Omo, as e be now, na serious matchup dey ground as Nantes go face Nice for Stade de la Beaujoire this Sunday. Dis match no be just normal ball game o, na matter of life and death for dem two teams wey dey try avoid relegation from Ligue 1.
Nantes, dem dey sit down for 18th position with 14 points from 18 matches, they don dey waka like say dem wan fall enter lower division. Dem don struggle for their home ground, with no win since August. As dem get ready for Nice wey just dey one spot better (15th) with 18 points, e mean say dem gats turn the table sharp sharp.
Nice too no be better paddy because dem just chop 5-1 from Toulouse last week, how person go dey happy for that kind scoreline? Their form dey worse as dem don lose seven out of their last eight league games, so e be like say dem dey use bad luck run na dem own league issue.
For dis match, Nice get some players wey don begin dey show face again, like Dante wey just come back from injury, but dem still dey miss some key players. For Nantes, dem dey rely on Matthis Abline to make some magic happen for dem and e go need to score sharp if dem wan carry three points.
The odds dey show say Nice dey favored to win, with bookies placing dem at -275 while Nantes dey sit down for +220. But we all sabi say for football, anything fit happen. Na why we dey always dey very careful when e come to this kind matches wey na only two relegation struggler dey contest.
Goalkeepers wey go defend their post be Anthony Lopes for Nantes and Maxime Dupe for Nice. Lopes don gather plenty experience, with 128 clean sheets in him career, but if him no careful, Moffi from Nice fit turn am to serving ball.
As dem dey set for kick-off, fans don dey wonder wether leg go dey sharp enough to score. Dis match na the kind one wey we fit talk say, na life and death for both teams, and any slip fit mean dem go fall deeper into relegation zone, no be small matter.
So, all eyes go dey on dis game as dem go battle for survival. Na sport be dis, but as dem play like dis, we go just dey here dey wait to see who go laugh last!
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