At the match of the third round of the French championship, Nice will host Le Mans. Both teams started the season not in the best shape. And while for Le Mans, which returned to Ligue 1 after many years, this is quite normal, Nice, well-resourced, seems to be repeating the mistakes of previous seasons. In the first round Nice at home could not beat Lorient (0-0), and in the second round they managed to lose heavily to Paris Saint-Germain (0-3). The Eaglets again do not show substantive football, again they have some internal contradictions and unclear football. With substantial funding, all this looks like mockery of the fans, whose indignation crosses all boundaries. Le Mans fans are certainly more forgiving toward their team's results. In the first round Le Mans drew at home with Brest (2-2), and in the second they lost to Rennes (2-3), but these were bright and dramatic clashes, in which Le Mans had every chance to achieve a better result. For a Ligue 1 newcomer, a more than decent performance in terms of quality of play, but only one point to show for it. And every point will count at the end of the season, when Le Mans will surely have to fight for survival. After all, the squad has not been updated much since returning to the elite. In this matchup, the favorite looks like Nice, which has a stronger squad and more experience playing in Ligue 1. However, Le Mans is capable of surprising such a faltering opponent.