OGC Nice vs FC Basel Match Analysis and Prediction

OGC Nice vs FC Basel Match Analysis & Prediction

OGC Nice

20/04/2023 10:00 pm

FC Basel

by Vincent

2 months ago 0 52

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FC Basel travel to the south of France to face OGC Nice in the second leg of their Europa Conference League quarter-final tie at the Allianz Riviera on Thursday night.

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Nice have never reached the semi-finals of a UEFA competition and now find themselves in a great position to do so, but they are winless in five, having not won since their second leg victory over Sheirff Tiraspol in the last 16 of this competition.

The first leg saw Nice lead through Terem Moffi’s sensensional overhead kick to secure his second of the game, but some slack marking allowed Basel to equalise, leaving the tie wide open.

Back-to-back defeats domestically following a draw against lowly Angers means their preparation for the tie has not been ideal.

Basel are currently enduring their worst domestic campaign in the 21st century, but they could match their best-ever European performance in their history with progression here.

The Swiss giants have only reached the semi-finals of a European competition twice in their histroy, with the last occasion coming in the 2012-13 Europa League campaign, while they have never won away in France in any of their seven visits in UEFA competitions.

A run of just one win in nine matches during regulation time suggest they may struggle too, with extra time and penalties appearing to be their best chance of going through.

OGC Nice vs. FC Basel Head to head

These two teams have only met once in the first leg of their Europa Conference League quarter-final tie last week on April 13.

13/04/2023

Basel

2

Nice

2

Europa Conference League
20/04/2023

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20/04/2023

Nice

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Europa Conference League

OGC Nice Team News

Following changes against Brest on Sunday, Moffi is among those who should come back into the starting XI, alongside Gaetan Laborde, Jean-Clair Todibo and Hicham Boudaoui.

A few players were left out altogether with minor knocks at the weekend, but Aaron Ramsey and Youssouf Ndayishimiye could return.

OGC Nice's Last 5 Matches

19/03/2023

Nice

1

Lorient

1

Ligue 1
02/04/2023

Angers

1

Nice

1

Ligue 1
08/04/2023

Nice

0

PSG

2

Ligue 1
13/04/2023

Basel

2

Nice

2

Europa Conference League
16/04/2023

Brest

1

Nice

0

Ligue 1

FC Basel Team News

Basel goalkeeper Marwin Hitz missed their draw with Young Boys on Sunday with illness, but should be fine o return after a great performance at St Jakob-Park last week.

Riccardo Calafiori picked up an injury shortly before the first leg and is expected to miss out, with Fabian Frei and Arnau Comas also still absent.