Nice and Slavia Praha get a break from their league challenge to fight for a possible trophy in this Europa League Group Stage fixture.
Nice and Slavia Praha should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Slavia Praha, who are travelling more than 1100 kilometers to play this game.
Nice form and stats
Nice have played 5 Ligue 1 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 2-1-2 (wins-draws-losses). On the other hand, in the Europa League, Nice has performed like this (both home and away): 1 win, 0 draws and 2 losses.
The Nice crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-2 to Monaco here at Allianz Riviera in a Ligue 1 match. Prior to that, an away loss at Slavia Praha in the Europa League.
Walter Benítez had a busy but productive day in the Monaco match. Despite making six saves the loss could not be prevented.
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Nice have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found twelve matches with the results: Won eight, drawn four and lost zero.
The match schedule is unforgiving for Nice as they have a new game in only three days, a Ligue 1 match thankfully also at home. Dijon are visiting.
Nice has scored 6 league goals at home this season, in 5 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Nice defense is not exactly impregnable. 8 goals conceded from 5 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Slavia Praha form and stats
Slavia Praha's mission in Europa League last season failed in the quarter-finals against Chelsea.3 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses. That’s the product of Slavia Praha playing as the away team in the Czech Liga this season. The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the Europa League stats, they have 2 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss both home and away. Things are running smoothly for Slavia who hasn't tasted defeat in their last 20 matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Slovacko. Slavia are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played nine in a row without losing.
387 minutes! That's how long the Slavia goalkeeper Ondrej Kolar and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
It's the second away game in a row for Slavia, but there's smiles all around after the 6-0 victory versus Opava in the Czech Liga last time out. Before that, Slavia secured a home win against Mlada Boleslav with the score 1-0.
As mentioned above, Slavia Praha was the only team on the pitch versus Opava in their previous game, winning 6-0. This could be a tougher task.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found one similar match played by Slavia in our archives, and the results are: zero wins for Slavia Praha, zero draws and one defeat.
A quick return to home after this game, as Slavia Praha are hosting Zbrojovka Brno in the Czech Liga only three days away.
The Slavia manager J. Trpišovský has seen his team go crazy on the road this season, having scored 14 goals in 4 league matches away. Slavia's manager J. Trpišovský has created a great defensive setup working very nicely in away games with only 1 conceded goal. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Slavia Praha - Nice 3-2. Last two meetings between the teams: Nice won zero, Slavia Praha won two and zero draws. two games with over 2,5 goals, zero matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  P. Lees Melou 3 goals |  K. Dolberg 3 goals | A. Gouiri 3 goals |
Nice missing players
Slavia Praha missing players
| Nice | Slavia Praha | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Won | W | 7 | 18 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 10 | 3 | Lost | L | 2 | 2 | ||
| 41 | 17 | Scored | S | 30 | 60 | ||
| 44 | 17 | Conceded | C | 12 | 16 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 82% | 64% | ||
| 68% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 73% | 60% | ||
| 40% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 73% | 52% | ||
| 32% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 36% | 28% | ||
| 68% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 55% | 36% | ||
| 20% | 8% | Clean Sheets | C S | 45% | 64% | ||
| 16% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 12% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 2.2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 177 | 89 | Total Shots | T S | 125 | 285 | ||
| 67 | 29 | Shots on Target | S O | 60 | 132 | ||
| 54% | 45% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 42% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bayer Leverkusen | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
| 2 | Slavia Praha | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 |
| 4 | Nice | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -4 | 3 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Paris Saint Germain | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 22 | 24 |
| 2 | Monaco | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 20 |
| 3 | Lille | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 19 |
| 4 | Olympique Marseille | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 18 |
| 5 | Rennes | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 18 |
| 6 | Olympique Lyonnais | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 17 |
| 7 | Montpellier | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 17 |
| 8 | Nice | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 17 |
| 9 | Angers SCO | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 12 | -5 | 16 |
| 10 | Metz | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 |
| 11 | Bordeaux | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -1 | 15 |
| 12 | Brest | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -4 | 15 |
| 13 | Lens | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 14 |
| 14 | Nantes | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 11 |
| 15 | Saint-Etienne | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -8 | 10 |
| 16 | Reims | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | -2 | 9 |
| 17 | Lorient | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -5 | 8 |
| 18 | Nimes | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -9 | 8 |
| 19 | Strasbourg | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -9 | 6 |
| 20 | Dijon | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 13 | -14 | 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 | Slavia Praha | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 24 | 22 |
| 2 | Sparta Praha | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 18 |
| 3 | Sigma Olomouc | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 17 |
| 4 | Viktoria Plzen | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 16 |
| 5 | Jablonec | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 13 |
| 6 | Slovan Liberec | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 13 |
| 7 | Pardubice | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -1 | 13 |
| 8 | Karvina | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -2 | 12 |
| 9 | Slovacko | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| 10 | Bohemians 1905 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
| 11 | Zlin | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 9 |
| 12 | Banik Ostrava | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 13 | Mlada Boleslav | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -3 | 8 |
| 14 | Teplice | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -8 | 6 |
| 15 | Opava | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -12 | 5 |
| 16 | Zbrojovka Brno | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -11 | 4 |
| 17 | Ceske Budejovice | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -9 | 3 |
| 18 | Pribram | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | -18 | 1 |