Lyon vs Nice – Both Lyon and Nice are counted amongst the best teams in France. They are perennial contenders to secure European spots from the Ligue 1, and are currently going through long stretches of good performances.
Lyon are placed eighth in the table at the moment, and they need a surplus of seven points to make it to the top-five, Throughout this campaign, they have been one of the very best teams at home. In fact, they have a 100% unbeaten record at this ground in league games, barring their clash against reigning champions PSG.
And disregarding a draw against Toulouse, they have a perfect winning record at this venue as well. It goes without saying that they found the back of the net consistently all along. In fact, not even PSG could score more goals than them in home fixtures.
Meanwhile, Nice lost just twice away from home so far in the current edition of the Ligue 1. One of these losses came against toppers PSG.
Going on, they are one of the four teams in the entire competition to have remained unbeaten in the last five games, and barring their clash against the Parisians, they are on an unbeaten run on the road for two months.
Going on, majority of their past h2h clashes also had goals coming in huge numbers, and considering all these observations, expect a high-scoring affair this Friday.
Lyon vs Nice – Betting Analysis
The latest encounter ended in a 2-0 win for Lyon, Three of the past five meetings had five or more goals, Two of the former three match-ups at this venue had three or more goals, The last four overall wins at this stadium were evenly split into two each for either squad.
Lyon recorded a 1-0 win at home the last match-day, against former champions Lille. They also lost just once at home since April, and this sole loss came against current champions PSG.
On the other hand, Nice are on an unbeaten run for over more than a month, and their latest defeat in the Ligue 1 had come against PSG. All along they scored goals in plenty, and they managed to do so even on the road.
Considering these stats, along with the scorecards of previous h2h match-ups, expect a goal-fest this weekend between the two teams.
Lyon vs Nice – Head to Head
Our Prediction: Away to Win
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