International cups are a highlight for most teams. Both Nice and FC Köln are looking forward to this Europa Conference League fight to decide who advances from the Group Stage.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for FC Köln, who are travelling more than 1100 kilometers to play this game.
These are busy days for the host team, as they had a match only four days ago in the Ligue 1. Thankfully the previous game, versus Monaco, was also a home game here at Allianz Riviera. The away team is better rested.
Nice form and stats
Three Ligue 1 home games done for Nice, who are not happy collecting 1 point from these matches.
The Nice club members got no joy from their last match, also played here at Allianz Riviera: A 0-1 defeat against Monaco. Dante was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.43 out of 10. The defender Dante won 6 of 9 duels.
In the preceding match a 2-1 victory visiting Lille.This is expected to be a close game, with Nice perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Nice as a small favourite), we find 4 games. Nice has won 1 of these, drawn 0 and lost 3.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Nice as they are travelling to their away game against Ajaccio in the Ligue 1. That match is three days after this one.
Nice have scored 1 goal here in 3 league matches, a depressing statistic. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 5 goals have been conceded.
FC Köln form and stats
FC Köln are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Bundesliga, having played 3 games and collected 5 points (1 win, 2 draws and 0 losses).
It's the second away game in a row for Köln, but there's smiles all around after the 4-2 victory versus VfL Wolfsburg last time out. A stark raving crazy fixture with heaps of goals last time out for FC Köln, as mentioned above. 6 goals in that one, will this game be as full of joy? Kainz got a match rating of 9.8 in that game, top player of the team. Kainz scored one goal, signed up for two assists, hit four key passes, dribled past the opponent 3 of 6 times and had 20 successful passes (of 25 total).
A draw for Köln before that, at their own venue hosting VfB Stuttgart (0-0).So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with FC Köln playing away and similar expectations, we found 6 relevant matches. Results were 1 FC Köln win, 2 draws and 3 defeats.
A new game in only three days for FC Köln, the Bundesliga home match versus Union Berlin. Busy days.
With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Köln are regular goalscorers on their travels. As for defending, FC Köln rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 5 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  A. Delort 2 goals |   D. Ljubicic 2 goals |  F. Kainz 2 goals |
Nice missing players
FC Köln missing players
| Nice | FC Köln | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Won | W | 7 | 12 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 7 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | ||
| 23 | 14 | Scored | S | 36 | 58 | ||
| 32 | 16 | Conceded | C | 14 | 26 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 64% | 69% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 85% | 80% | ||
| 36% | 31% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 62% | 60% | ||
| 12% | 15% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 46% | 44% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 23% | 20% | ||
| 44% | 46% | BTTS | BTTS | 69% | 64% | ||
| 20% | 23% | Clean Sheets | C S | 23% | 24% | ||
| 40% | 31% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 16% | ||
| 5.2 | 5.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.6 | 7 | ||
| 4.9 | 4.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.6 | 4.3 | ||
| 2.1 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 1.8 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 13.1 | 14.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.5 | 13.8 | ||
| 3.7 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.4 | 4.3 | ||
| 26% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 45% | 42% | ||
| 10.7 | 10.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.8 | 11.1 | ||
| 4 | 3.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 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 | FC Köln | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Nice | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Partizan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Slovácko | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 20 | 16 |
| 2 | Olympique Marseille | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 16 |
| 3 | Lens | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 14 |
| 4 | Olympique Lyonnais | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 |
| 5 | Lorient | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 13 |
| 6 | Lille | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| 7 | Montpellier | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 8 | Clermont | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | -2 | 9 |
| 9 | Rennes | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 10 | Monaco | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | -3 | 8 |
| 11 | Troyes | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -3 | 7 |
| 12 | Auxerre | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -4 | 7 |
| 13 | Nantes | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 6 |
| 14 | Reims | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -3 | 6 |
| 15 | Toulouse | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -4 | 5 |
| 16 | Nice | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -4 | 5 |
| 17 | Brest | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -8 | 5 |
| 18 | Strasbourg | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 4 |
| 19 | Angers SCO | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | -11 | 2 |
| 20 | Ajaccio | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -7 | 1 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Freiburg | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 |
| 3 | FC Bayern München | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 11 |
| 4 | Union Berlin | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 11 |
| 5 | Mainz 05 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 6 | FC Köln | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 7 | Hoffenheim | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| 8 | Werder Bremen | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 9 | Borussia M'gladbach | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 10 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| 11 | RB Leipzig | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -3 | 5 |
| 12 | VfB Stuttgart | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| 13 | Hertha BSC | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 4 |
| 14 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | -3 | 3 |
| 15 | Schalke 04 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -7 | 3 |
| 16 | Augsburg | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -7 | 3 |
| 17 | VfL Wolfsburg | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -6 | 2 |
| 18 | Bochum | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -12 | 0 |
