Ligue 1, Sunday, 01.12.2024 at 17:00
It’s about the role of the chasers – because PSG seem to be unstoppable anyway! The roles are clearly divided in French Ligue 1. Two teams that haven’t lost for weeks, or even months, are now aiming for the top 4.
I therefore have an extremely interesting match to analyze, one in which I really don’t know who will win in the end.
And that’s exactly why I’m going to tell you in my Lyon Nice betting tip why I say: Nobody, both get a point!
Paris St. Germain are running away in front, the competition is desperately trying to keep up. It’s the usual picture in France, but most of the teams even want to be annoyed that they’re not playing for the title.
At Olympique Lyon, they are hoping for a quiet season with eventual qualification for international business, perhaps even the Champions League once again. The club is currently sixth and still has some catching up to do
The team has been unbeaten for seven games and nothing reminds us of the start of the season, when three of the first five games went wrong. But: What Lyon are still missing is a winning streak.
There has only been one success in a treble, otherwise they have only won “individually”. Three of their last four matches have ended in draws, which means they are still giving away too many points.
Auxerre and Reims are two teams who have recently scored against Olympique and are not really equal in terms of individual quality. Against these two opponents, a total of three leads didn’t hold up.
Can I tell the difference between playing at home and away? Not necessarily in terms of points, but there are simply more goals scored when Lyon play at home.
0:2 against Monaco, 4:3 against Strasbourg, 2:3 against Marseille, 2:0 against Nantes, 2:2 against Le Havre and 1:0 against St. Etienne? The results are changing all the time, and if this series continues, there should be no win on Sunday.
Of course, it is also interesting to see what the direct comparison against Nice tells us. 1-0 and 0-0, Lyon picked up four points in two minimalist games last season.
It’s a lively up and down between the two teams. Therefore, it hardly seems possible to pick a favorite based on history. 1:0, 1:1, 2:0, Olympique’s last three home appearances have not been fireworks.
At least Lyon can be confident: The German bookmakers often put their faith in the team that gets to play at home. That is also the case this time, as the home side are in front with an average of 2.00 to 3.50.
Nice have collected exactly one point more, so at first glance it looks like a duel at eye level. They haven’t lost in eight games, with their only two defeats coming very early on in the season.
Three wins from the last four games? That’s the kind of run Lyon are missing! Twice 2:1 and once 1:0, nobody in Nice was bothered by the fact that the wins were very close.
Close is a good keyword anyway, because for the past seven matches the difference between the results has been no more than one goal. And yes, there is a difference for the Aiglons whether they play at home or on the road.
Both defeats came away from home, with two wins and two draws. Many goals? They don’t tend to score them away from home when we take a closer look at the results.
1:2 against Auxerre and 4:1 against Angers – followed by a reorientation. 0:2 against Marseille, 0:0 in Lens, 1:1 against Nantes and 1:0 against Brest, now you have to try very hard to find any goals at all.
By the way, under 2.5 goals on Sunday would come to odds of 2.15 at Bet365. Not bad odds, which you can even increase with the Bet365 deposit bonus!
Both Olympique Lyon and Nice are in strong series, avoiding defeats for weeks. Of course, that makes it all the more difficult for me to pick a favorite – because I can’t find one!
Nice may not be quite as strong away from home, but they are very solid defensively. Lyon have conceded two of their three defeats at home, but are still in more stable form at home.
The bottom line is that these two teams have very similar potential. And since two of the last four head-to-head meetings have ended without a winner, my tip is:
Lyon and Nice will share the points!
