Lyon vs Nice Prediction & Betting Tips (16 February)

Is Olympique Lyonnais finally out of the woods? Stuck in the red zone for a long time, the Rhone club experienced a very trying first part of the season during which it must have believed it had to fight to stay in the elite. But ultimately, Les Gones took advantage of the winter transfer window to enlist many new players who are giving new dynamism to this team. Proof of this is that Pierre Sage's players have won three games in a row in all competitions. Victorious in the Olympic duel against Marseille 1-0, the Lyonnais were then able to defeat Lille 2-1 in the Coupe de France before seeking another success against Montpellier at the end of the match last week 1-2 . Also, they have moved up to 13th position in the ranking with 3 units ahead of the Lorient play-off. Nice, for its part, is definitely emerging from the wake of the Parisian leader who is now 11 points ahead in the ranking.

However, the fight for the title has obviously never been a real objective for this Gym team which will undoubtedly be quite easily satisfied with a place on the podium at the end of the season which would be synonymous with qualification for the Champions League. After being able to defeat Metz 1-0, the Aiglons went to get a good point against Brest 0-0 before losing in a more lively Riviera derby than expected against AS Monaco 2-3 on the weekend. -last end. In the meantime, the Niçois were also able to qualify for the quarter-finals of the Coupe de France against Montpellier 1-4.

Midfielder Lepenant and piston Henrique are still missing at the moment on the Lyon side. Coming off injured at the end of the first period last week, Corentin Tolisso joined them in the infirmary, like the now fragile Lovren. Finally, senior defender O'Brien is suspended this week for an accumulation of yellow cards. On the other hand, most of the summer recruits will be present like Benhrama (trained in Nice), Orban, Mangala or Matic in particular but none of them has already found the fault in the championship since their arrival . A new scorer for Mosson, striker Lacazette continues to shine with 11 goals scored this year. Last week, it was midfielder Caqueret who allowed Les Gones to snatch victory at the very end of the match. As has been the case for a while, midfielder Beka Beka will once again remain out of the group. The fragile Sofiane Diop remains on the flank, joined in the infirmary by the ultra-active Boudaoui, starter against Monaco.

This will allow Thuram to find a place in the 11. Victorious at the CAN, the Ivorian striker Boga (3 goals, 2 assists) makes his return as does the unfortunate Nigerian Moffi (6 goals, 2 assists in L1) who was defeated in the final. Finally, the very experienced defender Dante will be suspended after being sent off against Monaco last weekend. Decisive from the penalty spot against ASM, the precious Laborde scored his 4th goal of the season. He should start just like center forward Guessand, also scorer of his 4th goal of the season last week, and new nugget Louchet. The talented but maligned Atal took charge of Turkey last week.