Olympique Lyonnais vs Nice betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Ligue 1 match on December 01th, 2024

Olympique Lyonnais and Nice will play on Sunday, December 01th, 2024, at 16:00h (UTC), in a Ligue 1 game to be held in France, check the Olympique Lyonnais vs Nice betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Olympique Lyonnais vs Nice will occur

The game takes place in the great Groupama Stadium stadium, in the city of Decines-Charpieu, with a capacity for 59186 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

Where to follow the live game

Take the opportunity to check out the match live in Betarena, bringing much information to your bets, including statistics, events and odds.

Introduction to the Olympique Lyonnais vs Nice betting tip 2024/2025

In the current edition of the Ligue 1, we can see a growth in the average goals. While last season the tournament had an average of 2.7 goals per match, now the competition has an average of 2.97 goals per match.

Olympique Lyonnais last match

Olympique Lyonnais in its last official match drew (1-1) against Reims, in a match valid for Ligue 1. Coach P. Sage's lined up a 4-2-3-1 formation.

Prior to the match, there were signs indicating that the game would be evenly matched between the two teams. As a result, a draw with odds around 3.70 seemed like a plausible and expected outcome.

Amid a performance below the average of Olympique Lyonnais, one of the few athletes that achieved distinction was Ernest Nuamah. With a good appearance and a few great passes, his performance was important so that the team did not come out defeated.

Nice last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a victory in the last round. In a dispute valid for Ligue 1, Nice, who used a 4-4-2 formation, faced the Strasbourg team with a final score of 2-1.

This positive result confirmed their favoritism before the game, which had odds of 1.73.

Olympique Lyonnais vs Nice h2h

Olympique Lyonnais was in 13th place in the Ligue 1 while Nice was in 2nd place, the last time these teams faced each other. Olympique Lyonnais team entered the field with the 4-3-3 formation, the same tactic Nice used in the match.

The previous meeting between these two teams was in the 2023/2024 season of the Ligue 1. The meeting took place on 16-02-2024 and ended with a 1-0 win for Olympique Lyonnais.

The last encounter between these two it was a close fight.

The Nice team has accomplished more consistent results in the past five games, than Olympique Lyonnais its counterpart.

Teams each aiming for their goals using their strengths.

In this game, the referee B. Dechepy will be in charge, assisted by J. Haulbert and M. Rahmouni.

Olympique Lyonnais

Ligue 1 leaderboard now

The Olympique Lyonnais team with 19 points currently occupies the 6th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the UEFA Conference League Qualifiers, with a campaign of 5 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses.

Which means that, with the same score, the team is ahead the Auxerre team closing in at the 7th place in the 13th round.

Olympique Lyonnais analysis

At the end of round 12 of Ligue 1, Olympique Lyonnais collected 19 goals scored and 16 goals conceded.

Olympique Lyonnais has been hard to beat lately, drawing their last 3 matches and winning the other 2. They have shown great resilience and character in these matches, and it seems that they are a tough nut to crack for any team in the league.

To control the game, the Olympique Lyonnais team would try to achieve an average ball possession of 55.42%. This is because teams would have some control over their opponents if they had ball possession above 50%.

Playing in their home base prove wise for this team, as their record of 3 wins, 2 losses, and 1 draw shows. Playing as the visiting team, meanwhile has given them 2 games won.

Best goalscorer from Olympique Lyonnais

At the individual level, in this competition's offensive sector, it is worth mentioning Malick Martin Fofana. The Attacker has already scored 3 goals in the competition, being extremely important for Olympique Lyonnais, who have benefited from his performances several times to achieve essential triumphs.

Historical data Olympique Lyonnais

With 7 titles in the history of the tournament, the Olympique Lyonnais team is one of the leading names in the competition. The team's record can influence the final result of the match; it would not be the first time that the team managed to surprise with a victory at a time of worse results.

Nice

Ligue 1 leaderboard now

The Nice team with 20 points currently occupies the 5th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the UEFA Europa League, with a campaign of 5 wins, 5 draws, and 2 losses.

This means that, in the 13th round, the team has an advantage of 1 point against the Olympique Lyonnais team that is just behind in 6th place.

Nice analysis

After 12 rounds, Nice has a positive ratio of goals scored and goals against. The team sums 23 goals for and 12 conceded.

A team with great aspirations and abilities in the Ligue 1.

Best goalscorer from Nice

Individually, the team's most offensive player in the competition so far is Evann Guessand. The Attacker has scored 6 times in the current season and has helped Nice come out with a positive result on several occasions.

Now a few markets where you can get some return from your bets:

Goals Top Betting Tips

In short, a much stronger team Nice, better placed in the competition, that usually wins and doesn't concede goals, against an irregular Olympique Lyonnais that has difficulty converting and that comes from a sequence of balanced performances.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Both Teams To Score - No market are quoted at 2.2.

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Olympique Lyonnais is Malick Martin Fofana, who has already scored 3 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Nice is Evann Guessand, he has scored in 6 opportunities.

Most goals are scored between 75-90 as some study shows, which makes this a good time to bet for those following the live game.

Taking into consideration that Nice scores an average of 1.17 goals per match when playing away, we should consider the under 2.5 betting market, especially because this team usually does not concede goals when playing out of their stadium.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 2.2.

Corners Top Betting Tips

A good thing to note for those wanting to get sports betting results is that there is an average of 5.38 corners per game.

Olympique Lyonnais is usually quite offensive in their matches, and this has resulted in a high average of corner kicks in the competition. Currently, the team averages 6.08 corners per game played. Therefore, it might be interesting to bet on the over corner kicks of Olympique Lyonnais in this match.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 3.58 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

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