Nice vs Lazio: Preview and Predictions

Nice and Lazio are set to determine the Group K winner in back-to-back fixtures to be played within the following two weeks.

The first one is scheduled for this Thursday at Allianz Riviera where Nice will try and bounce back from a disappointing 2-0 loss away at Montpellier in the ninth round of Ligue 1.

Nice

Les Aiglons have been playing hot and cold since the start of the season which is why they hold the disappointing 14th position after nine rounds of the competition in the domestic league.

Lucien Favre’s men have been quite easy to break down in the recent weeks having allowed as many as eight goals in last three league outings with Angers, Marseille and Montpellier.

Luckily for the Swiss manager, this has not quite been the case with Nice’s displays in Europa League where Les Aiglons demolished both Zulte-Waregem and Vitesse in opening two fixtures.

Lazio

Biancocelestio have not been so dominant in their Europa League wins, but they will come into the game in much higher spirits following a massive three-pointer from Alli8anz Stadium in Turin.

Simone Inzaghi’s men backed up the fine form in the recent weeks to see off the defending champions Juventus away from home and climb up to the third position in the Serie A standings.
Nice vs Lazio: Head to head

Nice and Lazio have not previously had the chance to play each other in an official match.

Lazio came on top in the lone previous meeting which came as a pre-season friendly back in 2013.
Nice vs Lazio: Prediction

Both teams have pretty strong options in the final third in the likes of Alassane Plea & Mario Balotelli on one and Ciro Immobile on the other side.

Given tboth Nice’s and Lazio’s attacking style of football, we just can’t see a low-scoring affair which is why the best of the betting options would clearly be BTTS at 7/10.
Nice vs Lazio: Bets

The main betting option is BTTS at the odds of 7/10.

You can alternatively try with Alassane Plea to score anytime at 8/5.

Cyprus vs Greece: Preview and Predictions

Cyprus helped Greece a lot by beating Bosnia-Herzegovina in a five-goal thriller in September to leave their neighbors in the battle for the second position and the playoffs.
Can they now help the Bosnians by doing the same against Ethniki on Saturday evening at Neo GSP?

Cyprus

Israeli manager Ran Ber Shimon could have hardly imagined a better start to his reign as the head coach of the Cypriot national squad as his men managed a phenomenal comeback from being two goals down to winning the match against the likes of Bosnia-Herzegovina.

Cyprus could have easily joined the battle for the second position with the potential victory over Estonia in the following round, but they fell under the pressure losing 1-0 at the end.

Greece

Michael Skibbe’s men are winless in last six matches, but they are miraculously still in the contest for the second position.

As the matter of fact, Ethniki have realistic chances of catching the much-wanted playoffs spots since Bosnia-Herzegovina must play Belgium on the same day of their visit to Cyprus.
Cyprus vs Greece: Head to head

Cyprus have managed to be a threat for the Greeks only on rare occasions as they have two wins and 12 losses in 13 matches against their neighbours.

Greece picked up four straight wins in H2H meetings with Cyprus including the one from this qualifying term with goals from Kostas Mitroglou and Petros Mandalos.
Cyprus vs Greece: Prediction

This is the last opportunity for Greece and they just can’t mess it up. We’ll go with the visitors who traditionally did not have many troubles with their neighbours.
Cyprus vs Greece: Bets

The top bet will be Greece to win the match at the odds of 1/2

You can have Kostas Mitroglou to score anytime at 11/8

Scotland vs Slovakia: Preview and Predictions

Scotland and Slovakia are set to take on each other in the crucial battle for the top two spots in the Group F on Thursday evening at Hampden Park.
The visitors are in a somewhat better position being a single point above in the standings and they would be happy with the draw having an easy home fixture with Malta in the last round of the campaign in mind.

Scotland

Nobody saw the Tartan Terriers in the contest for the top two positions after a poor kick off to the campaign in the Group F, but they managed to take ten points in last four matches to get only a single-point behind Slovakia in the second place.

Gordon Strachan can be thrilled with Leigh Griffiths’ form as Scottish top scorer in this term has notched two goals in last three games for his Celtic.

Also, Scotland have produced a phenomenal defense lately keeping three clean sheets in last four matches.

Slovakia

Jan Kozak can also be satisfied with his team’s form as Slovakia claimed three straight wins before the last round’s loss to England at Wembley.

The Slovakians were off to a dream start when Lobotka opened the scoring in the third minute of the match with The Three Lions, but they could not hold on to it as Dier and Rashford created a comeback for Southgate’s team.
Scotland vs Slovakia: Head to head

Slovakia picked up a comprehensive 3-0 victory back in October last year when the two sides played their lone head to head encounter in history.

PAOK’s Robert Mak bagged a brace while Adam Nemec set the final score netting the third goal.
Scotland vs Slovakia: Prediction

Neither of two managers is going to take risks here, especially Kozak whose side would make a major step towards the top two finish with a draw at Hampden Park.

This is why we see the Under 2.5 goals FT as the best of the betting options here.
Scotland vs Slovakia: Bets

The first bet is Under 2.5 goals FT at the odds of 8/13