On Thursday night, Nice and Basel clash at the Allianz Riviera in the UEFA Conference League quarter-final second leg. The first leg in Switzerland ended 2-2, so the tie is in the balance.
The French team heads into this clash on the back of a poor recent run of form. A weekend 1-0 defeat at Brest means that Nice have now failed to win any of their last five matches in all competitions.
💬 "Rendez-vous jeudi, on va écrire l'Histoire tous ensemble"🔥🇪🇺 Le coach Digard tourné vers le 1/4 de finale retour de @europacnfleague face au @FC_Basel_fr 🏟 Le cap des 27 000 places est franchi et les dernières places sont disponibles : https://t.co/FjWoTSgXZZ… pic.twitter.com/Mu2HB2uSGT— OGC Nice (@ogcnice) April 17, 2023
💬 "Rendez-vous jeudi, on va écrire l'Histoire tous ensemble"🔥🇪🇺 Le coach Digard tourné vers le 1/4 de finale retour de @europacnfleague face au @FC_Basel_fr 🏟 Le cap des 27 000 places est franchi et les dernières places sont disponibles : https://t.co/FjWoTSgXZZ… pic.twitter.com/Mu2HB2uSGT
Despite the recent perceived poor run of form in general, Nice has a decent recent record in the UEFA Conference League.
They are unbeaten in five matches in the competition while also losing just once in their last ten games.
Didier Digard’s team has also been relatively prolific in the competition, scoring at least two goals in four of their previous five matches in the UEFA Conference League.
Nice has a mixed home record in this competition, although they have recorded back-to-back home European victories.
Like their hosts, the Swiss visitors head into this game on the back of an underwhelming recent run of form.
A weekend home draw means that Basel has failed to win in their last four competitive matches, even if their last three games have ended in draws.
However, the first-leg draw means that Basel is unbeaten in their last four games in the UEFA Conference League. On the flip side, the visitors have won just one of their previous nine matches in 90 minutes in the competition.
At least Basel has been relatively prolific of late in Europe, as they have scored at least two goals in their last four matches in the UEFA Conference League.
Forebet predicts that Nice will return to form by recording a victory in a high-scoring encounter to book their place in the UEFA Conference League semi-finals.