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Nice v Go Ahead Eagles : Europa League match betting preview, prediction and odds

Thu 22nd Jan, 20:00 BST, Allianz Riviera, Nice

Thursday night sees Claude Puel’s Nice and Melvin Boel’s Go Ahead Eagles go head to head in a Europa League battle at the Allianz Riviera. You'll find statistics supporting our top of both teams to score below, but don't forget to explore 16 other betting markets we cover too. We aim to deliver as full a picture as possible, with Europa League performances and head to heads (H2Hs) included, so that you can make a smart bet. Finally, be sure to get the best odds from leading bookmakers.


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Best Tip: Both teams to score

Here is a pair of impressive, attacking groups going head-to-head and, as such, we are predicting both of them to score at least 1 goal during the 90 minutes. Can respective managers Claude Puel or Melvin Boel find a tactical plan to top their opponent? Latest form statistics and historical head-to-heads, as well as the latest odds from the bookmakers, suggest that's unlikely.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Nice are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 51% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.83.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Nice
51%
5/6
17%
4/5
13%
Draw
23%
31/10
9%
29/10
7%
GA Eagles
26%
14/5
28%
3/1
24%
Draw 1-1
10%
13/26/1
7%
Nice 2-1
10%
15/27/1
Nice 1-0
8%
17/2
19%
15/2
13%
Nice 2-0
8%
9/1
18%
17/2
19%
GA Eagles 2-1
7%
12/1
24%
11/1
20%
Draw 2-2
6%
12/1
13%
11/1
8%
Nice 3-1
6%
12/1
8%
11/1
9%
GA Eagles 1-0
6%
14/1
12%
12/1
Nice 3-0
5%
14/1
25%
12/1
18%
Draw 0-0
4%
14/1
15%
12/1
8%
Nice 3-2
4%
20/1
9%
16/1
11%
GA Eagles 2-0
4%
20/1
28%
18/1
17%
Nice 4-1
3%
25/1
13%
18/1
GA Eagles 3-1
3%
28/1
29%
20/1
28%
GA Eagles 3-2
3%
28/1
29%
25/1
10%
Over 2.5 Goals
60%
8/13
3%
8/13
3%
Under 2.5 Goals
40%
13/10
5%
6/5
5%
Home 1st Goal
53%
8/13
8%
3/5
8%
Away 1st Goal
45%
13/10
13%
6/4
14%
No 1st Goal
3%
14/1
15%
12/1
18%
BTTS - Yes
60%
8/13
5%
3/5
9%
BTTS - No
40%
6/5
7%
6/5
13%
BTTS - Home Win
27%
12/5
6%
11/5
BTTS - Draw
18%
15/4
5%
17/5
12%
BTTS - Away Win
15%
11/2
32%
5/1
25%
Home/draw
74%
1/4
7%
1/4
9%
Away/draw
49%
10/11
17%
19/20
15%
Home/away
77%
2/9
2%
1/4
2%
Over 1.5 Goals
82%
1/5
2%
2/11
3%
Under 1.5 Goals
18%
7/2
4%
17/5
10%
Over 3.5 Goals
38%
13/8
4%
6/4
5%
Under 3.5 Goals
62%
1/2
4%
10/21
3%
Over 4.5 Goals
20%
7/2
10%
17/5
8%
Under 4.5 Goals
80%
1/5
3%
2/11
1%
Over 5.5 Goals
10%
8/1
10%
15/2
6%
Under 5.5 Goals
90%
1/14
1%
1/18
1%
Over 0.5 Goals
96%
1/33
1%
1/40
1%
Under 0.5 Goals
4%
14/1
15%
12/1
18%
Home DNB
67%
2/5
15%
7/20
11%
Away DNB
42%
7/4
31%
19/10
24%
Nice win to nil
24%
5/2
27%
-
GA Eagles win to nil
11%
7/1
27%
-
Nice / Nice
29%
15/8
20%
17/10
17%
Nice / GA Eagles
3%
28/1
15%
25/1
10%
Nice / Draw
6%
12/1
13%
11/1
8%
Draw / Nice
16%
4/1
11%
19/5
7%
Draw / GA Eagles
9%
8/1
18%
15/2
15%
Draw / Draw
13%
11/25/1
GA Eagles / Nice
4%
20/116/1
GA Eagles / GA Eagles
13%
11/2
28%
5/1
20%
GA Eagles / Draw
6%
14/1
12%
11/1
8%
Win / draw / win Europa League table
Won
Draw
Lost
Nice
GA Eagles
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Lyon65011015 
-
-
-
l
 
2-1A
2
Midtjylland6501815 
-
-
-
-
3
A Villa6501615 
-
-
w
 
2-1A
-
4
Real Betis6420714 
-
-
-
-
5
Freiburg6420614 
l
 
1-3F
-
-
-
6
Ferencvaros6420514 
-
-
-
-
7
Braga6411513 
l
 
0-1A
-
Jan 29
-
8
Porto6411413 
-
l
 
3-0A
-
-
9
Stuttgart6402712 
-
-
l
 
0-4A
-
10
Roma6402512 
l
 
1-2A
-
-
-
11
Nottm Forest6321511 
-
-
-
-
12
Fenerbahce6321411 
-
l
 
2-1A
-
-
13
Bologna6321411 
-
-
-
-
14
Plzen6240410 
-
-
-
-
15
Panathinaikos6312210 
-
-
-
w
 
1-2A
16
Genk6312110 
-
-
-
-
17
Red Star Bel.6312010 
-
-
-
-
18
PAOK623139 
-
-
-
-
19
Celta630339 
-
l
 
2-1A
-
-
20
Lille630339 
-
-
-
-
21
Young Boys6303-49 
-
-
-
-
22
Brann6222-18 
-
-
-
-
23
Ludogorets6213-37 
-
Jan 29
-
-
24
Celtic6213-47 
-
-
-
-
25
D. Zagreb6213-57 
-
-
-
-
26
Basel6204-16 
-
-
-
-
27
FCSB6204-46 
-
-
l
 
0-1A
-
28
GA Eagles6204-66 
Jan 22
-
-
-
29
Sturm Graz6114-44 
-
-
-
-
30
Feyenoord6105-63 
-
-
-
-
31
Salzburg6105-63 
-
-
-
l
 
2-0A
32
Utrecht6015-61 
-
-
-
-
33
Rangers6015-81 
-
-
-
-
34
Malmö6015-91 
-
-
-
-
35
M. Tel-Aviv6015-161 
-
-
-
-
36
Nice6006-90 
-
-
-
Jan 22
Next round
Play Off
Win / draw / win form
8
Nice have lost 8 consecutive european games
3
GA Eagles have lost 3 consecutive european games
16
Nice have not won in 16 consecutive european games
Nice 36TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
8
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
36
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
5
Draw
5
Lost
10
Goals: Scored
18
Conceded
38
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
W
2
Draw
5
Lost
13
GA Eagles 28TH
4 league games
Away
Overall
3
Goals: Scored
4
Conceded
7
Games: Scored
3 / 4
Conceded
4 / 4
Clean sheets
0 / 4
Failed to score
1 / 4
Won
1
Lost
3
Goals: Scored
6
Conceded
13
Games: Scored
4 / 8
Conceded
7 / 8
Clean sheets
1 / 8
Failed to score
4 / 8
Won
2
D
1
Lost
5
Goal Statistics

Nice's fans will be hoping for goals on Thursday night, not least because Go Ahead Eagles have conceded in each of their last 9 Europa League games. A PG of 1.9 for C. Puel's side suggests that run should continue.

Nice 36th GA Eagles 28th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.9
goals
1.3
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
16%
1
29%
2
27%
3
17%
4+
12%
There is a 84% probability that Nice will score 1 or more goals
0
29%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 71% probability that GA Eagles will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-30
Nice have scored 30% fewer goals at home than predicted
=0
GA Eagles’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.3
average goals scored
1.0
average goals scored
1.8
conceded
1.8
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Europa League - 2025/2025 season
Nice
PG (predicted goals)
GA Eagles
1.9
1.3
Attack rating
NIC
GAE
1%
better
view stats
Games scored15
15
Failed to score5
5
Scored first10
5
Goals scored21
26
Avg. goals scored1.1
1.3
Avg. shots per game7
8
Avg. shots per goal7
6
Conversion rate for14
16
Avg. XG for1.3
1
KickOff rating
+1%
Defence rating
NIC
GAE
8%
better
view stats
Games conceded19
18
Clean sheets1
2
Conceded first10
15
Goals conceded39
35
Avg. goals conceded2
1.8
Avg. shots/game conceded11
13
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
7
Conversion rate against17%
13%
Avg. XG against1.9
2.2
KickOff rating
+8%

The line-ups for the Europa League match between Nice v GA Eagles will show here when available.

Nice Europa League squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
6213
M BardK CarlosC VanhoutteA Mendy
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
A Mendy DEF6
3
-
M Bard DEF6
1
-
A Abdi DEF6
-
C Vanhoutte MID61
2
-
M Cho FWD61
-
K Carlos FWD62
-
Y Diouf GLK5
-
J Clauss  DEF5
1
1
T Louchet MID5
2
-
M Sanson MID5
-
S Diop FWD5
-
T Gouveia FWD5
1
-
A. Juma Bah DEF4
-
K Oppong DEF4
1
-
J Boga FWD4
-
H Boudaoui MID3
-
S Samed MID31
1
-
T Moffi FWD31
-
I Jansson FWD3
-
Dante DEF2
-
M Dupé GLK1
-
T Ndombélé MID1
-
GA Eagles Europa League squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
6322
J BusserM SmitD JamesG Nauber
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Busser GLK6
1
-
J Kramer DEF61
-
M Deijl DEF61
-
D James DEF62
1
-
M. Suray MID61
1
-
M Meulensteen MID61
1
-
C Twigt MID61
-
M Smit FWD63
-
E Linthorst MID5
-
K Goudmijn MID5
-
A Adelgaard DEF4
1
-
J Breum MID4
-
F Stokkers FWD4
1
-
R Margaret FWD4
-
G Nauber DEF3
2
-
G Zwam DEF3
-
V Edvardsen FWD3
2
-
J Dirksen DEF2
-
R Weijenberg MID2
1
-
O Sivertsen FWD2
-
O Pettersson FWD1
-