FC Basel welcome Nice to St Jakob-Park for their Europa Conference League quarter-final first leg clash in Sunday.
The hosts needed penalties before seeing off Slovan Bratislava in the previous round of the Conference League. The Swiss giants were held to 2-2 draws in each of the two meetings before coming out on top in the shootout.
That result is a pointer to Basel’s erratic form in recent weeks as they have claimed just one regulation time win in their last seven matches across all competitions. They have lost two of their last four matches but head into Thursday’s clash off the back of a 1-1 draw with FC Zurich in a Super League fixture last Sunday.
Heiko Vogel’s men have kept just one clean sheet in their last seven matches across all competitions, conceding 13 goals in that run.
Nice had a smoother ride to the quarter-finals as they did the double over Sheriff Tiraspol in the previous round. Having claimed a 1-0 win in the first meeting in Moldova, they returned to France for a 3-1 victory with Terem Moffi among the goals.
Things have been slightly rough for Nice since that win over Sheriff having failed to win their last three matches across all competitions. Didier Digard’s men did not have the best preparation for the trip to Basel and were beaten 2-0 at home by PSG in Ligue 1 last Saturday.
Despite their recent stumbles, Nice will head into Thursday’s clash with some confidence having claimed three wins and a draw from their last four Europa League matches. They are also unbeaten in their last six away matches across all competitions, earning four victories in that run.
How the bookies view it
Nice have the upper hand among the bookies and are priced at 11/10 by Betfred to claim the win. A victory for Basel is valued at 5/2 by William Hill while BoyleSports is offering odds of 12/5 for a draw.
Head to head
This will be the first ever meeting between Basel and Nice.
Players to watch
Zeki Amdouni has been one of the standout players for Basel this season and has scored in his last three Conference League matches. The attacker could be worth keeping an eye on to find the net on Thursday at 2/1 with bet365.
Terem Moffi has settled quickly at Nice since moving in January and will be the one to watch on Thursday. The Nigerian striker was on target in the win over Sheriff and is priced at 6/4 by bet365 to find the net once again.
Anything else catch the eye?
Basel have seen over 3.5 goals in their last two Conference League matches and a similar outcome is priced at 11/4 by Unibet. Over 2.5 goals is valued at 21/20 by William Hill while bet365 is offering odds of 4/5 on both teams to score.
There were more goals after the break in Nice’s victory over Sheriff in the previous round and Thursday’s clash could be tipped to follow a similar pattern at 21/20 with bet365.
This UEFA Europa League Conference match between FC Basel and Nice will be played on Apr 13, 2023 and kick off at 20:00. Check below for our tipsters best FC Basel vs Nice prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
