Nice vs Real Sociedad Prediction & Betting Tips (25 September)

OGC Nice is back on the European scale and will try to do well in this new version of the Europa League but will have a lot to do with Real Sociedad this evening or even Lazio the next day. No match will be easy for the Aiglons who have not started their league campaign as best as possible. With the pitch in a fairly critical state all the same, the GYM lost on the very first day on the pitch of AJ Auxerre 2-1 before conceding the sharing of points with Toulouse at home 1-1. Before the international break, Frank Haise's men took the promoted Angevin side without much difficulty 1-4. Before this first European partition, Nice will have challenged OM at the Vélodrome and hosted Saint-Étienne last weekend to follow.

Real Sociedad, qualified to play the Champions League last season while also being eliminated by PSG in 1/8th final, finds himself this season playing on the floor below. This does not mean that we should neglect this Basque team, although it lost a lot of assets during the summer transfer window. To talk about the start in La Liga, the residents of the Reale Arena had only one small victory before the break, concocted on the lawn of the Catalan promotion, Espanyol Barcelona 0-1 for a record of two defeats against Vallecano 1 -2 and Alaves 1-2 at home each time. In the wake of the international break, Real Sociedad was battling with Real Madrid to hope for a first home victory to follow and traveled to Mallorca last weekend to follow. 

In the Nice house, an avalanche of hard blows fell on the head of Frank Haise since four potentially starting players are on the flank, starting with Moffi, Laborde, Boudaoui, and Sanson (ex-OM). Midfielder Sofiane Diop was expected to return to Ligue 1 during the last two matches. Fortunately, the Ivorian international center forward, Evan Guessand (double against Angers) will be operational like Mohamed-Ali Cho (ex-Real Sociedad), or the solid midfielder Ndombélé and the French international, Clauss . Opposite, as mentioned previously, Real Sociedad saw its central holder and European champion with La Roja, Robin Le Normand take to the skies in order to reach a milestone in his career (Atlético) and Merino (champion of Europe also this summer with the selection) leaving for Arsenal.

Add to that the injuries to Elustondo, Odriozola, and even Zakharyan and that makes a bunch of “reliable” players unavailable for this first European shock. Worse still, the crucial midfielder Brais Mendez (indisputable starter) will not be in the game following a metatarsal fracture and the former Rennes player, Hamari Traoré, often started at the right-back position, has become the crusader (OUT ). On the other hand, will be the Japanese crack Kubo (7 goals in La Liga last season), captain Mikel Oyarzabal and the player with high potential, Ander Barrenetxea.