On Thursday, starting with 20:00, the match Nice – Slavia Prague will be played, within the round with number 4 in the Europa League groups.
The situation in Group C, which together with Nice and Slavia Prague are also part of Leverkusen and Hapoel Beer Sheva, is extremely complicated. Slavia Prague and Leverkusen occupy the first two positions, each with 6 points obtained, while Nice and Hapoel Beer Sheva are the “tail of the group”, they have accumulated so far only 3 points. In this context, any point at stake can be decisive in the economy of the final situation. Thus, both Nice and Slavia Prague are forced to play top football in the “Allianz Riviera” match.
In other words, Nice will not be able to bet on 3 basic players. Dante and Hassane Kamara are injured, while Morgan Schneiderlin is suspended. However, at the same time, Nice will be able to bet again on Youcef Atal and Jordan Lotomba, after they fully recovered after Covid-19. On the other hand, Slavia Prague will not be able to bet on the injured David Zima, Ondrej Kudela and David Hovorka. Taking into account the consistency of the two groups, we can note that the absences from Slavia’s group can count much more in the party’s economy. However, the Czechs stood out in the European course this season with a spectacular game in the offensive phase. Therefore, we prefer to focus on the number of goals.
Nice (3-4-3): Benitez; Pelmard, Bamboo, Daniliuc; Lotomba, Schneiderlin, Lees Melou, Nsoki; Lopes, Dolberg, Gouiri;
Slavia (4-2-3-1): Kolar; Masopust, Zima, Kudela, Boril; Holes, Sevcik; Sima, Stanciu, Olayinka; Kuchta.
Both teams scored in both halves in the round match;
The Prague duel ended with 20 goal opportunities;
Slavia comes after 4 consecutive victories in all competitions.
PREDICTION: Both teams to score / YES @ 1,73
