The Nice forward has 18 goal involvements in Ligue 1 this season
We're backing the 23-year-old to score or assist in Friday's game against Reims, a game that Nice really should be winning after beating PSG 3-1 away last week.