Nice vs FC Basel 1893 Prediction & Betting Tips - Conference League

Nice come into this fixture as significant favorites with odds of 1.52 to walk away with the win after 90 minutes of play. The oddsmakers have Basel as the underdogs with a price of 6.25 to win in regulation time while a draw comes in at odds of 4.20. Nice are also heavy favorites to advance to the semi-final at odds of 1.25 while those looking to back Basel can get a price of 3.70 for the Swiss side to move on.  

Nice have not been in the best of form leading up to this fixture as they have now gone five matches without a victory following their 1-0 away defeat to Brest on the weekend. Les Aiglons have experienced a disappointing campaign overall in the French top flight as they sit in ninth-place and 10 points behind fifth-place Lille for a Conference League qualification spot. However, a spot in the Europa League would await Nice if they were able to go on and win this tournament so you can expect their full focus to be on this competition as we approach the end of the season. Nice’s form has been fairly good in the Conference League this campaign with four wins, four draws and only one defeat in their eight total matches. Their last home match in this competition resulted in a 3-1 win over Sheriff in the previous round.

Basel will be looking forward to the end of their domestic season as the RotBlau have taken a big step backwards this campaign. The 2016/17 Swiss Super League champions, who have not finished outside of the top three in the league for over 20 years, are at serious risk of seeing that streak come to an end. Basel currently sit sixth with seven matches remaining although the supporters will certainly forgive all if the team can lift the Conference League trophy. Unfortunately for fans of the Swiss giants, wins have been hard to come by lately which doesn’t bode well for this second leg fixture. FC Basel have now drawn their last three matches on the trot following the team’s 1-1 stalemate with Young Boys on the weekend.