Nice and Auxerre achieved unexpected and mirror-like results in the last round of the championship, as they are about to face each other in the advance of the twenty-sixth day of Ligue 1. Nice fell at home 0-2 against Lyon in a match that puts Les Gones back in the running for the Champions League fight and does not allow Les Aiglons to catch up with Marseille in second place. It is therefore a missed opportunity even though the commitment was not a given. An opportunity seized instead, to detach themselves, perhaps definitively, from the fight to avoid relegation, for Auxerre who, with the same score with which Nice lost, conquered the field of Reims, fourth from bottom and direct competitor. Now, AJA is closer to the center of the standings than to the bottom, so they will face the trip to the Allianz Riviera with less pressure. Instead, Nice will try to resume the interrupted march that led the team to climb position after position. Haise's men, however, will have a double alert ahead of this match: that of the defeat they have just suffered and that of the KO in the first leg when, on the first day of the championship, Auxerre surprised their opponents by beating them 2-1 in the dying seconds.

Nice's Shape and Key Stats

The defeat against Lyon ended the winning streak of 4 consecutive victories. For Nice, who will play again at home, it was the second home KO of the entire season.

Considering all competitions, at the Allianz Riviera, the balance reads 8 wins, 6 draws, 2 losses.

In the league, Nice is third and scores almost 2 goals per game (49 in 25 matches) and, still in Ligue 1, at home they have won 6 of the last 7 matches.

Auxerre's Shape and Key Stats

Before the victory against Reims, Auxerre's away balance in Ligue 1 read 1 win, 2 draws and 8 losses. The away win, however, becomes the second away win in the league and sends the team flying to eleventh place in Ligue 1.

In the last 5 league games, Auxerre has lost only 1 time and in the last 3 has conceded only 1 goal, while, speaking of goals, with the one against Reims, Hamed Junior Traorè scored his tenth in the league.

Nice vs Auxerre Prediction and Tactical Analysis

Nice immediately had the opportunity to bounce back and, considering Marseille's defeat, remains one game away from second place. The KO against Lyon does not create drama and came after a long series of successes. However, against them will be an Auxerre clearly in a good moment that replicated the surprising success against Marseille with the victory of Reims. AJA will now be able to face the match with more confidence and perhaps make it more open to a possible outcome with both teams on target. The prediction of the BetMines algorithm goes precisely in this direction and rewards the possibility of seeing both Nice and Auxerre score.

• The BetMines algorithm prediction for the match Nice - Auxerre predicts that both teams will score at least one goal at 56%
• The BetMines algorithm prediction for the match Nice - Auxerre predicts that at least one of the two teams will not score at 44%.

Nice - Auxerre Predicted Lineups

Nice (3-4-3): Bulka; Ndayishimiye, Bombito, Dante; Louchet, Santamaria, Boudaoui, Bard; Guessand, Cho, Laborde. Coach: Haise.

Auxerre (5-4-1): Leon; Hoever, Diomandé, Jubal, Osho, Mensah; Perrin, Owusu, Danois, Traoré; Bair. Coach: Pellissier.