Nice VS Krasnodar Match Prediction

Like many other teams in this competition round, these two teams met for the first time in September, where the hosts Krasnodar won with a stunning 5:2.

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Nice vs Krasnodar Prediction

The hosts’ task in this game is to get a payback for the previous loss. It will be a tough prediction since the guests will play fiercely to get an extra point. The most probably strategy on their behalf would be quick counterattacking with a lot of through and long balls. Nice may take the long route to win, but Krasnodar’s position is way too better to let things go easily. If they score, their main task will be a strong defensive system which ought to hold up until the end.

Correct scoreline: 0-1

Nice vs Krasnodar Betting Tips and Odds

Nice’s betting odds may be better because of the home field advantage, but they are close enough to the ones of Krasnodar. The guests’ betting values are dropping, and so are the chances of both teams to score. Maybe the safest tip to put your betting money on is the under 2.5 goals and/or X2 double chance. 

Missing players

The goalkeeper Hassan and the attacker Balotelli won’t be contributing to the team’s results this time. Baysse may be healed completely after his knee injury.

Key man

The young Alassane Plea is having a good season in the native league, being the top scorer, but could be better here, because he has scored only one goal in the five fixtures.

Team form

Nice dominated only once, against Salzburg, and lost all four remaining games which are the result of their 4th and last place in the group.

Expected lineup - 4-3-3

Missing players

The squad is almost fully fit, with the exception of Mamaev and Podberezkin, the latter having a good appearing opportunity. 

Key man

During the qualification and the group stage round, the Brazilian Joaozinho scored 5 goals out of the 9 fixtures played, making him the team’s highest scorer.

Team form

The team’s starting preview was good: they hit it off with 2 victories, but came to a halt twice, only to pull a draw the last game against Salzburg; 7 points for them so far.

Expected lineup - 4-3-3

Nice\'s chances of going into the next round are already impossible, and knowing that, they\'ll want to pull out the best result they can. On the other hand, Krasnodar only needs a point to escape Salzburg, in a case where Salzburg beats Schalke with a big goal difference. The betting experts are agreeing that\'s not highly possible, and that\'s where Krasnodar will come into a suitable position, going for that minimal victory against the French team.

The team from France has a pale goal stats in the group stage. They\'ve scored only 0.6 in average, while in the meantime allowing 2. Krasnodar have somewhat better stats: 1.89 scored against 0.78 allowed.