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November 28 2024, 11:33 · Trystan Pugh

Nice vs Rangers Preview: Team News & Prediction

Nice vs Rangers Preview: Team News & Prediction
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Nice look for their first Europa League win of the season as they welcome Rangers to the Allianz Riviera on Thursday.

Kick-off date/time: Thursday 28th November, 2024: UK – 8:00pm / US ET – 3:00pm / US PT – 12:00pm

How to watch on TV: UK – TNT Sports / US – Not televised

How to watch online: UK – discovery+ / US – Paramount+

Key Stats

  • The only previous UEFA competition matches between these two teams were in the 1956/57 European Cup first round. A 2-1 home win for Rangers in the first leg was followed by a victory for Nice at home in the second leg by the same score. Nice progressed through to the next round after a 3-1 win in a replay in Paris.
  • Nice are unbeaten in their previous eight home matches in all competitions this season (W3 D5).
  • Nice have lost only two of their last 12 matches in all competitions (W4 D6).
  • Nice are without a win in their last six UEFA competition matches (D3 L3).
  • Nice have won only two of their last 14 UEFA competition group/league matches (D5 L7).
  • Nice have not failed to score in their last 15 UEFA competition matches at home.
  • Rangers are unbeaten in their last five UEFA competition matches away from home against French teams (W2 D3).
  • Rangers have won only two of their last 19 UEFA competition matches against French teams (D7 L10).
  • Rangers are unbeaten in their last six UEFA competition matches away from home (W2 D4).
  • Rangers have lost only three of their last 14 matches in all competitions (W9 D2).

Nice vs Rangers Prediction

Nice have a lot of work to do in the Europa League as they are still waiting for their first league phase victory after four outings, with two draws and two defeats to date. They must have thought they were heading for three points at home to Twente last time out after going 2-0 up, but they the could not hold out and had to settle for a share of the spoils in a match where both teams finished with ten men.

This is in contrast to their solid league form, where the French side are unbeaten in their last eight contests and have only lost twice in their 12 Ligue 1 encounters. Given their need for points in Europe, Franck Haise is likely to go with a strong line-up here as they look to move into the play-off places.

Rangers are sitting more comfortably having collected seven points from their four games, beating Malmo and FCSB either side of a defeat to Lyon, while their most recent league phase outing was a 1-1 draw at Olympiakos.

Given the fact Philippe Clement's side are 11 points off the pace in the Scottish Premiership, they will not take their foot off the gas in Europe and, like Nice, are unlikely to make too many personnel changes for this one.

With Nice determined to register their first win in the competition and Rangers having scored in all their Europa League outings this season, both teams finding the net is a likely outcome.

Nice vs Rangers Tip: Both teams to score