Nice will be bidding to extend their unbeaten run to five games this week when they travel to RheinEnergieStadion for a face off against FC Koln in the Europa Conference League. Kickoffs on November 3 at 23:00 EAT.
FC Koln has kept their hopes of reaching the knockout stages of a European competition for the first time in more than 25 years alive by beating FC Slovacko last weekend.
FC Koln prepares for this fixture off the back 1-1 Bundesliga 1 stalemate with Hoffenheim in their previous match. In that game, FC Koln had 35% possession, 11 shots with three of them on target and a goal scored by Florian Kainz (13′). 1899 Hoffenheim got five shots with one of them on target and a goal by Jacob Bruun Larsen (36′).
Meanwhile, Nice climbed into the top position in Group A after a win against Partizan last Thursday. Having put together an unbeaten run of four league games to move up to 10th in Ligue 1, Favre is slowly turning things around after enduring a dismal start to his second spell at the club having rejoined them during the summer after a successful two-year stint between 2016 and 2018.
Nice comes into this game off the back off 1-2 Ligue 1 win to beat FC Lorient in their most recent outing. In that game, Nice had 56% possession, 16 shots with five of them on target and goals scored by Youcef Atal (61′) and Gaëtan Laborde (69′). Lorient got 14 shots with eight of them on target and a goal by Dango Faissal Ouattara (18′).
FC Koln vs. Nice head to head
Thursday’s fixture will be the second head to head encounter between FC Koln and Nice since the first leg of this fixture.
- Nice 1-1 FC Cologne 08/09/22
Home
- FC Cologne 1-1 Hoffenheim
- Slovacko Uherske H. 0-1 FC Cologne
- Mainz 5-0 FC Cologne
- FC Cologne 3-2 Augsburg
- Partizan Belgrade 2-0 FC Cologne
Away
- Lorient 1-2 Nice
- Nice 2-1 Partizan Belgrade
- Nice 1-1 Nantes
- Auxerre 1-1 Nice
- Nice 1-2 Slovacko Uherske H.
FC Koln team news
Manager Steffen Baumgart will take to the pitch with a fully fit squad.
Nice team news
Boss Lucien Favre has not confirmed any fitness or suspension concerns ahead of this match.
Prediction and odds
- Draw
- Both teams to score
- Double Chance 1 or 2
