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Nice invite Real Sociedad to the Allianz Riviera for their UEFA Europa League opener on Wednesday. The hosts are back in the competition after four seasons, while Sociedad return after one.
Nice registered an impressive 8-0 win over Saint-Etienne on Saturday, their first home win of the season. Tanguy Ndombele, Mohamed-Ali Cho, Youssoufa Moukoko and Evann Guessand scored in the first half before Sofiane Diop and Pablo Rosario added goals in the second half.
Sociedad, meanwhile, are winless in five games across competitions, failing to score in their last four. They resumed their La Liga campaign after the international break with consecutive losses and were held to a goalless draw by Real Valladolid last week.
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Nice vs Real Sociedad Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- The two teams are meeting for the first time. Nice have met Spanish teams eight times, while Sociedad have squared off against French teams on six occasions.
- Nice have suffered four consecutive losses in the Europa League. They have one win in their last nine games in the competition, suffering eight losses.
- Sociedad are winless in three appearances in the competition, suffering two losses and failing to score.
- Nice have three wins in eight meetings against Spanish teams, with all three coming at home. They have conceded three goals in four of their last six Europa League home games.
- Sociedad are meeting a French team for the first time in the Europa League. They have played French teams six times in the Champions League, including qualifiers, winning two.
- Sociedad have won three of their last five away games in the Europa League, keeping clean sheets in the wins.
Nice vs Real Sociedad Prediction
Nice have two wins in five games across competitions, with one of them coming at home last week. They have three wins and five losses in their eight meetings with Spanish teams across competitions.
Morgan Sanson, Hicham Boudaoui, Gaëtan Laborde, Terem Moffi and Jeremie Boga were absent due to injuries in the Ligue 1 clash with Saint-Etienne and are expected to sit out.
Sociedad, meanwhile, have seen a drop in form recently, losing thrice in their last five games and scoring once. They have failed to score in three of their four away games this term and have kept three clean sheets as well.
Brais Mendez and Javi López have been included in the squad for the trip to Nice after overcoming injuries. Umar Sadiq has been left out due to a knock, while Hamari Traore and Arsen Zakharyan remain sidelined with injuries.
Considering Nice's home advantaage and Sociedad's poor form, expect the hosts to eke out a narrow win.
Prediction: Nice 2-1 Real Sociedad
Nice vs Real Sociedad Betting Tips
Tip 1: Result - Nice to win
Tip 2: Goals - Over/Under 2.5 Goals - Over 2.5 goals
Tip 3: At least one goal to be scored in the second half - Yes
Tip 4: Evann Guessand to score or assist any time - Yes
