This promises to be an action-packed encounter for FC Köln at RheinEnergieStadion when the Europa Conference League tournament arrives in town and Nice with it. Read all about the Group Stage match here!
Nice have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1100 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for FC Köln and Nice.
FC Köln form and stats
3 victories, 2 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what FC Köln have to build on here at RheinEnergieStadion in the Bundesliga. This match is a Europa Conference League match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 3 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses in this competition.
The spoils were shared in Köln's previous game, also at home. Visiting Hoffenheim travelled back with a draw after a 1-1 scoreline. Midfielder Kainz was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.92 (out of ten) in that game. Kainz scored one goal.
In the game before, a nice away victory at Slovácko. A Europa Conference League game. The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how FC Köln have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 5 games) they have won 2 times, drawn 2 and lost 1.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Köln as they are travelling to their away game against Freiburg in the Bundesliga. That match is three days after this one.
The FC Köln fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 10 goals in 6 league matches. FC Köln have conceded 7 in these home matches.
Nice form and stats
3-2-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Nice in their Ligue 1 matches away. When we have look at the Europa Conference League statistics, we find 3W-2D-2L. This is both home and away.
Two away matches in a row for Nice, whose coach Favre could celebrate last time after the win against Lorient. Goalkeeper Schmeichel was absolutely vital in the Nice victory against Lorient, making six saves. Atal was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 8.15. The defender Atal scored one goal, hit three key passes and won 9 of 11 duels.
Before that one, the victory at home hosting Partizan in the Europa Conference League (2-1). Nice are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 4 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats. From a total of 7 matches.
A new game in only three days for Nice, the Ligue 1 home match versus Brest. Busy days.
The visiting Nice have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 8 goals from 7 games.
Head 2 Head
FC Köln and Nice have duelled before this season: Nice - FC Köln 1-1.
Top Goalscorers
  F. Kainz 5 goals |   A. Delort 5 goals |  D. Ljubicic 3 goals |
FC Köln missing players
Nice missing players
| FC Köln | Nice | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Won | W | 4 | 8 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 8 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Lost | L | 4 | 9 | ||
| 45 | 26 | Scored | S | 11 | 24 | ||
| 36 | 15 | Conceded | C | 13 | 29 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 84% | 77% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 72% | ||
| 56% | 62% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 32% | ||
| 44% | 46% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 28% | 31% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 60% | 62% | BTTS | BTTS | 58% | 56% | ||
| 24% | 23% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 16% | ||
| 20% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 28% | ||
| 6.7 | 7.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.3 | 4.9 | ||
| 4.4 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.1 | 4.5 | ||
| 2 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.7 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 5 | ||
| 12.5 | 12.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.2 | 12.3 | ||
| 4.1 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 4.4 | ||
| 41% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 23% | ||
| 10.2 | 9.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.6 | 11 | ||
| 4 | 3.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.9 | 3.9 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Nice | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 | Partizan | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | FC Köln | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 4 | Slovácko | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -3 | 4 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Union Berlin | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 26 |
| 2 | FC Bayern München | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 38 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 28 | 25 |
| 3 | Freiburg | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 24 |
| 4 | Borussia Dortmund | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 22 |
| 5 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 20 |
| 6 | RB Leipzig | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 19 |
| 7 | Hoffenheim | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 18 |
| 8 | Werder Bremen | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 18 |
| 9 | Mainz 05 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 14 | -1 | 18 |
| 10 | FC Köln | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 16 | -3 | 17 |
| 11 | Borussia M'gladbach | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 16 |
| 12 | Wolfsburg | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -2 | 14 |
| 13 | FC Augsburg | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | -6 | 14 |
| 14 | Hertha BSC | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 11 |
| 15 | Stuttgart | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 11 |
| 16 | Bayer Leverkusen | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -9 | 9 |
| 17 | Bochum | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 19 | -21 | 7 |
| 18 | Schalke 04 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -17 | 6 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | PSG | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 28 | 35 |
| 2 | Lens | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 30 |
| 3 | Rennes | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 27 |
| 4 | Lorient | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 27 |
| 5 | Olympique Marseille | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 24 |
| 6 | Monaco | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 24 |
| 7 | Lille | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 22 |
| 8 | Olympique Lyonnais | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 20 |
| 9 | Clermont | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | -3 | 18 |
| 10 | Nice | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | -3 | 16 |
| 11 | Toulouse | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -4 | 16 |
| 12 | Troyes | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 18 | -4 | 13 |
| 13 | Reims | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -6 | 13 |
| 14 | Montpellier | 13 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 22 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 15 | -5 | 12 |
| 15 | Nantes | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -6 | 12 |
| 16 | Auxerre | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 16 | -12 | 12 |
| 17 | Strasbourg | 13 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | -7 | 10 |
| 18 | Brest | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 14 | -12 | 10 |
| 19 | Ajaccio | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | -12 | 8 |
| 20 | Angers SCO | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 31 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 15 | -17 | 8 |
