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Nice vs Lyon Prediction & Betting tips
Olympique Nice was eliminated by Olympique Lyonnais in the eighth finals of the Coupe de France last Thursday. Can the team of Patrick Vieira take revenge in the 22nd round of the Ligue 1?
Olympique Nice:
After 21 rounds of play, Olympique Nice stands at 29 points and therefore performs slightly less than last season, when an average of 1.47 points were won per competition match compared to an average of 1.38 points per competition game this season. In their own stadium, Patrick Vieira’s team, which has already been unbeaten for six consecutive home games in the Ligue 1, performs better this season than last season with an average of 0.12 points extra per home game. In away games, however, les Aiglons have left too many points to be able to really get involved in the battle for European tickets, so that the late elimination in the eighth finals by Olympique Lyonnais will have come in well at Vieira and its players.
Against Thursday, Olympique Nice seemed to force Olympique Nice to force an extension from Adam Ounas, on the instructions of Danté, in the final phase, but due to a violation of the same Danté in his own penalty area, les Aiglons still suffered a defeat in the regular playtime. This weekend we don’t seem to have to expect the same scenario, as the Vieira team only won one goal in injury time this season in Ligue 1. On the other hand, Olympique itself already won a league match twice this season due to a hit in injury time.
Olympique Lyonnais:
Olympique Lyonnais played no fewer than seven games in January and won all of them. Moreover, Rudi Garcia’s team scored at least twice in every match, so it can be said that les Gones are in good shape. Given the heavy schedule of the Garcia team, that is a good thing, as Olympique Lyonnais again plays seven games in February, including an away game against Paris Saint-Germain, a home game against Olympique Marseille and a home game in the eighth finals of the Champions League against Juventus. The program of les Gones is therefore simply overcrowded for the coming weeks, so it is good news that striker Moussa Dembélé currently appears to be in top form.
The 23-year-old Dembélé was in the interest of the English Chelsea last transfer period, but due to the necessary injuries in the forefront OL did not let the striker go. However, the striker seems to have taken little notice of the transfer rumors, as he scored in all seven games this calendar year and now has a good average of 0.6 goals per league match in the league. However, his team seems to have to be careful not to become too dependent on Dembélé, because the French striker, together with Memphis Depay and Jeff Reine-Adélaïde, were responsible for 25 of the 34 league hits of his team and Depay and Reine-Adélaïde are the rest of the season absent due to injuries.
Nice vs Lyon head to head matches
30.01.20 COU Nice Lyon 1 : 2
23.11.19 L1 Lyon Nice 2 : 1
10.02.19 L1 Nice Lyon 1 : 0
31.08.18 L1 Lyon Nice 0 : 1
19.05.18 L1 Lyon Nice 3 : 2