Lazio v Nice

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Despite having to play two away games on the trot, Lazio have nevertheless shone in both games on their travels which included a 3-0 win away from home at Dinamo Kyiv in the Europa League, while Nice extended their unbeaten run to three games in all competitions on the weekend when they earned a point in a 0-0 draw away from home at Lens in Ligue 1.

Lazio followed up that rousing 3-0 win in their Europa League opener with a 3-2 win on the road at Torino in the Italian top flight and although the hosts had previously slipped to losses on the road at Udinese and Fiorentina respectively in Serie A, Thursday evening's upcoming hosts have suffered just these two defeats in their last 21 games overall.

Within these previous 21 matches, Lazio have collected 13 wins in the process and the hosts will be hoping they can make it 14 victories at their Stadio Olimpico in Thursday night's matchday 2 clash against Nice.

After being handed three home defeats on the trot in the domestic top flight from mid-February through to mid-March, Lazio have certainly turned things around on home soil as Marco Baroni's side have put together an impressive 11-game unbeaten sequence which includes recording no fewer than eight wins along the way.

Nice bring a stubborn three-game unbeaten run into this upcoming matchday 2 clash at the Stadio Olimpico which includes an emphatic 8-0 victory over hapless Saint-Etienne in the French top flight along with last weeks' 1-1 draw at home against Spanish La Liga side Real Sociedad in their Europa League opening game.

A 0-0 draw away from home at Lens on the weekend completes the three unbeaten results for the visitors but results overall in all competitions have been somewhat disappointing from Nice's point of view.

Indeed, the French visitors have managed to pick up just three wins from their previous 14 games in all competitions and although two of these three wins were achieved away from home, Nice have also been dealt four defeats within this sequence as well.

Losses at the hands of PSG, Ipswich Town, Auxerre and Marseille suggest this upcoming trip to the Stadio Olimpico to take on a confident looking Lazio outfit may prove to be too much for Franck Haise and his Nice outfit here on Thursday evening.

Wins on the road have also been sporadic where Nice have been concerned as the French visitors have registered just four wins from their last 17 outings on the road and this could prove to be a telling statistic on Thursday evening.

Lazio v Nice Verdict

Lazio and Nice have met on three separate occasions before with Lazio winning each of these three encounters so the hosts look in good shape for a result here as well.

Therefore, our main bet will be Lazio win @ 1.80

Other side bets worth considering:

Lazio win & Over 2.5 goals @ 3.00

Correct Score: Lazio 2-1 @ 8.50