Nice vs SC Bastia- Match Preview and Prediction

Nice vs Bastia Prediction, Betting Tips and Preview
Even though Nice are in the bad run Fridays match against SC Bastia will definitely be a ticket booster, and an opportunity you shouldn’t miss. After failing to win in their last three and winning in only one of their last five matches Nice are desperate to win in order to stay safe in top four. They are currently third places, but with same amount of points as Saint-Etienne and their place is endangered by five other teams. They are undefeated in their last five home matches but they won only in two. On the other side, 79% of Bastia’s points this season have been earned at home. They also scored 76% of their goals in total at home. They won in three of their last four matches which is huge motivation for the team and they are eager to prolong their winning series. When it comes to their mutual encounters, Nice won in their last match earlier this season, but SC Bastia won in two matches before. Interesting fact is that most of the matches both teams played this season ended with under 2.5 goals scored. In this match however, Nice are without doubts favorites to win. Several injured key players in SC Bastia’s squad will affect their performance, and they will be forced to defend most of the match. Nice will be dominant in most segments of the match, and they will create many scoring chances. Bastia, as we already mentioned will be focused on defense, waiting for a good chance for counterattack. Enjoy in very quality football game Nice vs Bastia and earn some money with our football prediction and betting tips. Read our betting preview and place your bets on really high betting odd.

Missing players
Nice have few missing players for this match against Bastia. Mickael Le Bihan, Simon Pouplin, Hatem Ben Arfa and Gautier Lloris are injured and they will not play for sure. Paulin Puel is not fully fit and he is doubtful for the game. All other players are fully fit and ready for this very hard home match against Bastia.
On the other side Bastia also have just few missing players for this game. Christopher Maboulou and Gilles Cioni are injured and they cannot help their team against Nice. Julian Palmieri is another one player who will not play on this away match, while Alexander Djiku and Sébastien Squillaci are doubtful for the match. All other players are fully fit and ready for the match.
Possible starting lineups
Nice: Cardinale; Pied, Marchand, Baysse, Pereira; Seri, Mendy, Koziello; Bodmer, Plea, Germain
Bastia: Leca; Djiku, Squillaci, Modesto, Marange; Cahuzac, Mostefa; Kamano, Diallo, Ayite; Brandao
Nice vs Bastia Prediction
We expect very tough football match on Friday evening in Ligue 1 between Nice and Bastia. For sure both sides can play very strong and aggressive football and we expect real football fight for points. Lately both teams play variable but this season Nice play much better football, and in front of their fans, Nice must be a favorite to win all three points. So our prediction and betting tips for match Nice vs Bastia Prediction: Nice to win. We expect very cautious playing from both sides and our second betting pick for this match is Nice to win with a one goal margin. You can find really high betting odd for this bet at Bet365. We expect scoring for Germain and maybe correct score will be 1:0. Have a nice betting day and good luck in earning money with our football prediction and betting tips.