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Bastia and Nice play at the Stade Armand Césari in a match of the 21st round of Ligue 1. In the last match between these teams in this competition, on 27-11-2016, the final result was a 1-1 draw. At this stage, the record of direct confrontations indicates balance between these two teams, since there have been 2 wins for each team in the last 4 games. However, the last time they faced in this stadium was in 19-09-2015, in a game for the Ligue 1 that ended with the victory of Nice by (1-3). The goals of the match were scored by G. Danic (23 ‘) for Bastia and N. Mendy (33’), V. Germain (40 ‘) and S. Benrahma (90’) for Nice. In this match the house factor may play an important role, since Bastia presents significant differences in the results achieved at home and as a visitor.
Bastia
After 5 wins, 5 draws and 10 losses, the home team is in 17th place, having won 20 points. In the last match, they lost with Nancy away (1-0), after having lost at home in a game against Olympique de Marseille, by (1-2). This is a stronger team when you play in your stadium, because in the last 30 games you have 3 wins, 2 draws and 10 losses as a visitor; Against 5 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses in his stadium. In the last 10 home games for the league, Bastia have won 3, 4 draws and 3 defeats, having won 13 points out of 30. In matches played in their championship stadium, the most frequent result at the end of the first 45 ‘was 0-0, which occurred in 5 of their 10 matches. The team have conceded goals to their opponents in 8 of the last 10 games, so they have not shown great defensive solidity, but their attack has scored regularly, as they managed to achieve in 7 of the last 10 games in this competition. In his home matches for this competition there is a tendency towards few goals, since in 7 of the last 10 that disputed there were less than 3 goals. In 20 games in the competition, never managed to turn the score in the 11 games in which he suffered the first goal.
The Bastia team arrives at this game, with a defeat in the field of the Nancy, by 1-0, registering in this way the third consecutive defeat in official matches. In this game at home, coach François Ciccolini should opt for a more defensive strategy with the lines drawn, exploiting only the counterattack: Sadio Diallo is a very fast and dangerous player on the counterattack. One of the weaknesses of the home team, he is in the offensive sector: he scored just 9 goals in 10 home games. It is important to note that Enzo Crivelli is Bastia’s top scorer with 6 goals and 1 assist, however, he has a groin injury and should not recover in time for this match. In addition to this player, the coach can not rely on Saint-Maximin, suspended, in addition to Squillaci, Marange, El Kaoutari and Boulaya, injured, and Coulibaly, player who contests the African Cup of Nations.
Nice
After 13 wins, 6 draws and 1 loss, the visiting team is in 2nd place, having won 45 points. In the last match, they drew with Metz at home (0-0), after their previous match tied it out in a game against Bordeaux, by (0-0). This is a team little affected by the home factor, that is, presents similar results at home and away, since in the last 30 games has recorded 6 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses as a visitor, with a total of 17 goals scored and 18 conceded. Already inside the home, he won 9 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses, with a total of 26 goals scored and 13 conceded. His last away game was for Coupe de France and ended with a 2-1 loss to Lorient. In the last 9 out-of-competition games Nice have recorded 5 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss, having won 18 points out of 27. In his games as a visitor there are some frequent results: the 0-0 interval (4 in 9 games) and the end of the game 0-1 (4 in 9 games). His attack has scored regularly, as he has scored goals in 7 of the last 10 games for this competition. In his away games for this competition there is a tendency towards few goals, since in 7 of the last 9 that disputed there were less than 3 goals. This is a team that does not usually feel difficult to open the scoring: scored the first goal in 16 of the last 20 games for Ligue 1, of those 16 reached the interval in the lead in 10 and managed to maintain the advantage until the end of the 90 ‘in 13. There are 1 highlights in the last 16 matches played as a visitor for all competitions: he scored 6 of his 17 goals in minutes (31’-45 ‘).
Prediction: over 2.5 goals @ 1.82