On Thursday, Nice made their debut in the group stage of the Europa League by visiting the lawn of Bayer Leverkusen. Both teams will want to start in this group C of the Europa League.

Bayer Leverkusen vs Nice Free Betting Tips – Europa League

Present in recent seasons at a higher level, in the Champions League, Bayer Leverkusen could not get his ticket for the Cup with big ears this season. Indeed, the club finished in 5th position in the Bundesliga standings last year behind Bayern, Dortmund and Leipzig, due in particular to ups and downs after the deconfinement. Stripped offensively this summer with the departures of executives Havertz and Volland, Peter Bosz’s men have been standing still since the restart and have shared the points with Wolfsburg (0-0), Leipzig (1-1) and Stuttgart (1 -1). Saturday, they won their first success by gaining the upper hand over a weak team from Mainz (0-1).

For its part, Nice had a decent season last year but could not fulfil its main objective of joining the fight for 3rd place. Finally, the Gym had to be content with 5th place behind PSG, OM, Rennes and Lille. Also, the Aiglons are back in the Europa League for the first time in 3 seasons. In Ligue 1, Patrick Vieira’s men had started rather well by winning against Lens (2-1) and Strasbourg (0-2). But then, they did not shine by losing against Montpellier (3-1) and PSG (0-3) and delivering a disappointing performance in Bordeaux. Before the break, they obtained a sluggish victory against Nantes (2-1) despite their numerical superiority. Against Saint-Etienne on Sunday, the Azureans largely mastered the 1st half before coming back from the locker room. Anyway, they won the 3 points quite widely on the scoreboard (1-3) and moved up to 4th place in the standings.

The workforce for Bayer Leverkusen vs Nice

Since the departure of offensive executives Havertz (Chelsea) and Volland (Monaco), authors of 12 and 10 goals respectively last year, Bayer’s attack has struggled to be noticed. Especially since the main offensive rookie Schick and the important Arias, Paulinho and Wirtz are all out of shape. At the end of the transfer window, the Greek international defender Retsos flew to Saint-Etienne. Against Mainz last weekend, the Argentinian Alario who allowed his team to win.

On the Nice side, the Atal side, the former Lyonnais recruited at the end of the transfer window Reine-Adelaide and the important attackers Claude-Maurice and Dolberg are all missing, all injured or in the recovery phase. In the absence of Dolberg, the former Lyon Gouiri could again be placed in 9 like last Sunday. He also stood out by scoring his third goal of the season, taking advantage of a misunderstanding in the Stéphane defence. Contested, the former OL striker Maolida was able to regain some confidence by unlocking his counter at the end of the match.

The compositions for Bayer Leverkusen vs Nice

The probable composition of Bayer Leverkusen:
Hradecky – Arias, Bender, Tapsoba, Sinkgraven – Bellarabi, Wirtz, Aranguiz, Demirbay, Diaby – Alario.
Absent: Schick, Arias, Paulinho, Wirtz (injured)
Not sure: None.

The planned tactical disposition (4-5-1):
Hradecky
Arias – Bender – Tapsoba – Sinkgraven
Bellarabi – Wirtz – Aranguiz – Demirbay – Diaby
Alario

The probable composition of Nice:
Benitez – Robson Bambu, Dante, N’Soki – Lotomba, Thuram, Schneiderlin – Lopes, Gouiri, Lees Melou.
Absent: Dolberg, Claude Maurice, Atal (injured).
Uncertain: Reine-Adélaïde (repeat),

The planned tactical disposition (3-4-3):
Benitez
Robson Bambu – Dante – N’Soki
Lotomba – Thuram – Schneiderlin – Kamara
Lopes – Gouiri – Lees Melou

The history of the confrontations Bayer Leverkusen vs Nice

The two teams have never crossed paths on the European scene.

Key points for the match Bayer Leverkusen vs Nice

– Bayer is struggling offensively at the start of the season.
– Nice has qualities to assert on the offensive plan.
– Nice hasn’t lost for over a month.
– Bayer has won only one game since the resumption, facing a relegation.
– The meeting will take place almost behind closed doors, with a very limited number of spectators.

Bayer Leverkusen vs Nice Free Betting Tips

The Niçois have assets on the offensive plan and they could manage to take at least one point in this meeting against an opponent lacking confidence. Draw or win Nice!

Betting Tips: Nice does not lose or loses exactly 1 goal
Odds: 1.44