OGC Nice vs AS Roma Prediction and Betting Tips

OGC Nice and AS Roma get their Europa League campaign underway when they lock horns at the Allianz Riviera on Wednesday. Both sides head into the midweek clash off the back of contrasting league results, with the Italians claiming a hard-earned victory over Lazio.

OGC Nice were handed their biggest defeat of the new Ligue 1 campaign at the weekend when they were beaten 4-1 by Stade Brestois at the Stade Francis-Le Ble.

Franck Haise’s men have picked up two wins and lost three of their opening five league games to collect six points from a possible 15 and sit 12th in the league table.

Nice now get underway in the Europa League, following their exit from the UEFA Champions League qualifiers back in August, when they fell to a 4-0 aggregate loss against Portuguese giants Benfica in the third round.

On the other hand, Lorenzo Pellegrini’s 38th-minute strike was enough to hand AS Roma a 1-0 Derby della Capitale victory over bitter rivals Lazio in Serie A on Sunday.

Before that, Gian Piero Gasperini’s side kicked off the league campaign with back-to-back victories over Bologna and Pisa in August before crashing back down to earth in a 1-0 home defeat against Torino on September 14.

AS Roma secured Europa League qualification after finishing fifth in the Serie A standings last season with 69 points from 38 matches, just one point off the top-four places.

OGC Nice vs AS Roma Head-To-Head and Key Numbers

This will be the second encounter between Nice and Roma, with both sides playing out a 1-1 draw in a friendly clash back in July 2022.
AS Roma are unbeaten in 12 of their last 14 competitive games, picking up 10 wins and two draws since mid-March.
Nice have lost five of their most recent seven competitive matches this season, while picking up victories over Auxerre and Nantes in that time.
Roma have lost just one of their last seven competitive away games while claiming five wins and one draw since March 29.

OGC Nice vs AS Roma Prediction

Nice and Roma will aim to kick off their European quest on the front foot and we expect a thrilling contest at Allianz Riviera. The Italians boast the firepower needed to get the job done, and we are backing them to continue from where they dropped off in the derby win over Lazio.

Prediction: OGC Nice 1-2 AS Roma

OGC Nice vs AS Roma Betting Tips

Tip 1: Result - Roma to win

Tip 2: First to score - Roma (The visitors have opened the scoring in five of their last six outings)

Tip 3: Over 4.5 cards - No (There have also been fewer than five bookings in six of the visitors’ last seven matches)

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