Nice Strikers Alassane Pléa and Mickaël Le Bihan will not return to Ligue 1 action until 2016, while Jean-Michaël Séri remains a doubt having been forced off with minor knocks at the weekend. Maxime Le Marchand, who will finally be able to serve his one-game ban against Nantes, has been joined by academy player Vincent Koziello on the sidelines for this one.
Claude Puel will therefore need to alter his usual midfield three on Wednesday and should call on Mahamane Traoré, who seems set to earn his first league start since August. Mathieu Bodmer is expected to replace Le Marchand at the back should he overcome a muscular strain in time for Wednesday.
Nantes Michel Der Zakarian has no new injury concerns ahead of the trip to Nice but should nevertheless alter his previous line-up and recall on Kolbeinn Sigthorsson and Jules Iloki from the off on Wednesday.
The central pairing of Lorik Cana and Oswaldo Vizcarrondo will most likely remain untouched despite Koffi Djidji's return from suspension. Ermir Lenjani and Rémi Gomis have both been left out of the squad for technical reasons.
Match Facts There have been under 2.5 goals scored in 11 of Nantes's last 13 games in Ligue 1.
Under 2.5 goals 1.60 Nice have drawn 5 of their last 6 home matches against Nantes in all competitions.
Nice draw 3.25 Nice have seen under 2.5 goals in 7 of their last 8 home matches against Nantes in all competitions. Under 2.5 goals 1.60 * Odds from Prediction These two sides were in the middle of an entertaining 2-2 draw when their encounter was abandoned due to heavy rain last month.
Since then, Nice were unable to win their only competitive fixture at the Allianz Riviera as they were held to a draw by a solid Lille outfit at the weekend.
Nantes, meanwhile, saw their 3-match winning streak in Ligue 1 come to an end in Sunday's 1-0 home defeat to Marseille as Georges-Kévin Nkoudou netted the only goal of the game against his formative club.
Both sides would benefit from a positive result on Wednesday to move near the European place before their respective meetings with two recovering sides this weekend, but they may have to settle for a draw here.
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