Lazio vs Nice Predictions, 02 Nov 2017
The Match Is Over. Score:
1-0
Lazio v Nice Predictions for Thursday's 9.05pm kick-off Europa League group fixture facing Italian Serie A hosts Lazio and French Ligue 1 side Nice at Stadio Olimpico. These two sides have met just twice before. Lazio have won on both occasions, including a 3-1 win in Nice just 2 weeks ago.
In all competitions, Lazio have won 8 matches in a row and are currently 3 points clear of second place Nice in Group K in the Europa League (EL). A win here would guarantee them a place in the next round of the competition.
Following a great start to the season, Nice have since suffered. A run of 5 games unbeaten (W4, D1) was followed by 5 straight losses in all competitions, with at least 2 goals conceded in those 5 losses.
Nice's only previous encounter with an Italian side is a pair of 2-0 defeats to Napoli in this season's Champions League play-offs.
Lazio's record in 17 encounters with French teams is W7, D4, L6 (W4, D2, L2 at home).
Nice defender Dante has completed more passes than any other player in the competition after 3 matches (266). Their striker Mario Balotelli has the highest average of shots per game of any player in the competition (6).
Nice: Cardinale - Jallet, Dante, Marchand, Souquet - Walter, Mendy - Lees-Melou, Sneijder, Saint-Maximin - Balotelli (4-2-3-1 formation)
Nice: Wylan Cyprien, Jean Michael Seri, Mickael Le Bihan.
Nice 1-3 Lazio
2013 Club Friendly
Nice 0-1 Lazio
Match status: 2017-18 Europa League Group Stages
Kick-off: Thursday 02 Nov 2017, 09:05pm GMT
Venue: "Stadio Olimpico" in Rome, Italy
Lazio v Nice Team News
The journey from Nice to Rome is around 470km and the match takes place on Nice coach Lucien Favre's 60th birthday.In all competitions, Lazio have won 8 matches in a row and are currently 3 points clear of second place Nice in Group K in the Europa League (EL). A win here would guarantee them a place in the next round of the competition.
Following a great start to the season, Nice have since suffered. A run of 5 games unbeaten (W4, D1) was followed by 5 straight losses in all competitions, with at least 2 goals conceded in those 5 losses.
Nice's only previous encounter with an Italian side is a pair of 2-0 defeats to Napoli in this season's Champions League play-offs.
Lazio's record in 17 encounters with French teams is W7, D4, L6 (W4, D2, L2 at home).
Nice defender Dante has completed more passes than any other player in the competition after 3 matches (266). Their striker Mario Balotelli has the highest average of shots per game of any player in the competition (6).
Teams' Possible Starting Lineups:
Lazio: Strakosha - Radu, Felipe, Bastos - Lukaku, Milinkovic-Savic, Gennaro, Murgia, Patric - Nani, Caicedo (3-5-2 formation)Nice: Cardinale - Jallet, Dante, Marchand, Souquet - Walter, Mendy - Lees-Melou, Sneijder, Saint-Maximin - Balotelli (4-2-3-1 formation)
Missing Players of Lazio and Nice:
Lazio: Felipe Anderson, Dusan Basta, Wallace, Mauricio, Ciro Immobile.Nice: Wylan Cyprien, Jean Michael Seri, Mickael Le Bihan.
Head-to-Head Record: Lazio v Nice
2017-18 Europa League Group StagesNice 1-3 Lazio
2013 Club Friendly
Nice 0-1 Lazio
Our Betting Tip: |
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Lazio To Win @ 1.57 |
Correct Score: |
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2-1 Home Win @ 8.00 |