In the match of the 25th round of the French championship, Nice will play with Lyon at home. The meeting is very important for both teams in terms of the fight for places in the European Cup. Nice is in third place, three points behind Marseille, two points ahead of Monaco and Lille. Lyon are sixth, five points behind Monaco and Lille, two points ahead of Strasbourg. Both current rivals have won four of their last five matches in all tournaments.

Moreover, Nice are developing a streak of four consecutive victories. After the French Cup exit from Stade Briocin (1:2), Nice defeated Lance (2:0), Le Havre (3:1), Montpellier (2:0) and St Etienne (3:1) consecutively in Ligue 1. Nice's attack has improved, scoring ten goals in four matches. This is encouraging ahead of the match with Lyon. But Lyon have also found their game, although in the last four meetings Lyon scored and conceded. He defeated Montpellier (4:1), then lost to PSG (2:3), coped with Brest (2:1), and a week ago in the Europa League away defeated FCSB (3:1). In this context, the goal of qualifying for the Champions League does not look so unrealistic anymore.

Interestingly, in the first round Lyon beat Nice with a score of 4:1. Alexandre Lacazette scored a hat-trick in that game. He also scored a double in the last round against Brest. And this week Malik Fofana scored twice against FCCB. So Lyon's attack is also in order.