Nice vs Lorient Prediction, 4/17/2022 Ligue 1 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Parlay's Pundit - 4/13/2022

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Game: Nice vs Lorient

Date: Sunday, April 17, 2022

Location: Stade de Nice in Nice, France

TV: Fanatiz USA

Odds/Point Spread: Nice (-183) Lorient (+462)

Kasper Dolberg and Nice (15-7-9, 5th in Ligue 1) host Lorient (7-10-14, 16th in Ligue 1) at Stade de Nice on Sunday. The goalies who are expected to start are Walter Benitez for Nice and Paul Nardi for Lorient. Nice are at -183 while Lorient are at +462. The total has been set at 2.5.

Nice faced Lens in their most recent game and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 3-0. Nice tried 19 dribbles in this matchup and converted 9 of the tries for a percentage of 47.4%. In sharing the ball, they earned a 92.4% passes received percentage by converting 448 out of their 485 targeted passes last match.

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In relation to shooting accuracy, Nice ended this match at a 37.5% rate by putting 6 shots on target of 16 total shots. Nice is averaging 1.29 g/90 (40 total goals) and have racked up 28 assists in all competitions for the year.

Kasper Dolberg is a player who should be able to impact this game for Nice. Dolberg has started 113 games in his pro soccer career and tallies 0.50 goals per 90. The forward from Denmark has accumulated 56 goals scored in 10,003 minutes played. He has totaled 14 assists while earning 6 yellow card warnings in his career.

Another player who could decide the outcome is Amine Gouiri, the forward born in France. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 14 times in his pro soccer career while he has scored 22 total goals. Gouiri has accumulated 5,174 minutes during 58 starts and has been handed 8 yellow card warnings. He currently averages 0.38 G/90 during his soccer career.

The man defending the goal for Nice will be Walter Benitez. Benitez has seen the field for 17,945 mins and has 562 stops in his pro soccer career. His goals allowed per 90 mins is 1.22 (218 total goals given up) and he is the owner of a save percentage of 74.1%. The goalkeeper from Argentina has faced 754 shots sent his way in 199 career starting assignments. Benitez (79-53-67 record in his career) has accumulated 62 shutouts, which has him sitting with a 31.2% clean sheet rate.

For their last outing, Lorient went home victorious with a score of 6-2 against Saint-Etienne. They wrapped up this contest by converting 284 out of their 324 passing attempts earning a percentage of 87.7%. Lorient ended the game with a 66.7% successful dribble percentage by connecting on 8 out of the 12 dribbles they pursued. Lorient had 11 shots on target out of the team's 17 shots attempted earning them a 64.7% clip in their last outing. Having earned a total of 30 goals and 16 assists In all their contests, Lorient averages 0.97 goals and 0.52 assists per 90 minutes.

Armand Lauriente should provide solid play for Lorient. He is averaging 0.22 G/90 and has been a starter in 51 matches during his soccer career. The forward from France has played 4,974 professional minutes while scoring 12 goals. He has 7 yellow cards so far in his pro soccer career and has helped on a goal 12 times. Make sure to keep an eye out for Terem Moffi, the forward representing Nigeria. Moffi has been handed 3 yellow card warnings in 4,931 mins (60 career starting assignments). His goals per 90 average so far in his career is 0.47. He has totaled 26 goals during his soccer career while assisting on a goal 6 different times.

Paul Nardi will reside in front of the goal for Lorient. In his pro soccer career, Nardi has given up 268 goals and has accounted for 497 saves in 203 starts. He has allowed 1.32 goals per 90 while he holds a record of 78-55-70. He holds a save % of 71.8% and his clean sheet rate sits at 23.2%. Nardi has tallied 47 clean sheets while he has seen 691 shots against him in 18,251 minutes throughout his career.

Who will win tonight's Ligue 1 game against the spread?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Lorient (+462) and under the total goals

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