Angers
Angers will be missing two regular starters. Yassine Belkhdim, who started all of the club's last five matches, is suspended for this one, and Amine El Ouazzani, who made three of those five starts, is sidelined by a groin injury.
Anthony Lopes has started all of the last five matches in goal, and Branco van den Boomen and Amine Sbaï have been constant picks further forward, with Sbaï contributing a goal and an assist. Centre-back has seen more rotation, with Carlens Arcus, Jordan Lefort and Ousmane Camara all featuring in the back line.
Nice
Nice's most notable recent change up front came against Rennes, when Sofiane Diop made his first start in the last five matches. He has contributed a goal and two assists during that run. Gauthier Hein, who had started four of the last five, came on instead, while Axel Witsel missed out after making four starts during the same period.
Full-back continues to rotate between Mohamed Abdelmonem and Xavier Mandza, who have swapped sides through the recent run. Laurent Abergel and Antoine Mendy remain long-term absentees with knee injuries, and Moïse Lumpungu is also out with a leg problem. Ali Abdi is in doubt because of a muscle injury.
