Nice vs Braga prediction: EUROPE: Europa League – League phase betting tips on match 2025-12-10 17:45.
[p]Two sides in contrasting form square off on matchday six in the UEFA Europa League (UEL) as struggling Nice host high-flying Braga.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Nice’s loss to Angers in Ligue 1 on Sunday (1-0) was their seventh straight defeat in all competitions, and some supporters’ frustrations have boiled over in recent weeks, with players assaulted. That specific incident led head coach Franck Haise to criticise the Eagles’ hierarchy, but his job still does not appear to be in a great deal of danger. Nice are bottom of the UEL as the only side to have lost each of their first five league phase games this season, and they certainly won’t take any confidence from a run of eight matches without a win at home in Europe stretching back to 2022/23 (D3, L5).[/p]
[p]Braga are unbeaten in their last five games across all competitions (W4, D1), with their last defeat coming in the UEL against Genk in early November (4-3). Since then, Carlos Vicens’ men have steadily ascended the Primeira Liga, and after taking a point at Rangers last month (1-1), are now five unbeaten away from home in Europe this term (W3, D2). More importantly, that draw at Ibrox means that Braga begin this round of fixtures inside the top eight of the league phase, so automatic progression to the last 16 remains in their hands.[/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]This will be the pair’s first-ever H2H, with Nice already having lost three meetings with Portuguese sides without scoring this season! Braga haven’t won any of their four away games against French teams to date (D2, L2), failing to find the net in three of those matches.[/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Six of Nice’s last seven goals conceded came before the hour mark.[/p]
[p]Nice’s last five UEL games have all produced over 2.5 goals.[/p]
[p]Only Lyon (four) have recorded more clean sheets than Braga’s three in this season’s UEL league phase.[/p]
[p]Braga have averaged 5.2 corners per game in the UEL league phase so far this term.[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Four of Juma Bah‘s six bookings in all competitions for Nice this season have come before half-time, while three of Pau VĂctor‘s last four goals for Braga have arrived after the 70th minute. [/p]
[p]Jérémie Boga and Terem Moffi remain unavailable for Nice due to being on sick leave following an assault on them by supporters after the defeat to Lorient late last month. Braga will be without Rodrigo Zalazar, as he serves a red-card suspension.[/p]
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[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]The visitors will hope to take advantage of the toxicity around Nice, so we recommend backing Braga to win and over 2.5 goals.[/p]
[p][i]Author: Ben Olawumi[/i][/p]