Albert
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9d
My Prediction
Nice by 2In our trusty crystal ball, we spot Nice and Stade de Reims lining up on the pitch. Circling his goal like a hawk is Nice's Marcin Bułka, with a season rating of 7.60 and 21 saves. Then we have Stade de Reims' Yehvann Diouf with a sleek 8.02 rating and 29 saves. Should be quite the battle between the goal posts.
For Stade de Reims, we're staring at Cédric Kipré leading the pack with a mind-boggling 91.5% accurate pass rate, followed by Keito Nakamura and Sergio Akieme. All of them carefully cultivating 0 goals, aside from Nakamura who boasts 3 goals.
On the other end, Nice comes in with a nifty trio of Hicham Boudaoui, Jonathan Clauss, and Melvin Bard. Bard's solitary goal and passing accuracy of 85.7% making him the one to watch. Notably present in the lineup is Ali Abdi, who's got 2 goals under his belt this season from just 5 shots on target (efficient, isn't he?).
Now, let's stroll down memory lane. In the previous 5 encounters, Nice managed to edge out Stade de Reims twice, with only one victory going the way of Reims. The remaining two ended in draws.
Looking at the regular season records, Nice strolls in with an admirable 15-9-7 mark, while Stade de Reims limps behind with an 8-9-14 showing. Quite the contrast, isn't it?
Each team's recent form highlights a similar story. Nice dropped points in just two of their last five matches, while Reims stumbled in one. Needless to say, Nice seems to be enjoying the better form of the two.
I won't harp on it for too long, let's cut to the chase. All elements considered, I'm leaning towards Nice for this one amidst what is sure to be a feisty encounter.
Albert’s Prediction: Nice by 2