Nice vs Lyon Match Preview

Nice will try to secure a ticket for the quarter-finals when they host Lyon here. This is an important competition for them because in the league they are not doing so well and if they want to save their season, they have to turn their focus to the Coupe de France. Nice comes to this game in a very good form, as they are unbeaten in the last seven matches across all competitions and an interesting fact is that they managed to score in six out of the last seven matches totaling for 12 goals.

The previous game against Lyon, earlier this season, ended in a 2-1 loss for Nice, but at home, they have won three of their last five h2h encounters, so they have history on their side.

Lyon, on the other side, seems to have found their best shape once again. They suffered a big blow with the injury of Memphis Depay, as he was one of their key players in attack, but the team have reacted well enough and in fact, they won six of the last ten games in all competitions, while losing just one.

They qualified for the knock out games of the UCL, they have reached the 1/8 of Coupe de France, they also reached the final of Coupe de la Ligue and in the league are ranked at the 5th place, still in the race for securing a spot in UCL next season. So you could say Lyon is having a good year and the team seem motivated to play football.

In conclusion, I think both teams can score a goal now. Nice play at home and will be with the clear target of trying to advance here and should score at least once in front of their fans. Lyon are a very good offensive side and they have shown it in the last matches with 14 goals in the last five duels.