The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Nice are in the 8th position while the guests worry at 20th.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1100 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Nice form and stats
The story so far for Nice at their home stadium (Allianz Riviera) is 8 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats. In general it's been a long time since Nice tasted defeat here at Allianz Riviera, as they have taken at least one point from their last twelve home games.Nice manager P. Vieira and his team return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Rennes in the Ligue 1. Ahead of that match, Nice won a home game hosting Montpellier (1-0).
The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Nice matches with similar probabilities have ended with 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats (from five games).
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Nice here at Allianz Riviera, with less than one goal per game on average (13 from 15 games). Nice are not conceding a lot of goals here at Allianz Riviera, averaging less than one per game. The total is 12 from 15 matches.
Caen form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Caen so far with only 12 points returning home. The records show 2-6-8 (win-draw-lose).Caen failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Angers SCO that ended with defeat 0-1. Prior to that match, the Caen manager F. Mercadal faced defeat when travelling to Nîmes and losing 0-2.
Looking at the earlier recent performances of Caen when being an outsider away as they are today, we find 47 matches with the visitors losing 24 times, drawing 13 and winning 10 games.
The attacking power of Caen when travelling is not overwhelming with 12 goals scored in 16 matches. As opposed to that, Caen have seen the ball go into their own net 23 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Caen - Nice 1-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Nice 4 wins, 4 draws and Caen 2 victories.Top Goalscorers
  A. Saint-Maximin 6 goals / 3 assists |   E. Crivelli 6 goals / 1 assists |
Nice missing players
Caen missing players
| Nice | Caen | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 32 | 15 | Played | 16 | 32 |
| 23 | 13 | Scored | 12 | 24 |
| 29 | 12 | Conceded | 23 | 47 |
| 91% | 93% | Over 0.5 | 94% | 91% |
| 47% | 47% | Over 1.5 | 75% | 66% |
| 19% | 20% | Over 2.5 | 31% | 41% |
| 6% | 7% | Over 3.5 | 19% | 22% |
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 3% |
| 25% | 20% | Both teams to score | 44% | 47% |
| 44% | 53% | Clean Sheet | 19% | 19% |
| 41% | 33% | Failed To Score | 44% | 44% |
| 4.4 | 4.9 | Corners For (avg) | 3 | 3.2 |
| 5.5 | 5.3 | Corners Against (avg) | 6.4 | 5.8 |
| 1.8 | 1.7 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 2.4 | 2.2 |
| 5 | 3 | Red Cards (total) | 3 | 6 |
- Nice is involved in more matches over 2.5 home, than away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | PSG | 31 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 90 | 23 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 55 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 15 | 67 | 81 |
| 2 | Lille | 32 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 54 | 28 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 31 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 26 | 64 |
| 3 | Olympique Lyonnais | 32 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 53 | 40 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 24 | 13 | 56 |
| 4 | Saint-Étienne | 32 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 48 | 37 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 13 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 24 | 11 | 53 |
| 5 | Olympique Marseille | 32 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 49 | 43 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 20 | 31 | 6 | 51 |
| 6 | Montpellier | 32 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 44 | 36 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 26 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 8 | 48 |
| 7 | Reims | 32 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 32 | 32 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 0 | 48 |
| 8 | Nice | 32 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 29 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -6 | 48 |
| 9 | Strasbourg | 32 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 54 | 40 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 29 | 19 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 21 | 14 | 44 |
| 10 | Nîmes | 32 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 47 | 47 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 0 | 43 |
| 11 | Rennes | 32 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 43 | 43 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 0 | 43 |
| 12 | Angers SCO | 32 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 39 | 38 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 1 | 41 |
| 13 | Bordeaux | 32 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 30 | 34 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 18 | -4 | 38 |
| 14 | Toulouse | 32 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 30 | 46 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 27 | -16 | 35 |
| 15 | Nantes | 31 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 35 | 40 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 21 | -5 | 34 |
| 16 | Monaco | 32 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 31 | 46 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 26 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 20 | -15 | 32 |
| 17 | Amiens SC | 32 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 26 | 45 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 21 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 24 | -19 | 32 |
| 18 | Dijon | 32 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 24 | 48 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 25 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 23 | -24 | 25 |
| 19 | Guingamp | 32 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 23 | 57 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 22 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 35 | -34 | 24 |
| 20 | Caen | 32 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 24 | 47 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 24 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 23 | -23 | 23 |
