Our prediction for this Europa Conference League match:
Nice
Match Time & Date:
08/09/2022
18:45
Prediction: 1-1
Koln
Allianz Riviera will host Thursday’s Conference League game between Nice and Koln, the two teams who meet in a competitive match for the first time since December 1973. Back then Koln proved to be a big catch for Nice, but a close encounter is on the cards this time out. Les Aiglons have been struggling to find their form in the new Ligue 1 campaign, with the team recording no more than one win in the process. Kasper Dolberg is no longer part of the team as he joined Sevilla in the summer transfer window, and, in his absence, Algeria forward Andy Delort will lead the line for the hosts. His compatriot Youcef Atal has joined Bilal Brahimi in the recovery room, while Mario Lemina is back from a domestic ban.
The Billy Goats, on the other hand, continue life without Anthony Modeste, who signed for Borussia Dortmund. Koln proved their worth in a 4-2 win over Wolfsburg at the weekend, and, taking everything into account, we believe that they are capable of holding Nice to a draw at Allianz Riviera. All Uth, Schmitz, Olesen, Limnios, Chabot, and Andersson should miss out with injuries for the visiting side.
Highlighted Player (Dante):
Dante is a left-footed defender who was born in Salvador, Brazil on 18 October, 1983. The 189-cm-tall centre back, who is capable of playing as a left back as well, started his senior career at Juventude. After making 53 appearances for the club between 2002 and 2004 he moved to Ligue 1 outfit Lille.
He played for Belgian sides Charleroi and Standard from 2006 to 2009 and on 27 December, 2008 he signed a contract with Borussia M’gladbach for an undisclosed fee. After impressing with the Fohlen in the 2011/2012 Bundesliga campaign he moved to Bayern Munich at the end of the season and it has to be noted that he scored three goals in 83 league appearances for FCB.
In 2015 he signed a contract with fellow Bundesliga team Wolfsburg and he played 24 league games for the Wolves in the 2015/2016 season. In 2013 he won the Champions League trophy with Bayern Munich and he lifted the FIFA Confederations Cup with Brazil the same year.
Highlighted Team (Koln):
FC Koln is a German football club from Koln and is currently active in the Bundesliga. The club was founded on 13th of February in 1948 after a fusion between Koner BC01 and SpVgg Sulz07. Like many German football clubs FC Koln is not only a football club but has different other sports departments as well.
FC Koln currently hosts it’s home games in the Rhein Energie Stadium which holds a capacity of almost 51 000 spectators and was recently renovated in 2004.The main club colours are white and red. The most known nickname for FC Koln is Die Geißböcke which literally means the Goats. The biggest rivals of FC Koln are Bayer Leverkusen, Borussia Monchengladbach and Fortuna Dusseldorf. The club from Koln holds a narrow relationship with St Pauli, Liverpool and Paris Saint Germain.
FC Koln is one of the most successful clubs in Germany winning the Bundesliga title 3 times and the DFB Pokal 3 times. Notable players that played for FC Koln are Schuster, Korput, Olsen, Weber and Muller.
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