Strasbourg and Nice face off at the Stade de la Meinau in a French Ligue 1 showdown, with both teams pushing for the UEFA Champions League places. The hosts have been imperious at home lately and should have the upper hand over the visitors, who are struggling at the moment.
That strong run has seen the hosts climb to fourth in the table, just one point off the top three. Liam Rosenior's men have also been solid at home, winning five of their last six matches at the Stade de la Meinau, although they have failed to keep a clean sheet in the last two in that run.
Things have been a bit difficult lately for Nice, who have lost three of their last four Ligue 1 matches. Franck Haise's team suffered a 2-1 home defeat to Nantes last time out in the league.
However, it is not all negative for Nice, who remain within three points of the Champions League places. They are also unbeaten in three of their last four Ligue 1 away matches but were beaten 2-1 at Monaco in their previous fixture on the road.
How the bookies view it: Evenly matched rivals
The bookies appear to be split on this one with a win for Strasbourg priced at 7/5 by BoyleSports, who are also offering odds of 6/4 for a Nice victory. A draw is set at 12/5.
Head to head: Little between them
Strasbourg have an 11-10 edge with 11 draws from 32 previous matches against Nice. However, the visitors have won the last three meetings and claimed a 2-1 victory in the reverse fixture.
Players to watch: Reliable Emegha
Emanuel Emegha has 12 league goals and will be the one to watch on Saturday. The striker has also scored in three of the last five home matches and is priced at 2/1 by BoyleSports to find the net once again.
Evann Guessand is Nice’s top scorer with 11 Ligue 1 goals this season and could be worth keeping an eye on. The striker was also on target in the last visit to the Stade de la Meinau and is priced at 5/2 by BoyleSports to get on the score sheet.
Probable line-ups
Strasbourg will be without Moise Dion due to injury while Diego Moreira is suspended for this fixture. However, Djordje Petrovic is expected to continue in goal while Andrey Santos and Emegha retain their spots in the line-up.
Tanguy Ndombele is injured for Nice while Dante is serving a suspension. However, Guessand should return to the line-up while Jeremie Boga and Gaetan Laborde keep their spots.
Strasbourg: Petrovic, Doukoure, Sarr, Sylla, Bakwa, Santos, Barco, Omobamidele, Nanasi, Lemarechal, Emegha
Nice: Bulka, Abdelmonem, Ndayishimiye, Bombito, Abdi, Boudaoui, Rosario, Clauss, Boga, Laborde, Guessand
Anything else catch the eye?
Both teams have scored in four of Nice's last five games and with the last two meetings with Strasbourg also offering a similar outcome, a repeat is priced at 6/10 with BoyleSports. The visitors have seen over 2.5 goals in their last four away matches and a similar outcome is valued at 3/4 with BoyleSports, who are also offering 2/1 for over 3.5 goals.
Four of Strasbourg's last five matches have seen more goals after the break and a repeat is priced at evens with BoyleSports.
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