OGC Nice continues its European adventure in the Conference Europa League on the lawn of FC Basel this Thursday, April 13 on the occasion of the quarter-final first leg.
Before hosting OGC Nice this Thursday evening, the Swiss have not won since April 1 after two games without a win in the last two meetings. In the Championship, the Baslers are only 6th far from the leader. With eight wins, eight losses and eleven draws, Heiko Vogel’s men’s record is very average. “Nice, the strongest opponent so far,” said the German technician from Basel.
For its part, Nice has been walking on water since the arrival of Didier Digard on the bench. But for a few matches, the Aiglons have been cut off in their tracks and have not had a victory since March 16 and the second leg of the round of 16 of the Conference Europa League against Sheriff Tiraspol (3-1). “We are a very united group, with common objectives. We all adhere together to the same things. So we stay on what we do well and we do not change anything”, affirmed Didier Digard while the Galtier affair beats its full and could disrupt the Nice preparation.
The Basel – Nice match will start at 9 p.m. this Thursday, April 13. It will take place at Parc Saint-Jacques in Basel, Switzerland.
Two channels will broadcast the match between Basel and Nice. W9 and Canal Foot share the rights to the match. Sweden’s Glenn Nyberg will referee the game.
Two streaming broadcasts will be available for this Basel – Nice. MyCanal and 6Play will also broadcast this match on their digital platforms.
Heiko Vogel will be without two players for the reception of Nice this Thursday evening with the absences of Arnau Comas and Fabian Frei. The Basel will probably be organized in 4-4-2: Hitz – Lang, Pelmard, Calafiori, Lopez – Ndoye, T. Xhaka, Diouf, Males – Zeqiri, Amdoun.
Opposite, Didier Digard has a more than full infirmary and deplores six absentees. Sofiane Diop, Youcef Atal, Jordan Lotomba are added to the absences of Nicolas Pepe, Mattia Viti and Alexis Beka-Beka. Here is the Aiglons’ probable eleven in 5-3-2: Schmeichel – Mendy, Ndayishimiye, Todibo, Dante, Bard – Thuram, Boudaoui, Ramsey – Moffi, Laborde.
On sports betting sites, OGC Nice is the favorite of this meeting as on Betclic where they are at 2.05. The draw is at 3.30 and the Basel are at 3.90. On Unibet also the Niçois are at 2.05 but the draw is at 3.18 and the Swiss victory is at 3.90.
