Ace Football previews the Ligue 1 game between Nice and Lyon who meet up on Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Nice enjoy home advantage, when visitors Lyon swing by this coming Saturday for a clash in the Ligue 1. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.
Nice are number 12 in the table on eight points after seven matches. Lyon rank as number 4 with 15 points after seven matches played.
Team form: Nice vs Lyon
Nice Form
Nice are without a win from their previous three outings, as Paris FC managed a draw, before they lost 2-1 against Fenerbahce. Their latest match ended in a 2-2 draw with Monaco. Nice claimed four wins in their last six Ligue 1 matches at the Allianz Riviera. They came through these games with a record of one draw and one defeat, in which they conceded three and scored 12 goals.
Lyon Form
Despite losing their latest outing, results have generally been decent in the last three matches for Lyon. They first took out Lille by 0-1 before downing Salzburg by 2-0. The winning streak came to an end against Toulouse, who ran out 1-2 winners. Lyon won three of a possible six away matches in the Ligue 1, as well as playing zero draws and suffering three defeats. They scored seven while also conceding eight times.
Betting facts for Nice and Lyon
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Nice and Lyon. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 11 of the last 13 Nice home matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Nice home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Nice home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Nice matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Nice have lost 3 of the last 4 matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Lyon have won 7 of the last 9 matches while scoring less than 2.5 goals
- Lyon have won 8 of the last 9 matches and the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Lyon have won the last 4 matches in a row and the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 9 of the last 10 Lyon matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 9 Lyon matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was under 3.5
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Full-time result
Nice won four of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Allianz Riviera. They drew two and lost four as well, while Lyon won five of their last 10 games away. They drew zero and lost five. Lyon scored at least once in their previous 8 matches. Lyon have not lost to Nice in 4 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Nice scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Lyon scored the opening goal in six of the last ten away from home. Lyon were able to win seven of these matches without conceding a goal. Perhaps a number worth keeping in mind for an accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Nice, who scored an average of 1.1 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Lyon’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.4 goals in these matches. Lyon scored at least once in their previous 8 matches on the bounce.
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